Skills shortage stories - Page 9

Career expert reveals which tech roles are most in-demand right now - and how women can break into them

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Data, AI and cloud roles are surging as a career expert outlines the most in-demand tech jobs and how women can successfully enter them.

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EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists

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EU employers scramble for scarce SAP S/4HANA talent as ECC 2027 deadline nears, exposing deep gaps in senior and mid-level expertise.

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Telefónica Spain standardises networks on Red Hat OpenShift

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Telefónica Spain makes Red Hat OpenShift its standard platform to unify IT and network workloads and speed 5G-ready service delivery.

Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM

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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.

The role of technology in rebalancing performance and wellbeing

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Smarter workplace tech is helping firms curb burnout by tracking workloads, boosting financial clarity and opening fairer paths to progression.

AI & tech shifts driving complexity for UK leaders

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AI and tech upheaval is piling pressure on UK business leaders, with most saying their roles have become far more complex since 2020.

How to design early tech careers women want to stay in

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Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.

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UK tech leaders call for lasting 'Give to Gain' change

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UK tech leaders urge firms to turn 'Give to Gain' into year-round action to back women's careers, not a one-day International Women's Day slogan.

The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation

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As data centres power AI and cloud growth, leaders warn its next big innovation must be a diverse, empathetic and inclusive talent model.

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Interconnection Academy & GCA expand free cyber training

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Interconnection Academy and GCA team up to share free MANRS-based routing and cyber training as global security skills gaps and risks surge.

CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance

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CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.

UK CIOs race to adopt AI but governance lags behind

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UK CIOs accelerate AI rollouts despite misaligned strategies, skills shortages and widening governance gaps, new research reveals.

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Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

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Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.

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TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland

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Tata Consultancy Services named Top Employer in UK and Ireland for 2026, extending a 16-year UK streak and earning first Irish certification.

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LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners

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LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.

It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era

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In AI‑driven workplaces, women face less a barrier of access than of confidence - and early, everyday experimentation may prove decisive.

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Women in tech call for real power beyond IWD praise

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Tech leaders use International Women's Day to demand structural change, real equity and female power in shaping AI and senior decisions.

This International Women's Day, lean on proof (of skill, of impact and of potential)

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This International Women's Day, experts urge proof of skills through hands-on practice to close confidence gaps and drive real career growth.

Building inclusively at scale: Empowering women in the data center boom

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As AI drives a data centre boom, Compu Dynamics is proving women can build careers in mission‑critical tech without a computer science degree.

International Women's Day: Expanding access, accelerating progress

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On International Women's Day, organisations are urged to expand access, invest in mentorship and redefine leadership for true equity.