According to a recent report called The Gap Years study, commissioned by Reconnix, 74% of UK business have faced difficulty hiring skilled IT staff. It also goes on to show a gap between graduate optimism and IT employer expectation.

IT leaders are finding it hard to recruit staff with the required skills and experience, the report showed that only 12% of those responsible for hiring technology-related position believed there were ample of surplus candidates skilled enough for the job available. However, the report highlighted that current technology students and graduates remain optimistic despite this.

The report surveyed 100 UK-based IT leaders and compared opinions against a further 200 technology students and graduates to aggregate their thoughts on the issues affecting the current IT job market in the UK.

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