For over 25 years, Oscar has partnered with companies looking to improve diversity in Tech. By identifying brilliant minds across all demographics, we empower our clients to unlock the creative potential of a diverse workforce, building equitable environments where talent from every background feels seen, valued, and inspired to contribute their best work.
Why diversity in tech matters
- The UK tech sector is growing nearly three times faster than the wider economy and is worth close to £184bn, but representation still lags behind society. Only around 15% of the tech workforce comes from BAME backgrounds and women represent under a fifth of tech roles, compared with roughly half of all jobs overall.
- Diverse teams, however, are linked with stronger innovation, better problem‑solving and more resilient decision‑making, which directly supports growth and competitiveness in areas like fintech, defence and digital government.
How Oscar expands diverse talent pools:
- Oscar can reach talent that traditional hiring channels miss by building relationships with networks representing women in tech, ethnic minority professionals, neurodivergent talent and other underrepresented groups.
- Live events & meetups run in conjunction with our clients allow us to tailor your offering at a select group, where we invite speakers to engage our audience
- Many larger businesses already have hiring programs aimed at attracting candidates from diverse backgrounds, such as Starling Bank’s roles, HSBC’s Women Who Code insight programme, Government Digital and Data careers and autism‑friendly tech employers are examples of campaigns that can be amplified and curated by a recruitment company to attract a broader mix of candidates into pipelines.
Supporting retention, not just hiring
- Oscar shares feedback from candidate experiences during interviews, advises on how to optimise your selection processes and helps employers design onboarding that works for neurodivergent and historically excluded talent.
- Diversity without inclusion leads to churn, so taking steps to build employee engagement will pay dividends.
What this means for growing tech employers
- For scaling tech teams in banking, insurance, defence, consulting or the public sector, working with a recruitment partner who appreciates what you are trying to achieve can de‑risk growth and tap into wider talent pools.
- By combining specialist sourcing, unbiased assessment design, data‑driven targets and joined‑up campaigns like those seen on Diversity in Tech, employers can move faster towards teams that genuinely reflect their customers and communities.
What next?
- Now you’ve identified an area for improvement – we may have a solution.
Let’s talk next steps – reach out to simon.lewis@oscar-tech.com to see how Oscar can help.
