Lynsey Skinner

Engineering is a broad field that requires many different skill sets. We cover a large range of engineering vacancies here in the South West and have been guiding people into these roles since 1988. We believe that it is of the utmost importance to learn exactly what our candidate’s capabilities are, whether that is in Electrical, Design, Mechanical, or manufacturing to place them in the perfect role.

£70,000. That’s the turnover premium for a director who sits on a diverse board in the technology sector. Combine this with the fact that diverse boards attract 453 per cent higher investment and the case for ensuring diversity is not only strong, but vital for success.  

In 2021, the tech sector had its most turbulent, but successful, year to date. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to control and change how we worked, the need for more effective, smarter technology became greater. Innovation hit a record-high and the market boomed like never before.

According to the latest report by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the growth in both permanent staff appointments and temporary billings has slowed to a new six-month low.

Back in July, there were 1.6 million tech vacancies in the UK – over 100,000 of those created during the past 18 months alone. One of the fastest areas of growth within the industry has been Data and Analytics.

According to the ONS, over 100,000 new jobs have been created in the technology sector since the start of the pandemic. This now means that there are 1.6 million tech jobs across the UK alone – a booming sector and one rife with opportunity for job seekers and current employees alike.

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So how do you get a remote developer job? There are a few steps you should think about if you want to be successful, here is our expert advice.

It’s a hot potato. A question that plunges both recruitment and development forums into flurries of impassioned debate. Should you set coding challenges when interviewing for IT or web development positions? Here’s some guidance.

For many, the South West does not spring to mind as a hub of innovation and technology! Perhaps London, Manchester or Birmingham would come in higher on the list.

Rural internet access? You might already be conjuring up imagery of the same old stereotype: pages loading at a painful crawl, image-free text failing to fill the page and connections so jittery you might as well be relying on 90’s dial-up. As for HD streaming? Forget it.

The workspace is alive with the sound of typing. The collective clatter of keys dancing to the beat of discovery. A hive mind buzzing with the thrum of creativity. That sound you hear is a hackathon: people pulling together in search of a common goal.