Technologist
Who you are
Based on your survey answers, your skills, personal values, preferred roles and what you value in an employer, you've fallen into the Technologist category!
- You're likely genuinely curious about how things work under the hood, and you treat new tools and technologies as an invitation to explore rather than a threat to keep up with. Innovation isn't just a buzzword to you. You actively want to be building with or using whatever's newest, especially where AI is involved.
- At university, you probably went beyond your core modules to teach yourself new tools, languages or platforms, often outside any formal coursework. You may have taken part in hackathons, coding challenges, or personal projects that let you build something real with the latest tech.
- Professionally, you expect AI and modern tools to be part of the job from day one, not an occasional training session tacked on later. You're drawn to employers genuinely adopting new technology into how they work, rather than talking about "digital transformation" without changing anything. You're likely to thrive in fast-moving, tech-forward environments where you're expected to keep learning.
Which type of technologist are you?
The Hype Builder
“Tech-fluent connectors love showing people what's possible. They're the ones who turn a demo into a room full of believers.”
Your best skills: Communication | Tech skills
Roles to consider: Business analyst | Consultant | Data analyst | IT support analyst | Technology consultant
The Prototype Wizard
“Equally at home designing and building. They prototype with AI tools rather than waiting for someone else to make the idea real.”
Your best skills: Creativity | Tech skills
Roles to consider: Graphic designer | Software developer | UX designer | Video game designer | Web designer
The Signal Finder
“Rigorous analysts with a genuine buzz for AI and emerging tech. They're the bridge between insight and innovation.”
Your best skills: Data science & analysis | Tech skills
Roles to consider: Aerospace engineer | Data analyst | Data Scientist | Engineering | Information technology | Machine learning engineer | Science | QA analyst
The Doer
“Restless builders who want to move fast, own outcomes, and use the newest tools to get there.”
Your best skills: Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Tech skills
Roles to consider: Defence IT | Information technology | Software developer | Software engineer | Systems developer | Test automation developer
The Ethical Disruptor
“Tech-curious but principle-led. They want newtools used in ways that are fair, transparent and good for people.”
Your best skills: Tech skills | Critical thinking
Roles to consider: Energy, natural resources & utilities | Environmental
More advice
Build a public record of what you've made, even a simple GitHub profile or a couple of documented side projects will do more to prove your skills than a list of tools on a CV.
Get advice from the experts to increase your employability
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Need more advice? Check out your university’s career service – they’ll have lots of resources to help you with your career plans!
Top employers
The rankings below give you an overview of the top 300 graduate employers in the UK, as voted for by students and graduates. Using the information we’ve provided for your career type, you can research the top student employers in your sectors/areas of interest.
