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21 Results from "Aoibhinn Mc Bride"

Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Is being a tech generalist the key to career longevity?

From AI to cybersecurity, you might be operating under the assumption that in order to excel in tech you need to focus your career efforts in one specific area, particularly in your formative years. But according to Eddy Barker, an engineer at U.S. telecommunications company AT&T, specialising too early in one specific area can limit your techn...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Survival tactics for hybrid working: A guide

Do you feel as though you are constantly wading through a never-ending sea of video call requests? Or maybe you feel disconnected from your colleagues—figuratively and literally—and are struggling to collaborate on projects, and would much rather you were left alone to focus in peace and complete tasks solo. While hybrid work has afforded many pos...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

80% of IT and tech companies will not meet their annual targets in 2024

While mass layoffs haven’t dominated the headlines in Q1 of 2024 the way they did in 2022 and 2023, the tech industry remains in a precarious position and isn’t out of the woods just yet. That’s according to a recent study commissioned by Gong, a revenue intelligence platform, which established that 80% of tech companies in the UK and US have fail...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Why cybersecurity skills are coveted in fintech

Despite mass layoffs dominating the headlines in 2022 and 2023, tech professionals are still in high demand. In areas such as AI and cybersecurity, those with the necessary skills and experience are becoming increasingly important for companies safeguarding not only their products and services but customer experience, now and in the future. In the ...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

No gender pay gap at executive levels in European tech report reveals

From Equal Pay Day, which takes place in the UK every November, to International Women’s Day, a global movement which occurs on 8th March annually, the conversation surrounding pay disparity is nothing new. However, a new European study by Ravio has found that when it comes to the gender pay gap within tech, junior staffers who are female suffer th...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

75% of UK workers have an unhealthy relationship with work

There is no disputing that the post-pandemic popularity of remote working options has helped ease the work-life balance conundrum, but it has not solved it entirely. In fact, the vast majority (75%) of UK workers still have an unhealthy relationship with work and the issue is so persistent, 83% would be willing to take a pay cut to guarantee a hap...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

UK Fintech stays a safe bet for tech workers

Despite remaining the centre of European fintech investment and attracting more funding than any other country in the EMEA region, London has witnessed a 57% decline in fintech investment in the past year. According to data compiled by KPMG, investment dropped to £4.6 billion in the first half of 2023 compared to the £10.8 billion witnessed in 2022...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

3 leading UK fintechs are hiring for remote roles

Remote working is the great debate that doesn’t look like it’s to be getting resolved anytime soon. Recent data compiled by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) found that 84% of workers plan on carrying out a mix of working at home and working in the office post-pandemic. Separate data from RingCentral established that 60% of UK workers would r...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Why are fewer women negotiating pay raises?

From the number of men holding senior leadership positions to women avoiding certain male-dominated industries, gender inequality within the workplace is a multifaceted issue. One area where it remains particularly prevalent is pay negotiations––or lack thereof––if a recent study into the salary negotiation habits of workers in the UK and Ireland

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Should tech move past toxic slogan culture?

While Mark Zuckerberg’s famous “move fast and break things” mantra may serve him well during his unconfirmed MMA cage fight with Elon Musk, is this way of thinking still facilitating growth and innovation? In the last 18 months, Zuckerberg’s Meta has made over 21,000 staff redundant and has implemented a “Year of Efficiency” to offset the huge los...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

Why British workers are now more likely to work into their 70s

What does King Charles have in common with nearly 300,000 British men who don’t have any royal credentials? They’re all working into their 70s. Once upon a time, a free bus pass signalled the start of retirement, but the days of hanging up your proverbial hat at 60 are becoming increasingly rare as the cost-of-living crisis is forcing more workers ...

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Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

5 of the highest earning roles in the UK tech sector

While the UK has narrowly managed to avoid slipping into recession, the cost of living crisis has put salaries—and how they’re not stretching as far as they used to—sharply into focus. Although a six-figure salary might seem bankable on paper, £100,000 does not stretch as far as it used to. In London, it’s estimated that average monthly costs for a...

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