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The Tay Cities Region hosts around 8,000 jobs directly related to digital and data roles with a further 1500 job openings estimated between 2023 and 2025.
These jobs cut across every sector of the economy including the Public Sector, Health and Social Care, construction and manufacturing.
Yet it is estimated 75% of Scottish businesses find recruiting qualified individuals with up-to-date digital skills a challenge. Digital and data skills are also becoming a requirement for traditionally non – technology related roles.
The Digital Skills Economy Action Plan (DESAP) published in 2023 by SDS states that almost all jobs require some level of digital skills.
The Tay Cities Region hosts around 8,000 digital and data related jobs and 43% of those jobs are based in Dundee
A quarter of people working in digital jobs in the Tay Cities Region are Software Developers
Every year in Scotland there are around 15,600 digital technology vacancies needing to be filled.
By 2025 there will be an additional 1000 digital technology vacancies across digital in the Tay Cities Region