19 May 2023
UK fintechs are less gender-diverse than the broader financial services sector, is the stark warning from the latest EY and Innovate Finance report. It’s true that the tech ecosystem as a whole under-represents women. The 2023 Women in Tech survey found that women still only account for around 26% of those working in IT. In banking, the picture i...
05 May 2023
In its 2021 Needs Analysis Report, The European Software Skills Alliance (ESSA) underlined some key skills gaps for software engineers and developers. ESSA identified skills gaps in the areas of data analysis, and found that the key areas influencing software skills are AI, Big Data, Industry 4.0, and modelling––particularly in research. The repor...
06 Apr 2023
In 1950, the average age of retirement in the UK was 67.2 for men, and 63.9 for women. By 1990, that had dropped to 63.1 for men, and 60.6 for women. Retirement age has been on an upward trend ever since, and by 2019, the average retirement age was 65.3 years old for men, and 64.3 for women. Currently, the age you can qualify for the state pension...
31 Mar 2023
Many of us know the frustration that can be inherent in the decision-making process at work. It goes something like this: you or your team carefully research a solution to a problem and come up with something that is data-driven, cost-saving or simply really innovative. You are convinced this is the right way to go. Enter your boss, or a senior le...