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How People Without Degrees Are Snagging Corporate Jobs in the U.K.

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How People Without Degrees Are Snagging Corporate Jobs in the U.K.

Bruce Devlin’s tech career is flourishing. He’s been promoted twice in the past four years, most recently to the role of senior quality engineer at 2i, a software testing company. Devlin, 26, has even built his own system outage monitoring tool, and is developing his own video game. In recognition of his talent and passion, he was named a “rising star” at the 2026 ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards. “I often introduce myself as a big nerd. I’ve always been super into tweaking and tinkering wit

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