Introduction According to the Barclays’ Q1 2026 Business Prosperity Index, UK businesses are increasing spending on cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and automation activities, with cyber, AI and cloud technology making up 44% of planned technology budgets over the next 12 months. Around 46% of companies are concerned that their rapid adoption of other technology areas for … Read more
Introduction According to a new survey from Make UK, The Manufacturers Organisation, only 2% of UK manufacturers state that AI has been widely embedded across their operations. Around 40% of manufacturers are only using AI in a few areas and 20% have not adopted any AI at all. It is believed that major productivity gains … Read more
Introduction According to recent analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), among the G7 countries the UK is ranked 6th in terms of investment from private businesses at a rate of 11.1% of GDP, with only Canada ranking lower in the group. For comparison, Japan sees businesses invest 18.2% of GDP and France … Read more
Introduction According to new research from Worldpay, UK SMEs are collectively investing 36% of their yearly revenue into new tools and technologies to help run their businesses, which amounts to an annual expenditure of over £1 trillion. Only 1% of all businesses surveyed in 2025 are not using any type of technology to run their … Read more
Introduction According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released in May 2025, business investment in the UK rose 5.9% quarter-on-quarter during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, recovering from a 1.9% decline in the previous quarter Q4 2024. The year on year increase of UK business investment when compared to Q1 … Read more