- Date published:
- March 2025
- Organisation:
- NFER/The Hg Foundation
- Authors:
- Luke Bocock, Michael Scott and Sarah Tang
- Sectors:
- Technology
This first report examines trends in the number and nature of online job adverts for tech roles in the UK since 2016. It looks at trends in the volume of job adverts by occupation, and changes in skills and qualification requirements within job adverts.
It finds that the number of ‘core tech’ UK job adverts (e.g. adverts for roles like software developers, IT managers and technicians) has declined sharply since early 2022, particularly for software developers and programmers. Skills requirements are also changing, and qualification mentions are becoming more prevalent.