Capital gains | London workers are outpacing the rest of UK on AI skills

Workers in London are leading the charge on AI adoption as the jobs market in the capital shows signs of resurgence according to new analysis.

The data, from AI-powered employment platform Employment Hero’s latest global study, The AI Paradox at Work, also reveals a widening AI confidence gap across the UK.

London workers embracing AI

The study of over 3,500 UK employers and their employees conducted by Focaldata found that 53% of workers in London are using AI daily, compared to 36% of workers nationally. This falls to 34% in the North West and 31% in Yorkshire and the Humber. 

While over eight in ten (83%) London workers reported that AI tools have impacted their quality of work, compared with 73% nationally, 42% agreed they would struggle to do their job without AI. 

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The findings underline London’s importance to the government’s ambition of building a global AI hub, but also highlight a potential imbalance, with uneven AI adoption risking a widening skills and opportunity gap across regions.