How can businesses get ahead of tech skills gap?

The 2025 Digital Leadership Report revealed a number of staggering stats for the future of tech roles globally. Most alarmingly, a whopping 51% of businesses are not upskilling employees which has a profound effect on staff retention; this is particularly concerning seeing as the same report highlights that 44% of tech workers say they plan to leave their roles in 2025.

The lack of support and development also leaves digital leaders in difficult positions. With growing expectations and a reduced investment in upskilling the tech workforce, most expect to leave their role within 3.3 years. People in tech roles are hungry for challenges, excitement, and most importantly rewards, but what are you doing to keep them supported and engaged?

Cyber Security overlooked for AI skills

As AI skills continue to top the charts for most in demand skills, it’s imperative to not overlook other skillsets which will continue to be important in the current climate. 

Cybersecurity skills are in particularly short supply globally, which likely contributes to why major cyberattacks on the rise; 29% of businesses globally are experiencing one, most notably Adidas in May and M&S in February this year.   

Although 50% of businesses fear a cyber attack from foreign actors, there is a lack of action to upskill the workforce to prevent such breaches. The scarcity of cyber skills has increased from 16% in 2009 to 33% in 2025, proving not only is it an area in need for investment within businesses but it’s the perfect opportunity to upskill within your teams with roles like Cyber Security Analysts.  

“Beyond AI, the real battleground for smart investment is infrastructure efficiency—cloud optimization, cybersecurity, and data orchestration. The future isn’t just about generating AI insights; it’s about making them usable, secure, and scalable. Investors are doubling down on vertical SaaS, alternative data, and security-first architectures as regulatory pressure and operational resilience become the new competitive moats.” Jon Chu, CEO, Revolv.

Harness your workforce to defend your business

The World Economic Forum highlighted 94% of employees would stay at their company longer if their employer invested in their career development. The same report also illuminates that 85% of businesses planning to prioritise upskilling in 2025. 

Our take? Your business risks falling behind the tech-skills curve and losing to talent if you don’t invest in staff training, upskilling programs, and structured Learning and Development efforts.