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Demand for AI skills is up 82% year-on-year, yet around half of organisations aren’t investing in upskilling. The gap isn’t awareness, it’s ownership. No one’s clearly accountable for fixing it.
It’s not just coding. It’s problem-solving, data literacy, ethics, judgement, and knowing where AI shouldn’t be used. Rushing in without clarity is FOMO, not strategy.
Adoption stalls when leadership stays hands-off. The organisations making progress have leaders who actively use AI, visibly experiment, and signal that learning (and mistakes) are allowed.
Around 50% of workers lack the basic tech skills needed to even start AI upskilling. Without intentional intervention, AI will advantage the “haves” and quietly leave the rest behind.
As AI absorbs entry-level tasks, organisations risk hollowing out the talent pipeline. The challenge isn’t just automation, it’s how tomorrow’s leaders gain experience if the first rung disappears.
As part of filming the latest Tech Flix documentary, we attended Leeds Digital careers fair and spoke to students to see how they really feel about AI and their job prospects. Hear what they had to say below.
We caught up with Crispin Read, CEO of The Coders Guild, while at Leeds Digital Festival to hear his take on the evolving AI skills gap. Crispin shared why he believes we have moved beyond a skills‑based economy and into a potential‑based economy, where a person’s ability to learn, adapt and grow is far more valuable than their existing technical expertise.
In his view, organisations must rethink how they hire, placing potential at the centre and recognising that developing skills is now an ongoing responsibility. Rather than waiting for fully formed candidates to arrive, Crispin challenges businesses to invest in people, build capability from within, and prepare their teams for a future where adaptability is the most important skill of all.
Watch the full conversation with Nicky Danino, Head of the School of Computing and Creative Industries at Leeds Trinity University and David Savage. Nicky helps us understand what the next generation need to thrive in an AI driven world and what this means for skills, education and the future workforce. Discover their whole discussion by clicking the button below.
