# 300 women into tech jobs by March 2027

> “Through the TechFirst Women’s Programme, 300 women across the UK will receive mentoring, skills development and matching with live vacancies, with the aim of securing paid roles lasting at least six months by March 2027.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), 21 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Transport & economy](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/transport-and-economy)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 21 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
- **Deadline:** 31 March 2027
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Women across the UK moving into technology jobs
- **When:** By March 2027
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/10000-young-people-to-get-foot-in-the-door-of-britains-tech-sector-as-work-placements-rolled-out-across-the-country (checked word for word at its source on 25 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 25 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-techfirst-women-300-2027

## Where it stands

The TechFirst Women's Programme offers mentoring, skills development and matching with live vacancies. The Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan, published the same day, says at least 300 women will be supported into paid roles in frontier technologies such as AI, cyber security and quantum. Neither gives a cost. The card moves when the government reports how many women on the programme are in paid roles.

## Timeline

- 21 October 2026, Promised: The government aims for 300 women on the TechFirst Women's Programme to secure paid roles of at least six months by March 2027
- 31 March 2027, Deadline (to come): 300 women in paid tech roles due by March 2027

## About the cost

No cost has been published.

## Sources

- [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade press release, 21 Oct 2026: 10,000 young people to get foot in the door of Britain's tech sector as work placements rolled out across the country](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/10000-young-people-to-get-foot-in-the-door-of-britains-tech-sector-as-work-placements-rolled-out-across-the-country)
- [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 21 Oct 2026: Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-and-technologies-jobs-plan/digital-and-technologies-jobs-plan)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 25 October 2026.

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