{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north","title":"Competition for developers \u2018putting technology firms under pressure\u2019 - Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SwFtoZ40jb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/research-reveals-competition-developers-putting-firms-pressure\/\">Competition for developers \u2018putting technology firms under pressure\u2019<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/research-reveals-competition-developers-putting-firms-pressure\/embed\/#?secret=SwFtoZ40jb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Competition for developers \u2018putting technology firms under pressure\u2019&#8221; &#8212; Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North\" data-secret=\"SwFtoZ40jb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paul-Barber-small.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":667,"description":"Competition for skilled developers is putting firms under pressure and could potentially stifle the growth of the North West technology sector, according to research by the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in conjunction with Manchester Digital, the trade association for digital business in the North West. They say that the skills shortage is creating [&hellip;]"}