Is pursuing computing / IT career a sensible career move in scotland?

M29 Ex military,Work in a trades environment looking to get off the tools and pursue a IT career with the idea of pursuing a specialisation ie cyber, software etc Is scotlands tech industry looking promising ?

Is a HNC at college doing computing a good start point And the COMPTIA certificates? Entry roles are hard to find I see.

All the talk of layoffs/ai always seem to be mentioned.