Customers of Sky (Sky TV and Sky Broadband) may be pleased to learn that the Comcast owned broadcaster and ISP intends to hire more engineering, customer support and TV content creator staff in 2020, which could see their headcount increase again by around 3,000 jobs (making for a total of over 30,000 employees).
Sky’s UK and Ireland division has already added 3,500 extra jobs during 2019 (example) and by the sound of it 2020 will be much the same. The company isn’t just aiming to add more support and engineering roles in 2020, but they’ll also need to staff the expansion of their Leeds technology campus and new studio complex in Elstree.
The plan for 2020 will see roughly 500 more customer service staff being added (probably at their main Leeds centre again), as well as 500 further engineers (mostly for Sky Q / Sky TV etc.) and another 2,000 are expected to work in their Elstree studio complex on the creation of new content etc.
Stephen van Rooyen, CEO of Sky UK & Ireland, said:
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve hired 3,500 new employees who have been developing new Sky products, producing hit shows and keeping our customers connected right across the UK. We’ll be hiring even more engineers and customer service teams right across the UK to keep up with customer demand.”
Data from Ofcom suggests that Sky typically receives some of the fewest consumer complaints of all the largest broadband, phone and pay TV providers in the UK. As such the addition of new staff to help cope with growth is a positive sign that they intend to retain that position (here).
On the other hand Sky, via Comcast, has long since stopped issuing a breakdown of their customer figures and so we don’t actually know how much their broadband base has grown or shrunk since 2018. On the broadband front the next big development is likely to be their addition of Openreach’s FTTP service, as well as possibly hopping into bed with some alternative full fibre providers. Meanwhile Sky Studios isn’t expected to open until 2022.
Sky should concentrate on not losing anymore sport content. Having lost champions league, Europa league and more recently the WWE wrestling all to BT and yet the sport package keeps going up every year.
Sorry do you mean WWE network app OR WWE on Sky Sports? I have Virgin Media and I recorded RAW on Monday and something else yesterday so it’s still on Virgin.
What about Spanish football on sati day and sun day to preimer sports
If they lose the Premier League Football? That will be Sky’s obituary ?
I seriously doubt it, people moaning about football being lost to BT in one breath and then complaining even when they pay billions for rights for Premier League. Sky is more than just football, it’s all round entertainment and I don’t even subscribe to sports channels. They know they would lose money to these”IPTV” suppliers so why bother.
I guess with other large companies with large wallets going after the sports rights Sky know they have to diversify more.
They have been dependent on sport for close to 30 years. Had to wean themselves off eventually and, slowly, have been. See Sky Atlantic.
Totally agree, spot on with that comment
Sky should focus on rolling out HDR having delayed its introduction until late 2020.
That’s hardly a major concern.
Maybe not for you!!
Can I get BT sport on sky for one match
Not yet
Sky’s model is looking increasingly dated, people have moved away from Linear TV, but Sky don’t seem to have grasped that. And their Sky Cinema is a poor showing at £10 a month for a so called Premier a day. My contract runs out in June and I won’t be renewing, I’ll be sending back my Sky Q box.
You’ve heard of NowTV, right?
TV is for old people.
Streaming platforms are the new kings.
@Mike
At least if you young ones are streaming you can temporary forget about your insecurities created by being on social media.
Between Freeview, Amazon and Netflix – which still works out cheaper than Sky – I have absolutely no need for it. Their strategy is outdated, along with their packages.
Well I must say Thankyou to sky , I’ve been with sky for over 20 years , They can’t do enough to help you on your issues , The tv sports film s are fine , believe me I would rather deal with sky tv , BT poor and no customer service , Big Thankyou to sky , I have sky q brilliant all u need is sky sky tv
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they have also bought ONFL/SeeTheLight that provides FTTP to new build homes.
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