UK Cybersecurity Skills Gap: What Hiring Managers Must Do Now
The UK cybersecurity skills gap is widening in 2026. Here's why demand is outpacing supply and what hiring managers must do to secure top cyber talent.
Gender Pay Gap Deadline Passed: What Tech Employers Do Next
The April 2026 gender pay gap deadline has passed. Here's what UK tech employers must do next to act on their data and close the gap for good.
TechNET Awarded Crown Commercial Service Supplier Status
We are proud to announce that TechNET has been successfully awarded Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Supplier status, securing positions on Lot 1 – Digital Outcomes and Lot 3 – Digital Specialists. This achievement marks a significant milestone for TechNET and reinforces
Questions about IT Recruitment? Explore our FAQs!
IT recruitment isn't always easy. Whether you’re scaling up after a funding round, replacing a key leadership role, launching a new project or wondering if contractors could help speed things up, it’s normal to have questions. At TechNET IT, we’ve been
Ascent Group named double finalists at the OnRec Awards 2025!
We’ve got big news from across the Ascent Group family – and we’re proud to be part of it! Ascent Group has officially been shortlisted for two major categories at the OnRec Awards 2025: Best Innovation in Recruitment Best Use
Ascent Group maintains carbon neutral status
We are delighted to announce that Ascent Group has successfully maintained its carbon neutral status, offsetting 69.30 tonnes of CO2 emissions this April. This achievement marks another milestone in our ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable business practices. Our Comprehensive
Spread Christmas cheer with Baby Basics and TechNET IT!
This holiday season, TechNET IT is proud to join forces with Baby Basics Milton Keynes, a charity dedicated to supporting families in need. Together with our sister brands in Ascent International Group Ltd., we’re on a mission to bring joy
Say Hello to the all-new GPT-4o AI model from OpenAI
OpenAI made a big announcement on May 13th: they unveiled their latest creation, 'GPT-4o'. This cutting-edge model is a game-changer, as it can seamlessly handle audio, vision, and text in real time. What sets it apart? Unlike its predecessor, GPT-4, this new
Featured on BBC Worklife: How AI helped us move to a 4-day week
Featured on BBC Worklife Embracing a four-day workweek has revolutionised our business, bringing a surge in productivity and significant time savings for our consultants. Our journey caught the spotlight in a recent BBC Worklife article, where Shayne Simpson, our Group Managing Director,
OpenAI launches ‘Sora’: the AI text-to-video tool
OpenAI, renowned for its widely used ChatGPT, has recently unveiled a cutting-edge video generation model named Sora. With this innovative tool, users have the ability to describe the video they desire, and AI takes care of the entire creation process. While












