About this programme
Is coding dead? In Britain, software developer job adverts on Indeed are about 40% below where they were before the pandemic. Yet more than half of UK businesses say they're short of basic cyber skills. So which tech jobs can AI not replace, and is a tech career still worth it in 2026?
🔴 LIVE with Mark Pinchen, cybersecurity and IT mentor with 35+ years in IT, who helps apprentices get their first job in cybersecurity.
Sunday 25 October 2026 5:00 PM UK | 10:00 PM Pakistan | 1:00 PM New York (UK clocks go back that morning.) Tap "Notify me" for a reminder: https://youtube.com/live/u9Apa6SjgNg
In this live conversation: • Is coding dead in 2026? A straight answer • What is AI really doing to entry-level and graduate tech jobs? • The tech jobs AI can't replace, and the ones already in trouble • Will AI replace cybersecurity jobs? • Should my child study computer science? • Degree, apprenticeship or certificates: the smartest way into tech • Is it too late to get into tech at 40? • How to get into cybersecurity without a degree • If AI does the junior work, who trains the senior enginee…
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