HMRC has nearly tripled its yearly spend on data analyst and data scientist roles in the past five years, according to figures from a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request.
The FOI, requested and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, found a significant increase in the hiring of data staff between 2017 and 2021.
During the five year period, the estimated spend for data staff increased by 192 per cent from £4.2 million to £12.4 million.
The number of data staff jumped from 139 to 354.
2021 saw the largest number of new data roles, with 78 people joining the government body.
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