Workers across the East Midlands reported the second highest level of concern over AI’s impact on their job, surpassed only by London.

Despite mass layoffs in the tech sector, new research shows that IT skills shortages remain rife – with employers having to use higher-than-average pay inflation to fill resourcing gaps.

According to new research from recruitment company Robert Half Technology UK, the demands of the IT employment market are not being met by today’s education system. With the UK skills gap costing the UK economy an estimated £63bn a year, the poll of CIOs reveals the most critical technological skills that UK technology leaders want education providers to focus on providing.