Articles about skills shortage

Chances are if you're reading this you already work in the tech sector. If you don't then a new study suggests you might well want to.

The Great Resignation has been driven by a desire for change across industries and research from telecoms company BT shows that 69 percent of UK employees would consider a career change if given the opportunity, and 18 percent want to switch to tech.

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Whether it's been triggered by the pandemic or other factors, the Great Resignation has led to new problems for businesses when it comes to finding and retaining staff.

This has been a particular problem in the tech sector where employees tend to be quite mobile anyway. We spoke to Amar Kanagaraj, founder and CEO of Protecto, to find out how businesses can meet the challenges of hiring tech talent.

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The biggest challenge to the software industry this year will be recruiting developers with the right skills, according to 53 percent of developers and IT professionals responding to a new survey.

The study by business intelligence platform Reveal identifies other problems including struggles maintaining current talent (46 percent) and not enough time to get work done (31 percent). More than a third (40 percent) of software industry professionals are facing increased customer demands and 39 percent are working with limited resources including lack of budget.

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Skills shortages in the IT industry are nothing new, but the pandemic has added to the problem to the point where 76 percent of IT decision makers now say they face critical gaps in their departments.

New research released today by digital learning company Skillsoft shows gaps in technical knowledge and skills over the past year and a half have had a major impact on decision makers, 89 percent report a loss in revenue, 76 percent a loss of business to competitors, and 72 percent declining customer satisfaction as a result.

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Skills shortages in the tech sector are nothing new but COVID and the Great Resignation have highlighted matters over the last year.

Retaining tech workers and keeping their skills up to date is more important than ever, so we spoke to CGS's senior director of learning strategies, Regina Nowlan, to find out why learning and development are an important factor in the equation.

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As baby boomers reach retirement age, younger people are taking their place in the workforce. But does this lead to a loss of skills that aren't being replaced?

A new study commissioned by Appgate looks at how generational differences impact cybersecurity teams and the benefits to be gained from having an inter-generational mix of staff.

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A new survey from automation platform Ivanti finds that keeping up with digital transformation (32 percent) and keeping talent in technical roles (26 percent) are the two biggest challenges organizations currently face.

The study also shows that 61 percent of respondents say the IT department is key to the growth and business strategy of the organization. Even so, 72 percent of respondents reported losing IT team members with 41 percent of respondents citing a high workload as the top reason for their departure.

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A new study from RapidAPI reveals that 68 percent of developers expect to increase their API usage in 2022.

The report, based on responses from over 2,200 individuals, shows 61.6 percent of developers are already relying on APIs more in 2021 than in 2020. In addition 75.5 percent say that participating in the API economy is a top priority for their organization now or in the near future.

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A new report from digital learning company Skillsoft finds that 76 percent of IT decision makers worldwide are facing critical skills gaps in their departments -- a 145 percent increase since 2016.

The report looks at the reasons for this and reveals that 38 percent cite the rate of technology change outpacing their existing skills development programs as the primary driver, followed by difficulty in attracting qualified candidates (35 percent) and lack of investment in training resources (32 percent).

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The past decade has seen a concerted effort to improve opportunities for women in the technology sector, and 80 percent of female and 89 percent of male respondents to a new survey believe that it's now more welcoming.

However, a report out today from consulting company NTT DATA UK shows that 74 percent of women say they have had a negative experience at work because of their gender.

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Data centers are enjoying widespread growth while adapting to increasing complexity and challenges such as evolving efficiency and sustainability requirements, rising outage costs, an ongoing skills shortage, supply chain interruptions and more.

A report released today by the Uptime Institute shows nearly half of owners and operators surveyed report difficulty finding skilled candidates, up from 38 percent in 2018.

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The global pandemic along with a surge in demand for developers has boosted the interest in and use of enterprise low-code, according to a new report.

The study from low-code development specialist Mendix shows that 77 percent of enterprises in six countries have already adopted low-code, and 72 percent of IT leaders say it's a trend they can't afford to miss.

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The cybersecurity skills crisis has impacted 57 percent of organizations, according to the fifth annual global study of cybersecurity professionals by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and industry analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).

The survey of almost 500 security professionals finds the top effects of the skills shortage include an increasing workload for the cybersecurity team (62 percent), unfilled open job vacancies (38 percent), and high burnout among staff (38 percent).

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