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The importance of utilizing data to make critical business decisions has become increasingly evident over the past year more than ever before. Although 2020 proved to be a challenging time for recruitment businesses across the globe, demand for workers with specialist data skills remained high. As illustrated by the latest Xcede Salary Survey, data salaries continued to grow...

2020 saw the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate the pace of digitisation across all sectors and, in turn, the expectations of employees, particularly those working within the fields of data, digital, and technology.  Results of the latest Xcede Salary Survey provide key data and insights into the current market trends that are driving candidate movement. Here, we examine some of t...

It has now been a year since the UK entered its first UK lockdown. As companies have made rapid decisions on where to cut costs and increase short-term revenue, the importance of harnessing data to make business decisions has become increasingly evident. Here we look at how the pandemic has affected the data recruitment market over the past year, exploring which data roles a...

Gone are the days in which ‘flexible working’ is featured as a perk on an employee benefits list. So what has this meant for the UK recruitment sector? We have spoken to Xcede’s Associate Director of Data Matthew Jones, our Sales Manager and Head of Tech Freddie De Metz, and our Commercial Director Kimberley Wardle to hear more about how COVID-19 has impacted the interview p...

Photo Credit: DataIQ Today is International Women’s Day, and here at Xcede, we’re taking the time to celebrate an inspiring female leader from the STEM sector, Ciara Bosworth. With over 15 years of experience in the data space, Ciara has become an expert at ‘translating user needs into technical solutions and driving effective and compliant data strategies’. She has worked a...

When the UK entered its first country-wide lockdown, small and large businesses alike faced uncertainty about short-term survival as well as long-term growth plans. However, what did this mean for the technology recruitment market and the technology specialists on the lookout for a new job role amidst a series of lockdowns? Here we look at how COVID-19 has affected the techn...

The arrival of a global pandemic to an already digital-first world has had a devastating impact on many bricks-and-mortar businesses. The same cannot be said of ecommerce. According to research released by IMRG, UK online sales growth hit a 13-year high at +36.6% year-on-year for 2020. Recent sales of major high-street names such as Debenhams, Topshop and Miss Selfridge to o...

The IR35 tax regulations are changing for private sector businesses in the UK, shifting the responsibility for status determination and payment of the correct taxes and NICs to the end-user. In this week’s blog, we explain what the reforms mean for businesses and how you can comply with the regulations while remaining attractive to contractors. What is IR35? IR35 was introdu...

The IR35 tax regulations are changing for contractors in the UK from April 2021, bringing the private sector in line with the public sector. In this week’s blog, we’re explaining everything you need to know about how the IR35 amendments could affect your contractor status and pay, and what you can do to minimise the impact on your future assignments. What is IR35? IR35 is ta...

We are thrilled to announce that Xcede has been awarded another Feefo Trusted Service award. Following on from last year’s Feefo win—despite 2020 being a very challenging year—this recent accreditation further signals how we consistently deliver our clients and candidates exceptional experiences. The Trusted Service award is rooted in genuine reviews and insights. As it is b...