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June 24, 2025

UK government offers £200k salaries to top tech talent to ‘rewire the state’

It marks the latest in a tech charm offensive from prime minister Keir Starmer

The UK government is offering salaries of up to £200k for top developer and data scientist talent as part of a major recruitment drive, as it looks to “transform” government systems with AI.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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