NEWS & REPORTS · EDITORIAL BRIEF
Sector Skills Needs Assessment – Digital and technologies
Skills England
Skills England · Updated 6 October 2026
The finding or development
Models demand across 30 priority occupations, distinguishing expansion from replacement needs. Highlights oversight, verification and communication alongside technical skills.
What supports it
Occupational employment estimates allocated to the sector, with historical growth assumptions and an alternative scenario.
Reviewed: HTML handling notes, summary, projection methods and AI discussion.
Why it matters for design
Read the assumptions before using growth figures in career planning.
Read with this in mind
Not UX-specific. Occupational categories imperfectly capture emerging work. Projections omit an explicit AI adjustment; the authors warn that demand could be overstated.
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