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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ's largest digital skills careers fair is to return to Manchester this year after it was estimated that one in 10 job vacancies are currently in tech.

Manchester Digital's annual Digital Skills Festival will take place next month, and will assess the impact Brexit and the Covid pandemic has had on the sector and its working practices.

It aims to connect Northern talent with some of the city region's biggest tech employers - as many continue to grow and recruit.

Those will include Auto Trader, Bentley, musicMagpie and the ICO.

Upwards of 250 jobs, placements and internships will be on offer throughout the day in fields including development, data, security, design, project management, digital marketing, UX and more.

Katie Gallagher, managing director at Manchester Digital, said: “The pandemic has changed the way we do business and the impact on some industries will be permanent. However, as many businesses look to digitize and shift operations online, and remote working becomes more prominent, this has opened up new opportunities for many parts of the tech industry.

"While there’s no doubt the picture is nuanced and not the case for every digital and tech business, in general, there’s a still strong demand for suitable people to fill open roles – both technical and non-technical.

“This means we’re seeing plenty of prospects for those looking to start a career in the sector, or perhaps move into the sector from industries that have been badly hit by the pandemic. These opportunities will be showcased at Talent Day – where we’ll share routes into the tech industry for people, whether they’ve worked in it previously or not.”