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The IT sector in Lancashire has seen 20% growth in the last five years. There are over 4000 digital and technology businesses based in the region and over 30,000 digital and tech professionals. It is estimated that the tech sector will outstrip the local economy 3x by 2028. While it…
read moreEven amidst recent layoffs in the tech industry, recruiting developers with the right skills remains the top challenge for 2023, according to the new Revealย surveyย found that software developers plan to better utilise their resources in 2023 byย Embedded analyticsย and business intelligence continue to rise in popularity with eight in ten software…
read more๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ "๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด"... ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ Here is some Invaluable insight into the current Labour market research findings into EVP - Employment Value Proposition... โ๏ธ The 4 main Summary of the Insights: ๐ 1. Companies only offered…
read moreThe number and calibre of IT businesses in Lancashire are increasing, making it more challenging for each to build an effective team with the available talent. If youโre going to access top talent, you need to stand out from your competitors as a desirable company to work for. Consider the…
read moreWhen you are growing an IT business in Lancashire, there are a few things you need to take into account. Luckily for you, the tech sector in the North West is rapidly growing. Unfortunately for IT businesses, the market is currently candidate-driven, meaning it can be difficult to find the…
read moreOperating in a candidate-driven market can be tough for businesses, especially if you have limited recruitment resources. Since the 2008 recession, employment numbers have recovered to a healthy level, and
read moreยฃ100m+ invested
in new high-tech
collab hubs
across Lancashire.
We are the 3rd biggest technology powerhouse county in the UK and proud of our innovation heritage.
We support our Community of Lancashireโs Technology Leaders with:
By sharing relevant information and providing a platform for experts to share advice.
Our county, Lancashire generates ยฃ1bn 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. ย ย ย ย
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 foundedย 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. ย ย
