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UK demand for digital automation skills soars The need for automation proficiency has more than doubled in the past two years, according to research Share this item with your network: By Published: 29 Apr 2021 10:00 Demand for digital automation skills is rising in the UK as businesses try to find ways to support workers by removing repetitive tasks, according to research. The need for automation proficiency is accelerating faster in non-technical roles such as management consultants and sales directors, up by 125% since 2019, than in traditional IT roles, which are up by 96%, according...

In what was largely a budget to help support businesses and the economy as they emerge from what everyone hopes will be the final stages of the Covid pandemic, chancellor Rishi Sunak made a number of announcements that will be welcomed by the construction and infrastructure sector, though more time will be needed to see if they lead to the promised increase in work and prosperity for the industry. Further details on the setting up of a new UK infrastructure bank to be based in Leeds, (one of many ‘levelling up nods’ to the north in Sunak’s second budget) with a £12bn initial capitalisa...