UK gov facing skills crisis as it struggles to fill vacant dev roles

The UK government has been thrust into a software skills crisis with more than a quarter of development positions, 28%, unfilled across various key departments.

The number of software developers employed across a dozen central government departments amounted to 808, while there were 317 unfilled vacancies, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data obtained by Acquia. 

The data was collated from departments including the Cabinet Office, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Treasury, among others, and the information was accurate as of September 2020. 

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