Enrolling in a free digital skills bootcamp could help people push into jobs that pay 55 per cent more than the national average wage, research claims.
Government-backed bootcamps, which were initially launched in 2021, are intended to fill gaps in entry level recruitment for technology companies, as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology looks to maintain the growth of the UK's tech sector.
Research by Barclays Eagle Labs and Beauhurst, funded by a digital growth grant from DSIT, indicates that some who complete the bootcamps could find themselves earning more than £70,000 in cloud computing fields, more than twice the national average wage.
The digital skills bootcamps are part of a bundle of fully-funded courses, lasting up to 16 weeks, that are offered around the country, covering subjects such as HGV driving, project management and construction.
The courses are open to those over 19 who have the right to work in the UK, live in England and meet residency requirements. Critically, these courses don't require any previous knowledge or qualifications, just a good grasp of English.
Within the tech sector, the Government is launching a drive to increase enrolment in its digital skills courses, with the upskilling programme intended to boost 'five priority skills' where there are gaps in entry-level recruitment in the tech sector: cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, data and analytics and web development.
Barclays Eagle Labs' study shows that demand for junior recruits in the tech industry has risen since 2022, although it noted that tech job adverts as a whole decreased in 2023.
Michelle Donelan, Technology Secretary, told This is Money: 'Technology is changing our labour market needs and our economy and the way that we live, we are going to need to learn to have a different approach to education.
