34% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n32% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change89% 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 Industr y Global Broaden ing d igital access74% 60% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion45% 50% Slower econom ic growth45% 42% Increased focus on labour and social issues43% 46% Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…37% 47% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts36% 34%Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions35% 40% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …31% 41% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 26% 21% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions22% 17% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment21% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions20% 24% 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 Industr y Global AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…99% 86% Robots and autonomous systems48% 58% Quantum and encr yption41% 12% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies36% 20% Energy generat ion, storage and distribution28% 41%Satell ites and space technolog ies20% 9% New mater ials and compos ites12% 30% Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies12% 18% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies9% 11% 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. Softwar e and Appl ications Developers132 57138 AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists98 8298 Data Analysts and Sc ientists 42 4146 Data Eng ineers 32 3632 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-27 -1827 Data Entr y Clerks -30 -2630Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 83% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 70% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 66% AI and b ig data 66% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 59%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 97% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 78% Creative th inking 75% Networks and cybersecur ity 74% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 68% Workforce Strategy outlook Key components of your workforce strategy by 2030 % surveyed organ izations select ing the macr otrend to dr ive workfor ce transfor mation Industr y Global INDUSTR YGLOBAL Upskill your workfor ce 92% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 86% 70% Accelerate the automat ion of pr ocesses and tasks 76% 73%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 38 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203027 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role23 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed12 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Information and Technology services -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 260