All the winners of the UK IT Industry Awards 2024 – in pictures

These smiling faces are their own reward

The winners at the UK IT Awards are the best of the best – those who have stood out in a standout industry.

We’ve already published the winners list, and a set of photos from the night, but this time we’re solely focused on those who impressed our judges so much with their innovation and hard work that they deserved to be named the winner.

We’ve split this article up into sections so you can navigate quickly and easily. Click the links below to reach the relevant page:

Let’s get started!

Organisational Excellence Awards

These categories cover everything to do with companies – how good they are to work for, their corporate social responsibility and DEI commitments, and their teams. Plus, the prestigious Vendor of the Year category.

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Aviva’s IT support department won Best Place to Work, with judges noting the team's ability to attract, nurture, and develop diverse talent
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AXA UK & Ireland won the Corporate Social Responsibility Award, with moves that “significantly advance the green IT agenda”
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A well-deserved win for Development Team of the Year went to HM Passport Office, which transformed an offline service to a digitised one in a security-critical environment
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Imran Mirza from the Bank of England was named winner of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, working to help people experience, appreciate and adapt their practices to support colleagues
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Whitbread won Project Team of the Year, achieving a migration rate “ten times faster than any other related project"
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Our Services Company of the Year was Infinity Group, sitting at the cutting edge of Microsoft stack development
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The Technology Transformation Group won Team of the Year, whose strong commitment to social responsibility led to the creation of “a unique, unmatched platform for the charity sector”
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Esri UK, with its strong focus on making the UK a leading global player in geospatial technology, won Vendor of the Year

Project Excellence Awards

This is all about the use of technology. Whether it’s AI, data, or something sector-specific, this is where it lives.

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Lloyds Banking Group won Artificial Intelligence Project of the Year, using AI to deliver massive efficiency benefits
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Charity (Third Sector) Project of the Year went to South West Grid for Learning, which had made innovative use of technology
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Janes was unanimously voted winner of Data Project of the Year, with extensive use of AI and ML
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Defence, Security or Law Enforcement Project of the Year went to Node4, called out specifically for their approach to project management and emphasis on partnership
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For their digital transformation and adoption of automation, UK Power Networks won Digital Transformation Project of the Year.
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Bringing together business, operations, and technology teams, KPMG and Skipton Building Society won Financial Services Project of the Year
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Healthcare Sector Project of the Year went to Apadmi and NHS Blood & Transplant. Judges were impressed with how much the project improved usability, efficiency and most importantly outcomes for families and patients
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HM Passport Office won a second award with Public Sector Project of the Year, addressing a well-publicised issue with a highly automated digital workflow
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Finally, the last Project Excellence award - Technology Refresh Project of the Year - went to Openreach Technology, for a project helping to speed the rollout of UK fibre connectivity

Technology Excellence Awards

This set of categories is all about the technology that makes everything else happen. Stalwarts like cloud and cybersecurity are here, as well as newer technologies like AI and tools designed to enhance accessibility and sustainability.

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Geeks Ltd won Artificial Intelligence Innovation of the Year, focusing on strategy, design and engineering using AI-powered digital transformation
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Couchbase, which is revolutionising how enterprises deploy and manage modern AI-powered applications, took Cloud Innovation of the Year
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Black Space Technology won Emerging Technology of the Year, with a development judges said “has the potential to innovate the first responders’ emergency and military services forever”
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Security Innovation of the Year went to Glasswall, for its innovative and market leading approach to file-based security
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Openreach Technology took home Sustainable Innovation of the Year, with a project driving sustainability on two levels
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IRIS Software Group, whose team went above and beyond to make the product a success, won Technology Innovation of the Year

Personal Excellence Awards

These categories are all about the people without whom the tech sector would not exist. Apprentices, engineers, analysts and everyone else – plus the biggest prize of the night: IT Leader of the Year.

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Bolu Olawaye from Howden took Apprentice of the Year, with “a commitment to thinking differently and exceeding customer expectations.”
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Business Analyst of the Year went to Emma Haslam from Deloitte, whose passion and energy for innovation left an impression on the judges
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Deloitte was on a roll, with Pete Cornish winning Engineer of the Year, highlighting his commitment as a contributor to open source and to better practice
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Professor Victor Chang from Aston University was named our Inspirational Individual of the Year for his dedication to excellence and forward-thinking approach
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The Rising Star of the Year was Grace Jansen from IBM, who has already helped tens of thousands of developers worldwide
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Connor Morley from Glasswall was named Security Professional of the Year, with contributions that have significantly advanced the field
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And finally, the hard-fought IT Leader of the Year category went to Gemma Hyde from the Crown Prosecution Service, who has created an environment where challenges are welcomed to achieve the best results