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Our little Unify OG has turned 5 🥳 He’s been with us since day one, he’s on first name basis with the majority of our clients, and he can probably qualify a job better than most of the best Recruiters in the business 😂 In all seriousness this little man is an absolute joy, and he makes all the hard graft of running & growing a business through the good & bad times, worth every single minute. Thanks for keeping me on point my boy, thanks for helping me stay true to my values, and focusing on the things that matter most. We’re looking forward to closing out the year and taking a huge amount of positivity and momentum into 2025. Whatever challenge thrown our way I’m blessed to have this little man in our corner. Happy Birthday buddy ❤️ #dad #son #bestie #unifyog #unifydayone #recruitment #unifytalentsolutions #togetherstronger Unify Talent - IT, Digital & Tech Recruitment

🚀 We are thrilled to announce that the Fintech in Wales Annual Report 2023/24 is now live! Published annually since 2021, the report provides an in-depth overview of the fintech sector in Wales. In particular, looking at investment, skills, industry trends and the growth of the ecosystem, as well as making recommendations for the future. 🔗 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/e65qdp2W  Here are some of the key highlights from the report: 📈 Investment Growth: Welsh fintech investment rose from £13 million in 2022 to £70 million in 2023. 🌎 Global Trends Reflected: While larger deals remain rare globally post-pandemic, seed and early-stage deals in Wales have shown a slight recovery. 👭 Employment Growth: The financial and professional services sector in Wales grew from 64,000 to 73,000 employees in the past year, with fintech employment specifically increasing by 15% since 2021 to reach around 13,000. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Insurance Hub: Cardiff remains the UK’s second-largest insurance cluster after London, with employment in the sector increasing from 6,000 in 2022 to 8,550 in 2023. 💷 Economic Impact: The fintech industry contributes approximately £1.6 billion in GVA to Wales. 🤝 Scaling Through Partnerships: Acquisitions and collaborations continue to drive growth, enabling Welsh fintechs to innovate, scale, and expand into new markets. ❤️ We would like to thank the following FinTech Wales partners, members and supporters for contributing their thoughts and insights to this year’s report: Sarah Williams-Gardener, Sarah Kocianski, Lucy Cohen, Sophie Hughes, kellie beirne, Anthony Hunt, Charlotte Richards, Mark Brereton, Carl Sizer, Kate Davey, Ian Heard-Jones, IBRAHIM MUHAMMED (CAMS) (PCIP), James S., Rowena O., Dominic Chalmers, Ammar Akhtar, Toby Kernon, Radharamanan Hariharan, James Fell, Rob Saunders Glenn Thomas, Stephen Ashworth, Nigel Lombard, Clare Barclay, Jane Mudd Timothy Barnett, Shaun Middleton, Rebecca Evans - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning - Welsh Gov, Jo Stevens of State for Wales, UK Gov , Ikki Morris, Daniel Hughes, Colin Arnold, Edoka Idoko Finally, we would like to thank the team at Karolo Design who supported the design of the report this year.

Brand new career opportunity 🔥🔥🔥 Senior / Lead Engineer (PHP), Up to £80K + incredible bonus structure + Private Health, Life Assutance and MANY more amazing benefits 👌👌 Want to make an impact? Want to be part of something special? Want to join a business that genuinely cares, and wants the very best for you? Want to join a business that offers you continuous scope for development, learning and progression? If yes to any of the above, then this is the ONE for you 🙌 If you’d like an informal chat to find out more, feel free to pop me a DM or email directly to [email protected] #hiring #php #softwareengineer #aws #developerjobs #techrecruitment #waleswaleswales #togetherstronger Unify Talent - IT, Digital & Tech Recruitment

The Benefits that matter the most to Software Engineers...... 👉 Annual Leave: Minimum of 25 days + bank hols, Christmas, and birthday. 30+ is ideal. A holiday buy back scheme is a good idea to provide flexibility. 👉 Pension package: Ideally a healthy employer contribution (above statutory), and a low employee 👉 Private Health: For the family too, or family at a reduced rate as a minimum. 👉 Flexible working patterns & work from home: Work-life balance is key, especially for people with families. Providing Engineers with grown up working environments and patterns is key. Although we’ve seen a surge in back to office expectations, the best tech talent is still looking for flexibility to work from home, with minimal office time (ideally once a week or bi-weekly onsite maximum). If office time is a must, then car parking spaces are preferred. 👉 Training budget: £250 to buy a load of glossy books that’ll gather dust on the shelf isn’t going to cut it. We need a big enough budget for conferences/events and certifications and licenses for preferential tooling like Copilot/JetBrains. Conference/event budget separate from a training budget is also preferable. The option for a conference with an over night stay and food etc, perhaps one or two per annum. Nice to have’s: 👉 Bonus: You’d think this would be right up there but to be brutally honest, Engineers would prefer the extra salary bump from the start. Bonusses can be unclear or considered a pipe dream depending on what time of year you join. Bonusses can also lead to resentment or demotivation if over promised and under delivered. Providing clear examples and figure projections are a good idea however it’s still a challenge for people to see this as a tangible incentive that would be the difference between another offer. 👉 Development plan: Quite close to a priority this one, but the IMO this kind of thing should be part of the role and company culture and not a benefit as such. Although companies are faring better than others if they provide a clear dev/progression plan or a matrix or are open from the start in terms of the Engineer having the buy-in/backing to lead their own path and journey. Having a strong, visible plan in pace for Engineers at every level is essential. 👉 EV Car scheme: Very common these days and is 100% considered as a benefit, but not quite a priority. There are so many fluffy perks flying about the market, but these are the things that really matter to Engineers! Building out an attractive benefits package can be challenging, I get that. It's also important to consider where a business is in their journey - Startup, SME, or Enterprise brand etc. Wherever you may be in your journey, you can compete 💪 If you’re a business owner, Lead, HR/TA looking for insights into building out an attractive benefits package then I can help you. Pop me a DM or email [email protected] to get the ball rolling. #benefitspackage #candidateattraction #dreamteam