More women in tech workforce too, and salaries staying firm or going up Lindsay Clark Tue 23 Feb 2021 // 16:12 UTC Share Copy The number of UK tech jobs has surpassed pre-pandemic levels and the sector now employs more individuals than at any time in its history, according to official data released today. A breakdown of employment data by the Office for National Statistics, the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics, shows that roles in the industry (“information and communication”, in the data) hit 1.58 million in the final quarter of 2020, up by more than 100,000 since the low of 1.47 million in calendar Q2 of last year.