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AI SKILLS GAP MUST BE ADDRESSED URGENTLY SAY 72 % OF IT LEADERS IN RED HAT SURVEY
High workloads are preventing people from finding time to upskill , according to 44 % of UK IT managers surveyed .
Red Hat , a leading provider of open-source solutions , has announced new research revealing the top challenges that IT leaders surveyed are facing around skills , innovation and technology evolution .
Overall , respondents cite strategic thinking and business skills ( 73 %) and AI skills ( 72 %) as the crucial gaps that require urgent addressing . Further skills gaps identified include :
• Cybersecurity skills ( 69 %)
• Agile delivery and the use of practices such as CI / CD pipelines , GitOps and automation ( 69 %)
• People and human skills ( 69 %)
The study surveyed 300 UK IT managers in large enterprises . The research follows Red Hat ’ s recent Thriving Through Change With Enterprise-Wide IT Automation report , which identified that the largest
IT teams are ramping up their use of enterprise opensource to take advantage of community innovation .
portion ( 27 %) of UK IT leaders surveyed think a lack of talent is the biggest challenge for their businesses today .
IT leaders ’ biggest skills challenges
When asked to consider why IT teams are experiencing a skills shortage , the top reasons cited were high workloads preventing people from finding the time to upskill ( 44 %) and lack of budget for training , upskilling or recruitment ( 44 %). These were followed closely by :
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