The number of technology-based job opportunities has hit a 10-year high as the demand for digital services continues to increase.

Tech roles now make up 14 per cent of all job opportunities in the country, up from 11 per cent in 2019, according to data from Adzuna which was analysed by Tech Nation for the UK’s Digital Economy Council.

The research found that there were roughly 870,000 technology and digital job vacancies available in the UK between January and May this year, the highest number since records began in 2012.

While the number of open roles decreased marginally in April, hiring is still 42 per cent higher than last year.

London had around 174,000 vacancies in the first quarter of the year – the highest in the UK – making up 22 per cent of all technology job openings.

“The UK is enjoying a golden age in tech,” said digital secretary Nadine Dorries. “Not only are we one of the best places in the world to start digital businesses, but there are countless opportunities for people to enter the sector and flourish in their career.

“We’re working hard to open doors for people from all walks of life so that they can gain the skills and knowledge needed to make the most of our booming tech industry.”

Figures released on Monday revealed that over £12 billion in venture capital funding has been secured by UK tech start-ups and scaleups so far this year, higher that the whole of 2020.

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This puts the UK just behind the US and ahead of China on funding secured by tech start-up firms in the year to date.

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