Tech Talent Charter​

The Tech Talent Charter (TTC), the UK non-profit dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion (D&I) within the tech sector, concluded its operations in late summer 2024. This decision followed an extensive market review, which uncovered shifting priorities and operational pressures threatening the progress of D&I efforts across the industry. The review highlighted that progress for diverse representation was stalling with significant economic pressures and a troubling trend where D&I efforts were increasingly being sidelined or merged into broader but shallower remits. The TTC’s 2024 Diversity in Tech Report highlighted how many organizations faced similar challenges, with dedicated D&I budgets becoming restricted or diminished, impeding the sustainability and effectiveness of these initiatives.

Founded in 2015, when women occupied fewer than 15% of tech roles in the UK, the TTC emerged as a vital voice for advocacy and change. Government-supported and industry-led, it engaged with more than 850 tech employers of all sizes, non-profit organisations, charities, leading UK educators, and government departments who committed to its mission. The TTC amassed and shared D&I best practices, analysed diversity data from nearly a quarter of a million tech workers annually, and played a crucial role in nearly doubling the sector’s female employment statistics. It drove the DEI agenda in tech and broadened awareness across various diversity dimensions, including ethnicity, neurodiversity, and socio-economic status, making its findings and resources accessible to organizations of all sizes.

The TTC’s closure is a call to action for the industry to reassess and invigorate its D&I efforts. By embracing this inflection point, we aim to inspire renewed focus and investment, ultimately driving sustainable change and fostering a tech sector that thrives on diversity and inclusion in the years to come.