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Filling the gap: How to adapt to the UK tech skills shortage in 2022

Bright Purple takes a look at how the British tech industry can adapt to the current skills shortage. The British tech industry is in crisis, in fact it has been in crisis for a long time. Despite being the UK’s fastest growing industry, the cou...

Industry Insights Opinion

COP26: the impact for startups, SMEs and climate tech

Photo Credit: Circular Online On 12th November, the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) wrapped up after lengthy negotiations between officials and climate change experts. As the world tries to unpack the promises and pledges made at COP26 the fu...

Industry Insights Opinion

Tech Job Insights: Q3 in review

Last quarter we released our first insights blog , looking back at Q2 (April-June) of 2021 and analysing hiring trends and demands within our own client base and the wider tech industry. Now we're back for our Insights of Q3, July-September 2021...

BPNews Industry Insights

Can recruiters help close the gender pay gap in tech?

Tech recruiters have the power to help close tech’s gender pay gap. Tech boasts some of the highest salaries in the UK, but why are women struggling to financially benefit in the UK’s fastest growing and most lucrative industry? Tech Nation clai...

Industry Opinion Recruitment Tech

Diversity in tech: can flexible work practices make the industry more accessible?

Bright Purple looks at the benefits of flexible work practices and how they open up the industry for underrepresented talent. The tech industry has a long-standing diversity problem. Almost daily there are worrying statistics about the lack of r...

Industry Opinion Recruitment Tech

Tech Job Insights: Bright Purple look back at Q2

Bright Purple pride ourselves on being experts in Technology, IT and Business Change Recruitment. A large part of this is knowing our market inside out; the trends, the demand and the challenges for the tech industry. While we regularly chat ins...

BPNews Industry Insights

Pride Month: 6 Inspiring LGBTQ+ leaders in tech.

As in many industries, there is a long history of discrimination and prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community in the tech world. In 1952, computer visionary and code-breaker Alan Turing was convicted for homosexuality. In 1968, computer pioneer Ly...

Industry Opinion