Northern Ireland could soon be hailed as the UK’s ‘Silicon Valley’, with a staggering three quarters of its young residents expressing a desire to work in the tech industry.

This figure surpasses those from London (69%), the West Midlands (63%) and the North East (63%), according to a poll of 1,000 teenagers aged between 13 and 19.

The survey also revealed that 40% of these youngsters are proactively learning tech-based skills outside their formal education to stay competitive. However, a…