New research shows that less than a third of tech workers plan to stay in their current role at the company they work for.
A survey of 1,000 technology workers and 500 decision-makers by career platform CWJobs found that just 29% of workers plan to stay with their current employer for the next 12 months, with the majority planning to make career or lifestyle changes.
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The CWJob survey found that 14% of tech workers would look for a new role at a different company, while others plan to start their own business (11%), work part-time (11%), change jobs (11%) or become contractors (10%). 8% are considering quitting tech.
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The CWJob study offers yet another indicator that employers will face a skills shortage in the coming months as workers make post-pandemic career moves.
Technology departments have been called upon to keep organizations up to date as COVID-19 has created the need for new ways of working.
Developers and technology 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 just a few weeks.
But as lockdowns end and organizations draw up their plans for the coming months, employers are facing what has been dubbed "The Great Resignation" as employees who have spent the last 16 months reflecting on their personal and professional priorities prepare to quit.
Research by the company Personio in May found that 38% of employees in the UK and Ireland plan to change roles in the next 6-12 months. A survey of more than 30,000 global employees by Microsoft found that 41% are considering leaving their job within a year.
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The UK's exit from the European Union is making things even more precarious for UK employers, squeezing the talent pipeline and making it harder for hiring managers to recruit skilled tech workers from abroad.
Almost half of UK businesses (46%) told CWJobs they were struggling to get the technical skills they needed, with 61% saying Brexit had made it even more difficult. As a result, more than half (54%) said the skills gap had put more pressure on their tech workforce.
Information source: zdnet.com
