Research and analysis

Business data use and productivity study (wave 2)

This is the second wave of a multi-year study to better understand the relationship between data use and productivity in UK businesses and the wider economy.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 31 October 2025

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Business data use and productivity study (wave 2): technical report

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Business data use and productivity (wave 2): data tables

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The business data use and productivity study explores data use in individual UK businesses and at the economy-wide level, to better understand the data-related activities and attitudes towards data that promote higher productivity and growth.

The study is based on a longitudinal survey that asks businesses about the amount of money and time they invest in data assets, in addition to their data-related skills and activities.

Published 31 October 2025