DigiTay: The Tay Cities Digital Skills Project

The Tay Cities Digital Skills Project is part of the £20 million, Regional Skills and Employability Development Programme, funded by the Scottish Government.

Approved in December 2022, the Digital Skills Project was initially awarded over £1.5m of government funding over a three-year period, with a further £2.9m awarded through the Tay Cities Region Deal in October 2025. DigiTay supports regional economic growth and the digital labour market across Angus, Dundee, North East Fife and Perth & Kinross. Through a range of activities, initiatives and training programmes focused on digital and data skills, DigiTay supports skilling, reskilling and upskilling to help ensure the Tay Cities Region has the workforce skills needed for a future digital economy.

8,000

The Tay Cities Region hosts around 8,000 digital and data related jobs and 43% of those jobs are based in Dundee

25%

A quarter of people working in digital jobs in the Tay Cities Region are Software Developers

15,600

Every year in Scotland there are around 15,600 digital technology vacancies needing to be filled. 

30%

Of technology jobs in Scotland are now held by women and continues to increase.

1296

people supported through fully funded activity

£708,999

funding awarded to skills training and business activities

29

education and training partners engaged