UK IT Industry Awards finalists 2023
Congratulations and thanks for showcasing our vibrant industry.
Finalists by category
From over 280 entries our successful finalists have been invited to attend our virtual judging days.
Personal Excellence
Apprentice of the Year
- Aadam Ali - HM Revenue & Customs
- Charlie Allen - Amazon
- Rabiya Aurfan - PepTalks
- Matthew Carter - Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL)
- Danny Jackson - Hargreaves Lansdown
- Rose Kanyama - Maersk
- Jamie Kavanagh - Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Iulia Olaru - IBM
- Matthew Shufflebotham - KPMG
- Amelia Stone - Morgan Stanley
Business Analyst of the Year
- Lokesh Banjaria - Cognizant Worldwide
- Georgina Bella Tabernero - KPMG
- Kalpesh Chavda - Markel International
- Shamaila Jawaid - Bank of England
- Yamini Kumar - Network Rail
- Sean McCabe - Financial Conduct Authority
- Srikanth Pullikanti - Bank of England
- Alexander Scott - Shared Services Connected
- Souptik Som - Cognizant Worldwide
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader of the Year
- Karen Byer - PA Consulting
- Imran Mirza - Bank of England
- Steve Westgarth - Haleon
Engineer of the Year
- Pete Houghton - St. James’s Place
- Chloe McAree - Hamilton Robson
- Mohammad Shalchi - Haleon
Inspirational Individual of the Year
- Steph Burgoyne - IBM UK
- Lily Glasson - esynergy
- Rhian Hamer - Digital Health and Care Wales
- Clara Sanchez - North Highland
Mentor of the Year
- Asad Ali-Khan - KPMG
- Jane Gough - QBE
- Sarah Smith - Astro Technology Group
Rising Star of the Year
- Jake Bowles - Expert Thinking (Consulting)
- Mike Brouwer - North Highland
- Shannon Burgess - SSCL
- Versha Choudhary - Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Lucille Harvey - Triad Group
- Jessica Howe - St. James’s Place
- Graham Hurlston - Roq
- Sarah Nadwick - Turnkey Consulting
- Dominic Paxton - NECS
- Kishan Raguras - PA Consulting
Security Professional of the Year
- Leah Claireaux - BT
- Kirsty Dalby - UNIT4 Business Software
- Joshua Lewis - Vitality
- Steven Pritchard - PA Consulting
IT Leader of the Year
- Steve Capper - AtkinsRéalis
- Andy Garrett - Lookers
- Jagpal Jheeta - Financial Conduct Authority
- Amy Landucci - Haleon
- Philippa Manley - Home Office
- Cdr Lee Packer - Data and Navy Applications (DNA)
- Mark Robinson - Ricoh Europe
Organisational Excellence
Best place to work
- Dunelm
- esynergy
- GBG
- Intercity Technology
- Roq
- Sharp UK
- AtkinsRéalis
- UST
- Wise
- Zaizi
Development Team of the Year
- Ardonagh Group
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Greggs
- John Lewis Partnership
- KPMG
- National Grid
- Open GI
- Vitality
- Vodafone UK
- Origami in partnership with Zenitech
Project Team of the Year
- Department for Work & Pensions
- Haleon
- HM Revenue & Customs
- IBM Consulting
- Intercity Technology
- L&Q
- Social Security Scotland in partnership with IBM
- St. James’s Place
- Virgin Media O2 in partnership with NTT DATA UK
Services Company of the Year
- Audacia
- ConnectWise
- Integrity360
- Itransition
- Logicata
- Mother Technologies
- nFocus Testing
- Sharp UK
- Torry Harris Integration Solutions
- Vention
Team of the Year
- Betsi Cadwalader Health Board
- BT Group
- Greggs
- Lookers
- Lumanity
- Markel International
- QBE
- Rider Levett Bucknall
- Sovereign Housing Association
- Tata Consultancy Services and The Co-operative Group UK
Special award - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Atlas Rosetta
- HSBC UK
- IBM UK
- National Grid
- Peregrine
- QBE
- AtkinsRéalis
- XRAI Glass
Special award - Sustainability
- KOcycle
- OVHcloud
Project Excellence
Artificial Intelligence Project of the Year
- Answer Digital
- IBM UK
- Jean Edwards Consulting
- John Lewis Partnership
- Marston Holdings
- Netacea
- OpenDialog AI and The Cyber Helpline
- QBE
- Sovereign Housing Association
- St. James’s Place
Charity (Third Sector) Project of the Year
- Academy Achievers
- BlueSkyCitadel
- Clúid
- LEO Computers Society supported by Cambridge Centre for Computing History
- Plant Heritage
- Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL)
- What Can You Do (Earth) CIC
Data Project of the Year
- Achieve Intelligence & GSK
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Haleon Digital and Tech Data Team
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HSBC Wholesale
- National Grid
- AtkinsRéalis
- Sovereign Housing Association
- Transform UK with the Department for Education
- Vodafone Business Technology
Digital Transformation Project of the Year
- Evelyn Partners
- Fujitsu
- Greggs
- His Majesty’s Passport Office
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Nationwide Building Society in partnership with TCS
- NatWest Group
- NECS
- Triad Group with Ministry of Justice HM Prison and Probation Service
- Vodafone UK in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services
Financial Services Project of the Year
- Deutsche Bank
- GFT
- HSBC Wholesale
- Lloyds Banking Group
- St. James’s Place
- Vitality
Healthcare Sector Project of the Year
- BJSS and Care Fertility
- C2-Ai
- Covenco
- Digital Health and Care Wales and Kainos
- Dr Doctor and Royal Papworth Hospital
- Haleon
Public Sector Project of the Year
- BJSS and DVSA
- Cognizant & Network Rail
- Department for Work & Pensions
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HM Revenue & Customs - Enterprise Security Programme
- Welsh Government and Kainos
Technology Refresh Project of the Year
- Dunelm
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Full Clarity
- His Majesty’s Passport Office
- Lebara
- St. James’s Place
- Tata Consultancy Services in partnership with Nationwide Building Society
- University of Huddersfield
- Vodafone and Tata Consultancy Services
- Vodafone UK - Project Jaguar
User Experience (UX) Project of the Year
- Intellias and Travis Perkins
- Newark and Sherwood District Council
- Triad Group and Department for Transport
Technology Excellence
Accessible Technology Innovation of the Year
- Hamilton Robson
- XRAI Glass
AI Innovation of the Year
- Bridgeworks
- Content Guru
- QiO Technologies
- Rolls-Royce
- SeeChange Technologies
- Sovereign Housing Association
- TurinTech
Cloud Innovation of the Year
- Discover Financial Services
- HSBC
- IRIS Software Group
- KPMG
- Omada
- SoftIron
Emerging Technology of the Year
- Aim (Data Solutions)
- Financial Conduct Authority
- IBM
- MDRx
- OpenDialog AI
- RKVST
- Synthesized
- WordUp App
- XRAI Glass
Green Technology Innovation of the Year
- GoCodeGreen
- QBE
- QiO Technologies
Infrastructure Innovation of the Year
- Discover Financial Services
- RtBrick
- NinetyOne and UST
Innovation of the Year
- Cognizant & Network Rail
- ICE InsureTech
- Stagecoach
- Trustmarque
- University of Huddersfield
- Vodafone Business Technology
Security Innovation of the Year
- British Telecomm Ireland Innovation Centre (BTIIC)
- CyberSmart
- Egress
- HashiCorp
- HM Revenue & Customs
- KnowBe4
- KPMG Cyber Risk Insights
- NormCyber
- SenseOn
- Sophos
Vendor of the Year
Vendor of the Year
- Future Processing S.A
- Mitel
- The Access Group
