Edinburgh is the UK region with the fifth greatest number of tech vacancies, with well over 20,000 roles opened by employers between May 2021 and May 2022.
Nonetheless, there are currently more people employed in Edinburgh’s tech sector than ever - 67,500 in 2022, up from 27,200 at the end of 2021.
This is according to the latest Tech Nation report on the Global Talent Visa, which also found that the capital's tech sector is valued at $6.4bn - up from $5.6bn last year - and has received $187m in venture capital investment in the first half of 2022 - eclipsing the $186m received in 2021 overall.
