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Scottish manufacturers use AI daily but 68% train nobody
Scottish Engineering survey data shows 72% of firms have staff using AI regularly, while two-thirds provide no formal training and only 5% have a strategy.
ILO puts 6.1% of young workers' jobs in AI's most exposed roles
Global youth unemployment reached 12.4% last year, and the UN labour agency now estimates 6.1% of jobs held by 15-to-29-year-olds sit in the roles most exposed to AI.
AI is splitting the UK jobs market by experience level
Indeed figures show senior and AI-linked software roles growing while manufacturing postings sit 58% below 2022, leaving new entrants squeezed.
London employers warn of a widening AI skills gap
BusinessLDN survey finds the share of employers saying their workforce has the skills they need fell from 63% to 50% in a year, as Khan accepts taskforce plan.
Staffordshire targets £2bn AI boost to county economy
Staffordshire County Council has set out plans for AI to add around £2bn to the county's economy by 2030 through SME support and skills programmes.
Reeves to launch City 'skills compact' for the AI era
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce a financial services skills compact committing City firms to retrain thousands of UK staff for AI, covering some 500,000 workers.
Clerical and high-tech jobs most exposed to AI, study finds
An Engineers Ireland study says clerical and high-tech workers are most at risk from AI, with about 110,000 Irish jobs vulnerable to automation.
UK workplace AI use doubles, but the gains cluster at the top
Google-backed research says UK workplace AI adoption has reached 73%, yet the career rewards concentrate among a 15% 'trailblazer' minority, exposing a widening skills gap.
Most UK firms use AI while calling it irrelevant — report
An HCR Law and CyNam study finds most businesses use AI daily despite 80% deeming it irrelevant, with only 11% of workers trained to use it safely.
Half of London firms report an AI-era skills gap
A survey of 2,043 London business leaders finds just 50% believe their workforce has the skills needed for the AI era, down from 63% a year earlier.
PwC barometer finds AI splitting jobs into two tracks
PwC's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer says AI is rewarding human judgement and lifting the AI-skills wage premium to 62%, even as headcount grows at AI-heavy firms.
UK firms embrace AI but managers lack skills, CMI warns
A Chartered Management Institute study of 1,000 UK managers finds only 5% report transformational AI gains, with most firms stuck in the pilot phase.
London leads UK AI adoption as the regional gap widens
DSIT data shows London firms adopt AI at 20% versus a 16% UK average, raising fears the productivity gains will concentrate in a capital already pulling ahead.
Labour unveils AI bootcamps to protect young workers
Liz Kendall has launched AI bootcamps, a £20m jobs alliance and tech training for 400,000 pupils, pledging to make AI 'work for workers' at London Tech Week.
Most UK workers feel overwhelmed by the pace of AI
Henley Business School research finds 61% of UK workers feel overwhelmed by AI's pace, even as adoption spreads and shadow AI use grows.
Nearly a fifth of UK students now using ChatGPT for careers advice
Prospects survey finds 18% of UK students and graduates have turned to ChatGPT or Copilot for careers guidance; 66% of 13–16 year olds say they would do the same.
EY says 74% of UK consumers use AI but trust still lags
An EY survey finds 74% of UK consumers used AI in the past six months, but only 14% are comfortable with fully autonomous agent-led AI systems.
