Edinburgh is third in the UK in terms of locally available tech talent, according to a survey by a leading business consultancy.
Scotland’s capital comes after London and 曼彻斯特 respectively for its pool of digital professionals, 每埃森哲的 UK Tech 人才 Tracker.
Analysis of LinkedIn’s Professional Network data found that Edinburgh has the third largest pool of digital professionals (10,543) after London (155,099) and 曼彻斯特 (11,035) with innovations in data and robotics helping the city toward its aspiration to become the ‘Data Capital of Europe’.
Glasgow came in seventh place ahead of Brighton, 纽卡斯尔, 卡迪夫和利物浦, with a talent pool of 6,361. It also came out as the top city for producing the highest number of digital technology students and graduates for computer science and mathematics.
然而, the Tech 人才 Tracker also highlighted the need for Scottish cities to focus on sustaining a competitive professional environment that attracts new talent.
特别是, it finds that London accounts for 37% of all UK tech professionals (155,000) with skills in emerging technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, 区块链, extended reality and quantum computing, 还有63岁,000 advertised jobs in the sector. This is more than the combined number of similar jobs in ten other UK cities, 包括爱丁堡, 曼彻斯特, Bristol and Liverpool.
米歇尔·霍金斯, Joint Regional Managing Director for Accenture in Scotland, said: “Tech skills outside of London are often overlooked – both how much there is and how fundamental they are for business growth. So many organisations are looking to expand throughout the UK – and availability of talent is one of the biggest factors in that.
“Edinburgh is steadily building its digital muscle, recently announcing five new innovation hubs as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal. 在格拉斯哥, the likes of JP Morgan, 英国广播公司, Scottish Power and Barclays are some of the companies who have chosen Glasgow for digital centres of excellence with plans to collectively establish a major campus on the River Clyde.
“The Tech 人才 Tracker shows the potential dangers to Scottish digital aspirations with the concentration of technology professionals in London, where tech salaries are on average 10% higher than other roles. But it also shows the potential for businesses to bring more opportunities to people in Edinburgh and Glasgow by shifting the centre of gravity for tech talent.”
来源: FutureScot