Contextual indicators Regional average Income Gr oup average Labour for ce par ticipation (2023) 64% Vulnerable employment (2022) 14% Share of youth not in employment, educat ion, or training (NEET)(2023) 13% Unemployment rate (2023) 3% Unemployment rate among workers w ith bas ic edu.(2023) 4% Unemployment rate among workers w ith advanced edu.(2023) 2%Secondar y Educat ion Atta inment(2023) 79% Tertiary Educat ion Atta inment (2023) 42% Ease of ﬁnd ing sk illed employees in local labour market(2024) 5 Fill vacanc ies by h iring for eign labour(2024) 5 Countr y investment in mid-car eer training(2022) 4 Jobs and Skills outlook 23% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n33% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change95% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities93% Global 88% AI exposure Share of organ izations runn ing AI pr ogrammes Trend outlook Macrotrends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident iﬁed th is trend as l ikely to dr ive transfor mation in the ir organ ization Economy Global Broaden ing d igital access64% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…57% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts56% 34% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …56% 41% Slower econom ic growth51% 42% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions48% 40%Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion47% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues43% 46% Growing work ing-age populat ions28% 24% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment26% 23% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy23% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions20% 17% Technology trends Technology trends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident ify the technology tr end as l ikely to dr ive bus iness transfor mation Economy Global AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…92% 86% Robots and autonomous systems62% 58% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution40% 41% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies33% 20% New mater ials and compos ites32% 30%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies24% 18% Quantum and encr yption23% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies15% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies10% 9% Jobs outlook Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organ izations surveyed, or dered by net r ole gr owth, and the ir net gr owth and structural chur n (per cent) Net growth Job Gr owth Job d isplacement Net Gr owth Global net gr owth 1.Net gr owth 2.Global net gr owth 3.Chur n NET GROWTH 1. 2. 3. Big Data Spec ialists 319 113320 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists151 82151 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 29 4129 Business Development Profess ionals14 1915 General and Operat ions Managers-4 49 Data Entr y Clerks -26 -2626Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Economy Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 80% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 73% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 65% Creative th inking 62% Motivation and self-awar eness 56%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 92% Networks and cybersecur ity 71% Technolog ical literacy 71% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 69% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 68%1 / 2 Economy Proﬁle United KingdomWorking Age Population (Millions) 47.5 INDICA TORS min max INDICA TORS min max -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 212