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DVLA's talent strategy creates a mid-level QA shortage
The DVLA's talent acquisition strategy increasingly relies on emphasising non-monetary benefits like Civil Service pensions and public service ethos to compensate for significant salary shortfalls for mid-level Test Engineers. This approach, while attractive to some, is drastically narrowing its potential talent pool and leading to intensified competitive pressure from remote-friendly private sector roles offering higher compensation. This creates a chronic shortage of QA automation engineers with market-rate skills within the agency.
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