NEWS & REPORTS · EDITORIAL BRIEF
AI Skills for Life and Work: Labour market and skills projections
Derek Bosworth; Jeisson Cárdenas-Rubio
DSIT / DCMS · 28 January 2026
The finding or development
Explores potential demand for people developing, applying and using AI across occupations.
What supports it
Adapts a Working Futures technology scenario using patent and vacancy data.
Reviewed: HTML executive summary, methodological discussion and conclusions.
Why it matters for design
Compare the scenario assumptions with your intended sector.
Read with this in mind
The AI adjustment models additional demand without investigating displacement of other occupations. It is neither a net-employment forecast nor UX-specific. Findings are the researchers’ views, not government policy.
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