Research and analysis

AI adoption survey 2025

How UK businesses are adopting artificial intelligence (AI), what barriers they face, and what impacts AI is having across sectors.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 28 January 2026
• Last updated: 13 February 2026
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  1. 13 February 2026

     AI Adoption Research data tables added.

  2. 28 January 2026

     First published.

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AI adoption survey report 2025 (web version)

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AI adoption survey report 2025 (PDF version)

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AI adoption survey 2025 data tables

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Details

This report was setup to understand:

• the extent to which AI is being adopted and scaled within businesses now, as well as future plans
• to what extent enablers and barriers are influencing businesses’ decisions to adopt and scale AI in their businesses
• the self-reported impact AI adoption has on businesses on a range of metrics, such as revenue and productivity

It follows the launch of the AI opportunities action plan, the roadmap for government to capture the opportunities of AI to:

• enhance growth and productivity
• create tangible benefits for UK citizens