UCAS figures show the number of women accepted on to computer science-related courses via UCAS increased year-on-year from 4,275 in 2019 to 4,880 in 2020.When looking at specific courses, there was a small year-on-year jump in the number of women choosing to take computer science, software engineering or artificial intelligence (AI) courses in 2020, though the number of women on AI courses or “other” computer science courses is still minute.
Adamson said closing this gender gap in tech was important for the sector, pointing out that organisations specifically focused on encouraging more women into the sector would help to “strengthen and diversify the range of new talent coming into the industry”.
While hiring during the pandemic has been a mixed bag, some skills grew in demand in 2020, including IT support and cyber security. Meanwhile, fears of a Brexit talent shortage mean the UK is focused on trying to build its home-grown digital and technology talent.
According to the BCS’s analysis of what is computer engineering figures, there was a 65.1% year-on-year increase in students accepted onto AI degrees in 2020, as well as an increase in acceptances to courses in software engineering.
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