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The UK tech market,
decoded.

Hiring trends, salary benchmarks, career advice and longform analysis — written by our consultants from the live mandate desk.

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The state of UK software hiring in 2026

Where salaries, demand and remote norms are heading across engineering disciplines.

Cut the buzzwords. A simple structure that earns more responses.

The non-technical skills that decide whether the title sticks.

How strong candidates frame trade-offs under pressure.

IR35, day rates and the calculus for both contractors and hiring managers.

Three shapes we see working — and one common anti-pattern.