The DSIT's annual report makes for uncomfortable reading. We break down what's missing, who's paying, and what it means for boardrooms.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology published its 2026 Cyber Security Skills audit on Tuesday. The headline number — 58,400 unfilled cybersecurity roles across the UK economy — represents a 19% increase year-on-year and the largest workforce shortfall in any technical discipline.
Behind the figure lies a more uncomfortable structural problem: 71% of advertised roles require five-plus years of experience, while only 14% of new entrants meet that bar.
OpenAI's flagship model now handles 400-page contracts in under nine seconds with verifiable citation chains. Magic Circle firms are quietly restructuring.
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