6 Key highlights from the Tech Nation Report
Company Growth and Redundancies: Close to one in three UK tech founders surveyed increased their company's overall headcount last year, while around one in ten made significant redundancies.
Optimism/Pessimism about the Future:
A survey question on optimism or pessimism about the future of the UK tech sector over the next 12 months is mentioned, but specific percentages are not provided.
Attributes Valued in Employers:
Attributes such as compensation and benefits, company culture, career development opportunities, work-life balance, leadership and management, company size and structure, social impact, and work environment are mentioned as important.
UK Tech Talent and Infrastructure Ratings:
38% rate the UK as good or excellent for access to funding.
31% of women surveyed rate the UK as poor or very poor for funding, compared to 25% overall.
One in two tech professionals rate the UK regulatory environment as good or excellent, especially positive among professionals in financial services and fintech.
Sentiment towards UK Locations:
UK companies headquartered outside London are less positive about business infrastructure and access to talent, but more positive about the cost of living compared to those in London.
Talent, Infrastructure, and Cost of Living Ratings:
Different locations within the UK are rated on talent, infrastructure, and cost of living with varying scores from 1 (very poor) to 5 (excellent), but specific aggregated numbers for each category are not included.
Demographics of Survey Respondents:
44% are founders/CEOs, 63% are in executive and/or leadership positions, 90% are managers or senior-level employees.
The respondents come from various industries: financial services (18%), cloud services (12%), healthcare (11%), education (10%), and legal and professional services (10%).
Functional areas include engineering and development (31%), product management (19%), marketing and communications (18%), data and analytics (18%), finance (17%), and operations (15%).