Research and analysis

AI skills for the UK workforce

This report analyses AI upskilling needs, barriers and opportunities across 10 growth sectors, and introduces tools to support employers and training providers.

• From: Skills England
• Published: 29 October 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Report overview

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Executive summary with introduction and next steps

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Sectoral overview

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Barriers to AI skills development

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AI skills tools package

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Annex A: Methodology

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Annex B: Use cases: How organisations can use the AI Skills Framework

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Employer AI adoption checklist

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Details

This report has been co-developed by Skills England, however, the opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Skills England.

The aims of this report are to:

• analyse artificial intelligence (AI) upskilling needs, barriers and opportunities in 10 key growth sectors
• identify common barriers to AI skills development that impact organisations of all sizes
• introduce a set of AI skills tools to help employers and training providers

Published 29 October 2025