More than two-thirds (68%) of UK business leaders believe employees with technology skills such as coding and cybersecurity are more valuable than those who understand traditional subjects such as math and science.

A poll of 502 Information Technology (IT) decision makers from different UK firms found that 53% did not think children were taught enough tech specialisms at school.

The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of tech jobs board CWJobs, also found three-quarters (73%) of employers felt tech education needed to happen at either primary or secondary school level.

"If the UK introduces students to tech at an early stage and highlights the diversity of the careers it can lead to, then we can equip them for the future," said Dominic Harvey, director at CWJobs, in the report released Tuesday.

"It will also help plug that much-publicized skills gap found in the tech sector currently," he added.