The institute said the need for digital skills had only increased during the coronavirus pandemic (PA)
The lack of people over the age of 50 working in the tech sector shows the age group needs to reskill, a study suggests.
The report from BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT found that while 31% of the workforce is aged 50 and over, just 22% of those working in IT were over 50.
BCS said this was well below the level of representation considered “normal” and warned it was another sign of the digital skills gap – where not enough workers are skilled in the digital technology that is now commonplace in modern working life.