24/08/2018
In the run up to Brexit, the Home Office has released a toolkit containing briefing packs, leaflets and posters to convey information about how EU nationals can apply for residency paperwork under a new settlement scheme; and how employers can support their employees in doing so.
20/07/2017
The deal could see the creation of up to 21,000 new jobs.
17/07/2017
A technology firm that has developed world-class indoor positioning software is creating new jobs in Edinburgh after securing £1.4m funding.
21/04/2017
The number of estimated annual skilled ICT and Digital Technology job opportunities has risen to 12,800 – up 16 per cent from the last forecast.
17/04/2017
Deloitte is set to create 20 technology jobs with the opening of its new Greenhouse and the expansion of Deloitte Digital’s Edinburgh Studio.
17/04/2017
"Having been based in London, you quickly realise how easy it is to do business in Scotland."
31/03/2017
Growth in Dundee’s digital technologies sector has outpaced all other UK-based clusters, with revenues now close to £100 million annually.
27/03/2017
CodeBase is to open its first centre outside Edinburgh this month in an expansion that the UK’s biggest tech incubator claims could galvanise Scotland’s digital scene.
24/03/2017
Video game pioneer Leslie Benzies has invested in Scottish audio tech firm Krotos which creates imaginary creature sounds for films, television and video games.
24/03/2017
Cyber security software specialist ZoneFox is set to create new jobs after raising £3.6m through a funding round.
24/03/2017
A host of Scotland’s best-known visitor attractions and historic landmarks have been turned into virtual reality experiences for a new mobile phone app.
21/03/2017
This year’s Mercer’s Quality of Living survey sees Glasgow beat the likes of Rome, Prague, and Dubai to be named as one of the best cities in the world to live.
14/02/2017
Mobile games giant Skymoons has launched a studio in Edinburgh – the first Chinese games investment Scotland has seen - creating initially 21 highly skilled games development jobs.
13/02/2017
It’s no secret that Scotland has been developing world-leading technology for centuries. From the television and the telephone to radar and the ATM, Scottish innovators have always shaped the way that we work and play.
03/02/2017
Blazing Griffin raises £5M investment to fuel expansion.
01/02/2017
Digital Technology Services business, Incremental Group, will look to create 48 new highly skilled digital jobs at its Glasgow base over the next 12 months.
13/01/2017
This comes off the back of a highly successful year for Outplay which has seen significant revenue and headcount growth as it has surged past 55 million downloads across its portfolio of games.
13/01/2017
Small businesses in Scotland and London are the biggest adopters of digital skills in the UK, although a high proportion have yet to develop a strategy for dealing with cybercrime.
11/01/2017
Scotland has been named number two in the top 10 countries to visit in 2017 according to Rough Guides' list of "must see" destinations.
11/01/2017
In February, there was further evidence of Scotland’s ability to attract global businesses in the life sciences sector, with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announcing plans to create 55 new jobs at its newly-expanded penicillin manufacturing plant in Irvine, North Ayrshire.
11/01/2017
Edinburgh and Glasgow have more green space than any of the UK's other 10 most populated cities.
11/01/2017
Digital loyalty firm Swipii is to create 45 new jobs in Glasgow over the next year after receiving a £500,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise.
14/12/2016
Edinburgh’s CodeBase technology incubator is joining an initiative aimed at accelerating the development of more digital technology start-ups.
13/12/2016
Scottish animation studio, Speech Graphics is going global after its product was used in hit new video game Gears of War 4.
13/12/2016
Digital technology firm Incremental, backed by Scottish Investment Bank and Maven Capital Partners is preparing to create 140 jobs across the Central Belt after acquiring a firm in Aberdeenshire.
12/12/2016
The US technology accelerator that helped nurture the likes of online taxi app Uber and music streaming service Spotify is eyeing a possible expansion into Scotland.
12/12/2016
Financial and Business Services is one of 8 key sectors at the heart of Glasgow's new economic strategy. Featuring the UK's most ambitious jobs creation target, the strategy aims to create 50,000 new jobs and an additional 1000 new businesses by 2023.
12/12/2016
A 2016 pan-European survey found that Scotland has the best quality of life in the UK, and you can definitely see why here.
09/12/2016
Discover why JP Morgan 'stringently chose' Glasgow from 30 European locations for its technology hub. Scotland is a magnet for large fintechs.
29/11/2016
On November 30 the world celebrates St Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s national day. There will be parties galore in Scotland, events around the world, and you could even host your own party. Join the celebrations!
28/11/2016
Diabetes management leader Dexcom, has announced the opening of its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Edinburgh. This will create over 60 new jobs for the region within the next three years.
21/11/2016
Up to 170 new jobs, many of them multilingual, are to be created in Glasgow over the next two years by US firm Televerde who specialise in business growth.
18/11/2016
Scotland's financial sector manages over £800 billion in funds and is a complementary location to London-based operations.
16/11/2016
Can you hear it? That's the sound of the guys working on the chain. Blockchain to be precise. It's no longer a silent revolution in the UK financial world. It's moving fast. Really fast. In fact an amazing £634 per second fast. Or £70,000 by the time you've read this post.
16/11/2016
Outplay Entertainment are delighted to have won the TIGA Outstanding Growth Award for 2016.
16/11/2016
Scotland's capital has been named the best city in Europe to locate a tech business by readers of European Business Magazine.
10/11/2016
With over 1000 tech firms and currently sitting on a data goldmine estimated to be worth £17 billion. There is no better time to launch your tech career in Scotland.
10/11/2016
In June Skyscanner launched an exciting competition calling on developers to build a game-changing new travel tech product using their APIs. The winner of this great competition will be announced by the 20th November.
07/11/2016
Edinburgh-based firm plans to expand its team, complete clinical trials and secure the regulatory clearance need to open up European markets.
20/10/2016
Following success in Australia and setting up an office in Glasgow, information management company, Encompass has been awarded £3.6 million of investments to accelerate its expansion into the legal market.
13/10/2016
Space entrepreneur Corentin Guillo, founder of Glasgow-based start-up Bird.i, has won a place on Innovate UK’s Space Mission 3.
13/10/2016
Aquila Biomedical has expanded its laboratory space and capabilities after receiving Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) funding.
10/10/2016
Irish farm management software company Farmflo has successfully launched a new software research and development centre in Glasgow, where it will explore developing new products, particularly around the theme of Internet of Things.
10/10/2016
£6.4 million investment by Land Energy Girvan Ltd will see at least 10 permanent full-time jobs created, whilst safeguarding a further 28 jobs.
06/10/2016
Dave Tudor, Vice President of Primary Supply for GSK, has been appointed as industry chairman of the Scottish Life Sciences Industry Leadership Group.
06/10/2016
From 1 October 2016, EEA nationals making an application to the Home Office for a registration certificate or a permanent residence card can now do so online.
01/09/2016
Polly Purvis, Chief Executive of ScotlandIS talks to TalentScotland about Scotland's vibrant tech sector and the exciting job opportunities on offer.
30/08/2016
Our perfect mix of home-grown and international businesses means you have your pick of leading financial services companies to work for in Glasgow's International Financial Services District.
01/08/2016
Young ambitious Fintech companies are amongst the targets of The Tontine, the new innovation centre opened on Argyle Street.
01/07/2016
Mironid, a Lanarkshire pharmaceutical firm, has raised £4.3 million in Series A funding to continue research and preclinical development programmes into degenerative kidney disease, major inflammatory disease and cancer.
17/06/2016
Cloudwick Technologies has selected Glasgow as the location for its European headquarters and is expected to create 58 new jobs in Glasgow, following the award of £500k of Regional Selective Assistance funding from Scottish Enterprise.
15/06/2016
Something that I did not expect and that is certainly the reason why I feel I can live in Scotland for the rest of my life is how welcoming people have been with me.
15/06/2016
A new industry group designed to help Scotland capitalise on the rapid growth of ‘fintech’ – financial technology – is to be launched in Edinburgh.
02/06/2016
£150k Regional Selective Assistance award for financial and reporting software firm
02/06/2016
Scottish Borders-based pharmaceutical company, Ryboquin Ltd, has raised £1.3m of new funding that will allow the company to take its cancer gene therapy product one step closer to undergoing clinical trials.
02/06/2016
Award winning cloud business solutions provider, Eureka Solutions have embarked on a new stage in their journey, with a brand new purpose built office for their staff, following a significant increase in growth in recent years.
02/06/2016
Travel search company Skyscanner came joint top with video company VistaBee in a league table compiled annually by online review site Glassdoor.
24/05/2016
Confirmation that SSE is to go ahead with its investment in the Beatrice Offshore Wind project has been welcomed by both of Scotland’s economic development agencies
24/05/2016
2015 was a record-breaking year of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Scotland, according to the latest annual survey published today by EY.
23/05/2016
A Scottish online booking specialist has secured nearly £600,000 of investment that will help it take its market-leading software to the world.
13/05/2016
A Scottish online booking specialist has secured nearly £600,000 of investment that will help it take its market-leading software to the world.
06/05/2016
From the introduction of paper money, the Napoleonic Wars and a financially-savvy relative of Ian Fleming to a melting pot of diversity, billion pound transactions and ‘fintech’ innovation, Edinburgh’s financial services scene is more than just rich – it’s world leading.
02/05/2016
The Edinburgh development centre of Amazon is embarking on the biggest recruitment drive in its 11-year history, with plans to increase headcount by up to one-third.
02/05/2016
Optoscribe, a spin-out from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University that specialises in fibre optic communications, has raised £1.2 million to ramp up its headcount and manufacturing capabilities.
02/05/2016
ScotlandIS, the trade body for the digital technologies industry, has announced the winners of the sixth annual Digital Technology Awards at a sell out ceremony at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket.
01/05/2016
A tech firm which started out with just one employee less than three years ago has roared into life thanks to its innovative vocal processor software.
15/04/2016
A £92m deal with a global IT firm promises to create 200 new jobs in the Scottish Borders.
12/04/2016
Growth in Scotland’s digital sector has been reflected by a 50 per cent jump in entries to the annual Digital Technology Awards.
22/03/2016
Scotland’s oil and gas sector has received a boost from Chinese-based iRes-Geo Technology Ltd which has opened its first Scottish base at Heriot Watt University’s Research Park.
19/02/2016
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to create 55 new jobs at its newly-expanded penicillin-making plant in Irvine, North Ayrshire.
16/02/2016
Digital technology workers in Edinburgh are among the highest paid in the sector in the UK, according to a major study.
12/02/2016
Graeme Jones has been appointed Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), replacing Owen Kelly who has held the post since 2008.
11/02/2016
Innovate UK is to set up a permanent base in Scotland, which it hopes to be operational by the end of the year.
10/02/2016
Chelsea Apps Factory, which is based in an old factory building in Fulham, hopes to grow its Edinburgh headcount from ten to 50 over the next nine to 12 months as it moves development of a key product subsidiary north of the border.
10/02/2016
In the race to build Scotland’s credentials as a breeding ground for unicorns – tech start-ups that reach a $1 billion valuation – Colin Adams is a key player.
10/02/2016
DEM Solutions, the Discrete Element Method (DEM) specialist and market leader, announced it has joined CMAC as a tier 2 industry partner and will provide its EDEM software to integrate into the Centre’s research program.
25/01/2016
Online travel technology specialist Traveltek has announced plans to create 200 new jobs as part of expansion plans.
25/01/2016
One of Scotland's leading technology companies has reported a significant boost to its sales, as it targets expansion.
19/01/2016
Aberdeen-based Wood Group PSN is to create up to 150 new jobs in the Scottish energy sector after winning a $750 million contract with oil giant BP.
19/01/2016
The typical pay of a Scottish worker has risen above those in England for the first time, according to a new study
30/11/2015
There’s a reason that tech talent from across the globe is waking up to opportunities in the Scottish capital: it gives you access to world-class companies, a close-knit digital community and a high quality lifestyle.
25/11/2015
The annual Scottish Technology Industry Survey reveals one in 25 Scots is now employed by the country’s booming technology sector.
23/11/2015
Technology incubator CodeBase is set on a massive expansion across Scotland, but what is it and could it really be a future industry to rival the North Sea?
23/11/2015
A new £2 million life science manufacturing suite which has created 20 new jobs in Grangemouth has been officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
09/11/2015
The Scottish game industry employed 1,050 permanent and full-time equivalent game developers as of the end of 2014, according to a new TIGA report.
06/11/2015
Brightree, a US-based provider of cloud-based software to the health sector, has opened an office in Glasgow, in a move expected to create more than 100 high-value software development jobs over the next two years.
06/10/2015
Glasgow based Infrastructure group Energetics has had major contract wins and seen their turnover rise by more than a third in last year.
02/10/2015
Digital design and marketing agency Equator is looking to take on an extra 20 members of staff to support a new period of sustained growth.
02/10/2015
Motion have seen staff numbers rise from 18 to 25 in the past year, including four personnel who have joined the company in the past six months. They are now looking to recruit an additional four people by the end of 2015.
01/10/2015
Glasgow is an excellent place to work. Culturally diverse, architecturally stunning and historically rich, the West of Scotland is home to innovation, celebration and offers diverse career prospects in finance, science and more.
28/09/2015
Lockheed Martin who have created 50 jobs since the start of the year has announced plans for 327 new jobs at its new office in Glasgow.
23/09/2015
The impact on the Scottish economy of the country’s longest-established business angel investment syndicate, Archangel Investors, has been researched in detail for the first time by the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde Business School.
08/09/2015
Mobile apps developer xDesign is on track to boost its headcount by up to 50 per cent this year as it seeks to fill a gap in the market caused by the takeover of a key rival in the sector.
03/09/2015
BioOutsource Ltd part of Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group, have announced the opening of a new facility in Glasgow which doubles their capacity for future growth.
02/09/2015
International Financial Data Services (IFDS), a leading global provider of outsourced administration and technology solutions to the collective investment, retirement, insurance and wealth management markets have announced they will recruit for more than 100 jobs in Stirling.
01/09/2015
The Scottish video games industry has seen a surge in the number of people it employs and the amount of money it generates, according to research.
24/08/2015
Steve Williams, the head of Deloitte in Scotland wants to set up a digital hub to help the accountancy firm’s clients across the UK make better use of online technology.
18/08/2015
Calnex have agreed a lucrative China Mobile deal which will see staff numbers grow from 75 to 87.
18/08/2015
Telecoms company TenTel has announced plans to create more than 40 new jobs after securing a £170,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise.
14/08/2015
Multicultural, magnificent and brimming with personality, Scotland’s largest city is home to nearly 600,000 people. Find out why the people make Glasgow.
24/07/2015
Mallzee have seen their latest round of funding secure 2.5 million which the company have said will lead to them doubling their headcount by year end.
10/07/2015
FanDuel will look to open their new Glasgow office in the next two months and look to double its workforce in Scotland this year, having already grown its team in Edinburgh to 89 staff from 60 since January.
09/07/2015
Exterity, the video communications specialist, has signalled plans to double its 54-strong Scottish workforce in the next five years as it moved to bigger headquarters in Dalgety Bay.
01/07/2015
Intelligent Point of Sale has secured a £550,000 investment enabling the firm to expand, franchise its business model internationally and appoint executive staff.
01/07/2015
Check out these three brand new video clips which capture Glasgow’s key assets, its skilled workforce and its quality of life.
30/06/2015
BT have announced plans to boost its engineering numbers in Scotland by taking on another 112 recruits.
26/06/2015
Thermo Fisher Scientific have announced that 30 new job vacancies will be created at their new £14m state-of-the-art facility near Glasgow.
25/06/2015
After a significant funding boost Biogelx Ltd have announced plans for global expansion and to double their headcount.
10/06/2015
SPIRE Global, a US headquartered satellite-powered data company announced plans to open a European headquarters at Skypark, Glasgow. This will see them create over 50 new jobs.
08/06/2015
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced 212 new jobs for the Livingston operations of US based global manufacturing services company Jabil.
07/06/2015
Encompass, provider of industry-leading visual information management technology to the insolvency and restructuring sector, will invest over £2.2 million opening a new office in Glasgow’s financial services district creating 21 new jobs.
04/06/2015
Since their launch in 2010 Outplay Entertainment's development team is now more than 80 strong, filled with highly talented and experienced individuals hailing from 19 countries and the team is looking to grow even further in 2015.
03/06/2015
Swiss banking software firm Avaloq has more than doubled its floorspace at its Edinburgh research and development centre to cope with the demand of their current recruitment.
01/06/2015
The number of financial services posts being created in Scotland has jumped sharply.
29/05/2015
ThinkAnalytics which works with some of the world's biggest television businesses believes it can double job numbers at its Scottish headquarters over the next few years.
27/05/2015
Renewable Energy and heat storage battery maker Sunamp plan to put £1.2 million in funding towards job opportunities as well as investing in product development.
27/05/2015
RBS has announced that Spanish banker Marcelino Castrillo, formerly Managing Director of SME Banking at Santander, will join the bank as Managing Director of Business Banking.
26/05/2015
Diversifying into the oil and gas sector has seen Xtreme Business Solutions Ltd more than double its turnover and increase staff levels by 50 per cent over the last three years.
25/05/2015
New research from ScotlandIS is forecasting strong growth for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, with 83% of organisations planning to increase staff numbers and 86% of businesses expecting sales to rise in the coming year.
21/05/2015
Kobojo's latest $7M of funding will be used to expand their studio and to contribute to production on both Zodiac and future, unannounced exciting game titles.
15/05/2015
Update on Tier 1 (General) visa extensions and indefinite leave to remain
13/05/2015
Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO of Alliance Trust has been announced as 43rd winner of the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2015.
09/04/2015
Professor Andrew Hopkins, of the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been named Commerical Innovator of the Year at the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 2015 Innovator of the Year Awards.
19/03/2015
Chase de Vere, Bellpenny and Aberdein Considine have confirmed plans to open new offices in Glasgow.
17/03/2015
The award highlights the amazing talent in Scottish gaming industry.
16/03/2015
Agenor Technology reveals their plans to expand.
06/03/2015
Scotland’s insurance market is diversifying, creating a host of opportunities for motivated professionals with strong people skills looking to explore new career paths in this exciting sector.
26/02/2015
Tag Games plans to double its headcount after its recent expansion.
10/02/2015
The number of digital companies has grown by a third in three years.
02/02/2015
The global information assurance firm will be recruiting across the UK, including in Scotland.
30/01/2015
The company will be hiring skilled staff for its European Technology Centre over the next three years.
30/01/2015
Just why is Scotland’s finance sector booming, and what career opportunities has this created within the industry? We spoke to Owen Kelly, Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, to find out.
21/01/2015
The Dundee-based games maker plans to hire more staff after a recent investment.
21/01/2015
The ambitious Dundee mobile app developer plans to expand in 2015.
19/01/2015
The technology giant is expanding its workforce at its Highland centre.
08/01/2015
The centre will ultimately support around 260 staff, including academic clinical researchers, industry partners and support staff.
07/01/2015
FanDuel is opening their second office in Scotland after a record year.
07/01/2015
The biotech firm’s North Lanarkshire lab is set to become a hub for immuno-cell therapy research.
20/12/2014
77 per cent of research in Scottish institutions has been graded as world-leading or internationally excellent according to a new UK report.
18/12/2014
The company will be hiring staff to work on mobile technology to enhance safety and health in the oil and gas sector.
18/12/2014
The almost £500 million investment will boost Scotland’s oil and gas sector.
19/11/2014
FanDuel will work with the NBA to launch a series of new games.
17/11/2014
The Edinburgh-based company plans to take on 15 extra staff within the next six months.
11/11/2014
The project will generate £323 million for the Scottish economy.
06/11/2014
The company employs 4,000 people, most of these in Scotland.
06/11/2014
4J Studios is looking to grow its staff at premises in Dundee and East Linton.
06/11/2014
The company plans to increase staff after securing two orders worth a total of more than £2 million.
29/10/2014
Geniac, a business services centre that offers accounting, legal, HR and insurance services to SMEs, is to take on over 385 skilled workers over the next three years.
15/10/2014
The report suggests that new talent will be needed to capitalise on this opportunity.
15/10/2014
The travel search engine company has been called "one of the best technology companies ever to come out of Europe".
06/10/2014
The engineering firm's new technology centre will be completed by spring 2015.
06/10/2014
The Scottish oil and gas firm is embarking on a new £10 million expansion project.
06/10/2014
The jobs will be at their new global delivery centre, which will focus on customer experience and technology innovation.
01/10/2014
Across 2013/2014 J.P. Morgan's Global Wealth Management (GWM) line of business embarked on an ambitious plan to expand their technology footprint in the Glasgow location.
01/08/2014
Talented software developers at J.P.Morgan's Centre of Excellence in Glasgow push the boundaries.
20/06/2014
Simon Thompson, Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute, shares his thoughts on why Scotland plays an important role in the global financial sector.