Supporting the Tech community across Lancashire
A rich history of tech innovation in Lancashire from 1767

Silicon Lancashire is a rapidly growing and unique educational and networking platform for the Technology Leaders Community.

£34bn Economy

£1bn+ ICT sector

25% growth in the last 5 years

30,000 Digital & Tech professionals

4,000 Digital & Tech businesses

1,000 new graduate Tech engineers p.a.

Latest News /Blog

The latest Tech Trends for 2024…Tracking the future, June24

The latest Tech Trends for 2024…Tracking the future, June24

With the remarkable advancements in these technologies The Globant Tech Trends report 2024 Highlights. The one technology that will remain to dominate the the discussions is is Artificial Intelligence (AI). But, others are also coming through and need to be considered. See below the highlight and link to the full…

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The Jobs Market & Trends.. KPMG / REC, UK report on Jobs. June 2024…

The Jobs Market & Trends.. KPMG / REC, UK report on Jobs. June 2024…

Perm appointments continue to fall, the report reports on the impact of slow decison-making, lack of vacancies and specific IT staff shortages. Salaries continue to increase. The main findings in the UK Jobs market report, curently in May 2024 are: May sees weaker decline in placements Permanent staff appointments continued…

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Health Checks… How to assess thoroughly your/a software company, before an investment decision…

Health Checks… How to assess thoroughly your/a software company, before an investment decision…

Health Checks. An expert’s approach from Andrew Parker, The Software Anthropologist. Lancaster, UK. A few questions plague investors before making an investment decision, CEOs before deciding on a new strategy, and boards before approving an acquisition: What actually happens inside your software development organisation?  Is the team the star performers…

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Rapid Assessments – Have you ever thought “how can our company improve, be better”! …Here’s how you can

Have you ever looked at your organisation and thought, “This must be able to be better”? I’d say it is one of the most common things for leaders to notice. Hidden inside, however, there is a scream of pain, doubt, and loss. A plea for help. Too often we are…

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Tech Leaders Round-Table Event on 24 January 2024: at Strawberry Fields Chorley

Tech Leaders Round-Table Event on 24 January 2024: at Strawberry Fields Chorley

We are hosting a round-table event jointly with Chorley Council. There will be 4 tables and we would like to invite Tech Leaders throughout Lancashire to join us. Each table has a host/facilitator who will also be an expert in the subject matter. Each session will be for 1 hour,…

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“Europe’s Most Wanted” Software Developers are still the most in-demand

“Europe’s Most Wanted” Software Developers are still the most in-demand

About the European Skills Transformation Index The world is increasingly defined not by qualifications and job titles, but, by the SKILLS people have and that employers look for!!! Now, How much are workers' skills changing, and who’s in demand??? Here’s a link to the full web report: Here is a…

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£100m+ invested
in new high-tech
collab hubs
across Lancashire.

Welcome to our Lancashire Tech Leaders Community. We connect and support Tech businesses in Lancashire.

We are the 3rd biggest technology powerhouse county in the UK and proud of our innovation heritage.

We support our Community of Lancashire’s Technology Leaders with:

  • Industry news,
  • Regional & National Tech-trends.
  • Lancashire tech-news.
  • Events happening in Lancashire.
  • Common challenges and solutions advise.
  • Regular blogs and videos, presenting relevant advice.
  • Growth and Recruitment advice.

By sharing relevant information and providing a platform for experts to share advice.

Frequently Asked Questions?

Our county, Lancashire generates £1bn revenue from our Technology sector. We employ over 30,000 digital and technical professionals and have a history of innovation dating back to 1767. We are known as pioneers; we are unique and blessed with so many benefits and qualities. We have so much to offer and soon we will have the National Cyber Force (NCF) coming to our region to join our existing Tech Hubs.

The objective of Silicon Lancashire is to help connect and support our local IT/Tech/software companies with frequent regional news, awareness of relevant activities, events, trends, growth tips, hiring strategies, retention, and other useful information to help our tech community flourish and grow and reach beyond our potential.     

Gary is based in Chorley and is the founder of Silicon Lancashire. He has been part of the Lancashire tech community since 2007 when he founded www.GKRecruitment.com.

To support local IT/Tech/software businesses by identifying and attracting the best possible local talent.

To encourage local IT professionals to work within Lancashire by highlighting the many benefits that the local businesses and community bring.

Gary has built a Lancashire-based talent pool for local businesses of over 4,000 IT/Tech/Software professionals, both permanent and contracted.   

15,000 Software professionals

7,000 IT professionals

A world leader in Cyber Security & the arrival of the NCF