UK cyber skills gap grows 29% despite record hiring

93% of UK cybersecurity professionals report a shortfall

John Leonard
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UK cyber skills gap grows 29% despite record hiring
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UK cyber skills gap grows 29% despite record hiring

A new report by ISC2 has found that the UK cybersecurity workforce is still falling far short of demand, with a record gap of 73,439, up 29.3% year-on-year.

This is despite the number of people working in cybersecurity rising to an all-time high of 367,300 - an 8.3% increase from 2022. ISC2, a non-profit member organisation for cybersecurity profess...

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