#skills gap

[cyber-sec]

UK Gov Cybersecurity Jobs Average Salary is Under £45,000, Study Finds

Summary: A study by Bridewell reveals that UK public sector cybersecurity roles offer an average salary of just £44,739, among the lowest across all sectors. Only NGOs pay less on average. While private industries like insurance and finance offer significantly higher salaries, government roles maintain full salary transparency. Despite the cyber skills gap, entry-level opportunities remain scarce, with demand focused on specialised senior positions.

Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-cybersecurity-jobs-average/

More info: https://www.bridewell.com/insights/blogs/detail/the-cyber-security-job-market-where-are-the-biggest-gaps

[some-scrupulous-moron]

im sick and tired of businesses not training candidates on the job and then moaning about the mythical “skills gap”. if they dont train employee, they dont GET employee. they complain about not getting their ROI when employees jump ship to competitor, but thats what benefits and wage increases are for. yet ask anyone of they would be willing to actually pay more to keep their employees and they all go “NO WAGE INCREASE, NO TRAINING, QUADRUPLE WORKLOADS! YOU DO IT AND YOU DO IT NOW! NOW!!“ *whip crack* and then they wonder why the non existent skills gap is (not) a thing. its obviously not because they keep putting up barriers and moving the goalposts, like college degrees and years of experience for jobs that don’t actually require them. 🙄

[materialsworld]

International Women in Engineering Day

Week in Brief (19–23 June)

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Today is International Women in Engineering Day. This is an annual event, taking place on 23 June, which focuses on promoting the role of women in engineering and celebrates the achievements of female engineers.

Organised by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), the event was set up in 2014 to celebrate WES’s 95th anniversary. This year’s sub-theme is #MenAsAllies.

In 2016, the event attracted global attention, with over 550 events held, including 350 by schools across the UK. The official hashtag trended for eight hours and received over 15,000 posts on the day. Both the BBC and Sky News also covered it.             

This event comes just a few days after The Engineer’s 2017 salary survey revealed that on average women engineers earn £10,000 less per year than their male colleagues. To read the report in full visit, bit.ly/2t1EOkf 

Events will be taking place throughout the day, signposted on twitter using #INWED17. Keep an eye out on the Materials World twitter for updates as we attend an event hosted by the IOM3 Women in Materials (WIM) Group.  

To find out more visit, www.inwed.org.uk

To read more about the role of women in engineering visit the following links – bit.ly/2iTWfuE, bit.ly/2ptpWbE and bit.ly/2pGnPCn

In other news:

- A start-up company is aiming for a record fight of 30 days with a solar powered balloon  

- Potential impacts on the automotive sector from a new method for making lightweight steel 

-Report claims Hinkley Point is ‘risky and expensive’ 

To find out more on materials science, packaging and engineering news, visit our website IOM3 at or follow us on Twitter @MaterialsWorld for regular news updates. 

[hospitalitynews]

SA’s skills gap leaves millions unemployed despite job vacancies

Article from Daily Maverick Millions of young people are out of work, but many employers still cannot find candidates with the practical, technical and operational skills required in today’s factory or office environment. Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), released in mid-May, has reignited debate in business, labour and economic circles after revealing that…

SA’s skills gap leaves millions unemployed despite job vacancies

[firstoccupier]

Workforce Pipeline and Skills Mismatch: A Systems Analysis

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — March 7, 2026 System Overview A labour market does not function on job counts alone. It depends on a continuous pipeline: Education and training Credentialing and certification Employer demand alignment Early-career attachment Retention and skill upgrading If any segment of that pipeline narrows, the…

Workforce Pipeline and Skills Mismatch: A Systems Analysis

[firstoccupier]

Education–Job Mismatch: Skills, Credentials, and Market Failure

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS NewsBaybay City, Leyte, Philippines — February 18, 2026 The education–job mismatch is one of the most persistent inefficiencies in the Philippine labor market. Young Filipinos are investing more time, money, and effort into education than any previous generation—yet many graduate into roles that neither require nor reward their training. From a…

Education–Job Mismatch: Skills, Credentials, and Market Failure

[procurement-insights]

Before you act on anything an analyst firm, consultancy, or ProcureTech vendor tells you must ask this one question:

85% Aren't Ready. So Why Does the Industry Keep Selling?

[kazifatagar]

Fortinet: AI skills now critical to close 4.7 million cybersecurity talent gap

KUALA LUMPUR: Fortinet’s 2025 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report reveals that the shortage of AI-skilled professionals is worsening the global 4.7 million talent deficit, driving higher breach rates and costs. AI skills While 100% of organisations are adopting AI-powered security tools and 84% of professionals believe AI will enhance rather than replace their roles, 64% of IT…

Fortinet: AI skills now critical to close 4.7 million cybersecurity talent gap