Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work
The UK tech sector is cutting graduate jobs dramatically – down 46 percent in the past year, with another 53 percent drop projected, according to figures from the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).
The culprit? AI is already doing the entry-level work graduates used to perform like routine coding, data analysis, and basic digital tasks. Companies still need tech talent, but they’re hiring experienced workers instead of training newcomers.
According to overall figures from ISE, graduate hiring has fallen by 8 percent year-on-year – the first time graduate jobs have fallen since the 12 percent decline during the pandemic in 2020. Yet it is the tech and pharma business sectors that are hardest hit.
Stephen Isherwood, ISE joint chief executive, said AI was already displacing young professionals as some commentators had feared.
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