CWJobs

CWJob's study offers yet another indicator that employers face a skills shortage in the coming months as employees make post-pandemic career moves. Tech departments were called upon to keep organizations moving forward as COVID-19 upended traditional businesses models and brought about the need for radical new ways of working. Developers and IT professionals bore the brunt of this, tasked with maintaining business continuity, introducing new digital services and navigating the industry-wide adoption of remote work in the space of a few short weeks. But as lockdown restrictions ease and organizations draw up their plans for the coming months, employers face what has been dubbed 'The Great Resignation' as employees - who have spent the past 16 months reflecting on their personal and professional priorities - prepare to move on. Research by HR software company Personio in May found that 38% of workers in the UK & Ireland plan to change roles in the next 6-12 months, rising to 58% amongst those in IT and computing roles. A survey of more than 30,000 global workers by Microsoft indicated that as many as 41% are considering leaving their job within a year. The UK's exit from the European Union makes things even more precarious for UK employers, squeezing the talent pipeline by making it more difficult for hiring managers to recruit skilled tech workers from overseas.