North East tech companies with hundreds of jobs available as industry booms
Major employers including Sage, Tombola, Atom Bank and Bede Gaming are currently advertising a wide range of roles across the region, from entry-level positions to specialist technical jobs.
The North East tech sector is now valued at more than £2 billion and supports over 35,000 jobs.
Atom Bank, Sage and Tombola are among the global names headquartered in the region, while companies such as Just Eat and Accenture have also invested in the area.
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However, the industry is facing a critical skills shortage, with many employers struggling to fill vacancies. One issue is that many people outside the sector are unaware that their existing skills and experience could transfer to tech roles. There is also a lack of awareness about entry-level opportunities and training schemes that could help individuals start a career in technology. Sage, based in Newcastle and employing more than 1,200 people at its Cobalt headquarters, is currently recruiting for a range of roles. The company offers software and services that support small and medium-sized businesses with accounting, finance, HR and payroll. Current vacancies include positions in administration, customer service, app development and technical specialisms.sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/ Tombola, which began as the Edward Thompson stationery shop and now runs the world's largest online bingo site, is also hiring. Based at its Sunderland campus on Wylam Wharf, the company is recruiting for roles including Cloud Security Engineers, Test Leads, Information Security Analysts, a Head of Game Studio and various developer positions.tombola.careers/jobs Atom Bank, the UK's first app-based bank and winner of multiple employer awards, is looking to fill roles in testing, engineering, DevOps, change management, service management and architecture.atombank.co.uk/careers/ Bede Gaming, which supplies gambling platforms and software to regulated online casinos, bingo operators and lotteries, is advertising vacancies for a Principal Data Engineer and a Staff Software Engineer.bedegaming.com/vacancy-landing/ LM Global specialies in providing communications and business technology systems and is now actively recruiting for app developers, engineers, sales executives and solutions consultants.lmglobaltelecoms.co.uk/careers-recruitment/ Tharsus, which supplies cutting-edge robotic and strategic machine engineering, is recruiting for several software engineering-based positions at its Blyth headquarters.tharsus.com/careers-at-tharsus/current-opportunities/ Accenture has invested heavily in its Newcastle office at Cobalt Business Park over recent years. Roles currently available at the headquarters include data engineers and technical architects.accenture.com/gb-en/careers Headquartered in Newcastle, Partnerize is a leader in Partnership Automation for some of the world's largest and most innovative brands. The company is currently recruiting across several roles, including customer support and systems engineers.partnerize.com/company/careers Kromek Group is a leading developer of radiation detection solutions and is currently recruiting for several technical positions at its global headquarters based in Sedgefield, County Durham.kromek.com/careers/uk-careers/
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