HMRC has almost tripled its yearly spend on data analyst and data scientist roles over the past five years, according to official figures.The data, retrieved via the Freedom of Information Act ...

That means over the timeframe measured, HMRC increased the headcount of its data scientist and data analyst team by 39%, while HMRC’s data payroll jumped by 55%. An HMRC spokesperson said ...

And on HMRC's data engineering and data science profession - something that the government has prioritised in recent years in building up - East said: What I would draw out is that the establishment ...

Taxpayers' personal data could be shared with private firms under plans drawn up by Revenue & Customs (HMRC). If given the go-ahead it would allow HMRC to release anonymous tax data to third ...