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However, delivering it is being threatened by a significant skills gap.<br><\/span><br><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) the technology industry saw the biggest increase in job adverts throughout 2018, a 10% increase on the 2017 figures.\u00a0<br><\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.CIO.co.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0also reports that 77% of CIOs are finding it difficult to recruit the talent they need to drive digital transformation. An increase on\u00a0previous\u00a0figures\u00a0for\u00a0the fourth year in a row&#8230;<br><\/span><br><span data-contrast=\"none\">The latest technology can bring real competitive advantages\u00a0to companies, but the sheer scale of its capability means that companies can no longer function using the skeleton IT team it once did. Companies want and need more developers, cyber security experts and data scientists. Which means a bigger IT department, and as a result\u00a0(according to\u00a0CIO.co.uk), 84% of CIOs have pushed recruitment up their management agenda in 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Working with an IT support partner like Acora can help.<br><\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Without boasting, we have a team of IT experts ready and willing to help\u00a0organisations\u00a0transform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re the \u2018extra pair of hands\u2019 that our clients call on anytime they need us, helping them transform in half the time it would take them alone.\u00a0<br><\/span><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The breadth and depth of our IT expertise diminishes the need for lengthy recruitment campaigns too,\u00a0and removes the requirement for\u00a0a\u00a0large and unscalable internal IT team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital transformation is a top priority on most corporate agendas. 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