Demand roles in the market

In a recent report released focusing on the InsurTech UK Tech Market trends, it revealed a clear shift in the right direction across the UK insurance sector in 2025. While total insurance vacancies have fallen 17%, IT-related roles have risen 14% and now represent around 35 % of all openings.

The message is clear: insurers are scaling back traditional hiring but doubling down on digital capability, especially in data, analytics, and project delivery.

What’s driving the change?

Insurers are under pressure to modernise legacy systems, improve efficiency and harness data-driven approaches.

According to the report:

• Data engineering roles are up 27% and data analysis 23%.
• Project and programme management has surged by 48%, reflecting the move from planning to execution.
• London remains a major hub, but IT hiring is growing rapidly in other global regions, signalling decentralisation and new regional tech clusters.

In short, insurers are not shrinking, they’re rebalancing towards smart tech.

What exactly does this mean?

As a specialist partner to the insurance market, VIPR is well placed to thrive in this environment. The shift presents major opportunities but also challenges that demand clarity and focus.

Opportunities

1. Rising demand for data and digital expertise
   Insurers’ appetite for analytics, automation and system modernisation plays directly to our strengths at VIPR. From delegated data processes within the Delegated Authority space and analytics, VIPR is helping the market accelerate transformation data projects already in motion.
2. Legacy to digital transitions
   As internal teams stay the same or shrink, insurers will increasingly rely on experienced tech partners. VIPR’s blend of insurance domain knowledge and technical delivery expertise positions us to fill that gap.
3. Regional and remote flexibility
   With IT functions, globally, VIPR’s hybrid and distributed delivery model can support clients wherever their teams are based.

VIPR’s strategic focus

To make the most of these shifts, VIPR is doubling down on what insurers need most:

• Data & Analytics Solutions: Building data platforms, improving data quality, and enabling advanced insights.
• Transformation Delivery: Providing experienced project and business analysts to ensure outcomes, not just plans.
• Flexible engagement: Offering scalable services and outcome linked delivery to suit changing client requirements.

We also recognise that MGAs, brokers and insurers expect faster time to value than ever. VIPR’s agile, outcome driven approach ensures projects move quickly from design to delivery helping clients achieve their delegated data strategies with minimal disruption.

Looking Ahead

Technology roles are becoming the backbone of insurers future workforce, and clean, mapped and structured data is now the competitive differentiator and enabler of AI strategies.

At VIPR, we see this as validation of the path we’ve already been on, supporting MGAs, brokers and insurers through innovation, integration and insight. As the industry continues to rebalance towards tech, our mission remains simple; to help the insurance industry move faster and work smarter.