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10 Companies You Wouldn’t Expect To Be Hiring for Tech Roles
Joe Wiggins
Joe Wiggins, Author & Career Expert at Glassdoor | 3 Apr 2017
Tech jobs are HOT these days. However, if you thought that it is only tech companies like Microsoft, Cisco and Google hiring for tech roles, you’d be wrong. We trawled through our job listings to come up with employers that it might surprise you to learn are investing big in tech roles. Check them out:
Iceland Foods
The much-loved frozen food retailer, renowned for its amazing mince pies, is also a tech employer. It is currently hiring for a Web Designer, Data Analyst and a .Net App Developer.
Aviva
The UK’s largest general insurer, and also a major life, pensions and investment company, is on a roll right now. In its own words: “Digital innovation is at the heart of everything we do as an organisation”. It is looking for a Application Architect, DevOps Engineer, Digital and Social Learning Lead and Software Designer.
Sainsbury’s
Working at Sainsbury’s is not all about stacking shelves and analysing supply chains. This big four supermarket is hiring for a UX Designer to develop digital concepts to deliver a harmonised look and feel across all of Sainsbury’s online properties. The company is also hiring for a Java Software Developer and Software Engineer.
House of Fraser
One of the UK’s top department stores does clothes, cosmetics, home wares and…...tech. Yes, the company is hiring for Sales Managers and Brand Specialists, but it is also hiring for a Technical SEO Manager, Digital Marketing Executive and Senior UX Designer.
TSB Bank
The UK’s self-styled “local bank”, spun out of Lloyds Banking Group, says it recognises that digital should become the core growth engine of the bank. It is hiring for a Manager, Digital Bought Media & Marketing, Senior Manager, Digital Planning and Senior Manager, Platforms and Middleware.
William Hill
Far from being a company that caters for customers on the High Street, William Hill has an extensive online proposition. The company is hiring for a Software Development Engineer, Java Developer and Senior Web Developer.
Tesco
Britain’s biggest supermarket employs almost half a million people across 11 countries. As well as jobs for Cafe Cook, Delivery Driver and Customer Assistant (of which there are many), Tesco is also hiring for a Lead Big Data Analyst, UX Design Manager, Data Science Analyst and Software Development Engineer.
Trinity Mirror
Publisher of the Daily Mirror, Daily Record, Manchester Evening News and Bristol Post, this newspaper business is seriously into digital. It is currently hiring for a Apps Tester, Data Scientist, Senior Full Stack Developer and Senior Dev Ops Engineer.
Burberry
The famous luxury fashion house based in London is famous for its trench coats and scarves. There are plenty of opportunities for you at Burberry if you are in tech though. For example, it is hiring for a Digital Designer, UI Designer, Enterprise Data Architect and Data Scientist.
AXA
The insurance giant is currently hiring for a Lead Digital Analyst, UX Designer, UX Researcher, Digital Manager and Data Innovation Analyst. In AXA’s own words it’s ambition is to “transform the world of financial services through technology” and it says that it is “quick to embrace innovative and emerging technologies”.
In January this year, Glassdoor revealed the 25 Best Jobs in the UK for 2017, including many tech jobs, such as Data Scientist, Solutions Architect, Scrum Master and PHP Developer.
Joe Wiggins
Joe Wiggins, is an expert career author for the Glassdoor Blog. Read about Joe Wiggins' experience and latest published articles on their author profile.
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