Executives confident in their own digital abilities but not their employers’, survey says

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The majority of senior executives surveyed by a recruiter believe their employers are not investing enough in ensuring their companies keep up-to-date with digital advancements in their industries.

Sixty nine per cent of 400 senior managers surveyed by Executives Online voiced this concern, despite 83% saying they personally feel able to keep up with digital technology.

Unsurprisingly, executives in the telecommunications, IT and technology sectors are most likely to be confident about their own digital skills (92%), followed by business and professional services and retail, FMCG and food and drinks sectors.

Conversely, those in finance, financial services and banking are the least confident in their own skills (77%) and least likely to think that their companies are investing sufficiently in keeping up with advancements in digital technology (73%).

“Our research revealed that companies are extending their employee training and recruiting digital specialists to a similar degree to keep up with digital advancements in their industries,” Andrew Nicholas, director at Executives Online, said. “The investment in both training and recruitment is highest in the telecoms, IT and technology sector (48% and 38% respectively) and lowest overall in the industrial, manufacturing and construction industries (33% and 22% respectively).