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V1 Sep 2026

Digital Careers Fair
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Data and Technology Career Paths

Design, Build, Run, Use – going to a greater depth in some. Opportunities are there to move between the disciplines.

You can work in single industries or work across multiple industries.

Explore exciting data & technology work across many industries here.

Explore Industries

Find out more about specific data & technology careers here.

Data & Tech Careers

Design, Build, Run, Use

Common themes across multiple industries include monitoring, visualising, optimisation, precision, personalisation, and making the most of scarce resources.

Manufacturing / Engineering

Manufacturing

  • Precision Tooling – micro elements
  • Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
  • SW driven design and manufacturing
  • Digital Twins (whole facilities and products)

Key Benefits – higher quality outputs, less waste

Healthcare / LS

Healthcare and Life Sciences

  • Diagnosis – MRI & X-ray reading, medical test processing
  • Precision Medicine – personalised, targeted treatments
  • Wearables / Medical Devices – e.g. EMMA watch
  • LIDAR 3D Scanning – precise models for diagnosis & treatment plans

Key Benefits – improved diagnosis accuracy, faster drug development

Natural Environment

Natural Environment

  • Often in challenging, remote and rural locations but also in urban
  • Species Monitoring and Discovery
  • Environment Monitoring – flora, fauna, weather, pollution

Key Benefits – species and habitat conservation, pollution prevention

Agriculture

Agriculture

  • Autonomous Machinery
  • Precision Animal Management
  • Precision & Automated Crop Management
  • Enhanced Land and Emissions Management

Key Benefits – improved performance, health, and sustainability

Culture & Heritage

Culture and Heritage

  • Creative Informatics
  • Digital Preservation – historic sites, monuments, ancient tools/skills
  • Digitising Documents – making rare/ancient text accessible
  • Digitising Oral Languages

Key Benefits – culture preservation, increased learning, new creative arts

Retail, Sport & Ents

Retail, Sport, and Entertainment

  • Personalised Recommendations / Actions
  • Immersive Experiences
  • Digital Content Creation – games, films, social media
  • Performance Improvement & Skills Development

Key Benefits – enhanced customer / consumer / participant experience

Energy & Utilities

Energy and Utilities

  • Automation
  • Real-time Monitoring – in remote and hostile locations
  • Decarbonisation, Renewables and Sustainability
  • Maximise Network Performance and Availability

Key Benefits – enables energy transition, efficiency across whole ecosystem

Education

Education

  • Digital Tooling – translation, engagement, environment
  • Gamification of learning – AR / VR
  • Remote Learning
  • MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) – open learning for all

Key Benefits – accessibility for all

Transport & Logistics

Transport and Logistics

  • Real-time, Optimised Route Planning & Warehouse Management
  • IoT Devices & Sensors
  • (Semi) Autonomous Vehicles
  • Predictive Maintenance

Key Benefits – tailored customer experience, ways of working transformed

Financial Services

Financial Services

  • Intelligent Automation / Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Personalized Services
  • Next Best Action
  • Enhanced Cyber Security

Key Benefits – tailored customer experience, ways of working transformed