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Recommendation 19
19
Not Addressed
BBC faces a shortage of specialist digital staff due to lower comparative pay levels.
Conclusion
Although the BBC has managed to successfully recruit and retain a number of highly skilled individuals to lead its digital teams, overall it has a shortage of specialist digital staff. In common with other organisations, the BBC has experienced technology staffing shortages and high turnover of staff. This is partly due to the BBC’s pay levels being lower than some other potential employers for technology professionals. This is despite the BBC keeping its pay ranges under regular review, including by benchmarking these against wider industry pay levels.33 The BBC told us that it had increased the pay ranges for some of its digital jobs by more than the standard pay rise agreed last year for the majority of its employees.34
Government Response Summary
The government states that the BBC will write directly to the Committee regarding the recommendations in the report, without addressing this specific conclusion about the BBC's shortage of specialist digital staff.
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The Committee published its report on 28 April 2023 and the BBC will write directly to the Committee regarding the recommendations in the report.