BT to add nearly 3,000 roles to digital workforce

The roles span product management, software engineering, cloud, design, data, AI and machine learning and agile delivery

BT is looking to grow its in-house digital talent resource to 6,300 people by bringing in 2,800 colleagues to hubs around the UK and India.

The technology giant says it plans to on-board around 1,000 new UK workers around sites in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Belfast, Ipswich and London.

In India, BT will recruit approximately 1,800 new people centred around hubs in Bengaluru and Gurugram.

The roles span product management, software engineering, cloud, design, data, AI and machine learning and agile delivery.

In order to support the recruitment drive, BT says it is bolstering its digital recruitment capacity under director of HR and digital Mark Murphy.

He said: "We're hard at work transforming the way BT engages with talent as we add to the type of people we want in the heart of this new business unit. New arrivals will be immediately contributing to the progressive, collaborative, transformative ‘Digital Way' at the heart of how it works."

BT says it is focusing on entry talent, who could make up as many as 400 of the planned headcount, focussed on apprentices, graduates, women returners and others starting their careers in digital.

Lord Bilimoria, cofounder and chairman of Cobra Beer and CBI Vice President, added: "It's great that BT is creating so many jobs in such an important area to future economic growth. I'm particularly pleased to see their investment in both the UK and in India - two titans in digital talent.

"This announcement reflects the strong partnership between the two countries - and the innovation and business opportunities that a new trade deal between them could unlock."