Digital technology is everywhere – from Artificial Intelligence to Computing and Communications. Growth in this sector is huge nationally, but on a local scale as well. See the facts and figures below for information specifically related to Buckinghamshire and how we are transforming and leading on Digital Technology and the specific roles that are involved with this sector. 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Buckinghamshire is home to over 1,300 Digital Tech businesses who employ more than 10,000 people. 

• High Wycombe is home to a developed Digital Tech cluster – with an estimated 685 businesses employing 3,900 people.

• Buckinghamshire is specialised in digital sector employment, with jobs about 20% more highly concentrated locally than nationally. 

• There are over 3,200 Programmers and Software Development Professionals employed in Buckinghamshire – with 770 vacancies in 2024 alone!

• Since 2019, the number of Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers has grown by 270 people – these occupations are involved in repairing computer systems in a range of sectors, including engineering and manufacturing. 

• Within Buckinghamshire, other key roles within this sector comprise of Sales and Marketing Professionals, Account Management, Business Development Employees, Business Analysts, Administration Personnel, Project Managers and Finance Personnel.

• Specialists that work in this sector are also employed within Engineering, Business Support, Education and Public Administration sectors.  

THE WORKFORCE:

There are a number of key employers within the Digital Technology sector in Buckinghamshire, including Softcat, SAS, Bizagi, Xerox, Zebra Technologies, NetApp, ESRI, 8X8 UK, Citrix Systems, MLL Telecom, CIPHR, and Causeway. 

Why not jump onto their websites and see if your skills and qualifications match the roles they are looking to hire for? If you are keen to get into this workforce and need to up-skill or study further, see below for what routes you can take into one of these careers.

ROUTES INTO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ROLES:

Use the list below as a starting point for what you could study in order to gain a role within the Digital Technology sector in Buckinghamshire.

• Bucks New University hosts a number of courses fit for an excellent foundation in a career within Digital Tech. Some that are on offer are BSc Business Management and Information Technology, BSc Digital and Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship, BSc Cyber Security, and more. 

• The University of Buckingham offers Computing, Cyber Security and Security and Intelligence degrees. 

• If you are looking for entry-level to level 5 qualifications, there are a number of colleges in the region that offer related qualifications, including Milton Keynes College and Bucks College Group who offer Computing, IT and Software Development courses as well as T Levels in Digital Design and Development. 

• Buckinghamshire Adult Learning offer courses including Essential Digital Skills and Digital Photography.