UK's Top Tech Entrepreneurs Celebrated at the 2026 Enterprise Awards

Discover the winners of the 2026 Enterprise Awards as the UK's leading technology entrepreneurs and founder-friendly investors are recognised for driving innovation and business growth.

Britain's thriving technology sector took centre stage in the City of London this week as some of the country's most innovative entrepreneurs and investors were recognised at the 2026 Enterprise Awards.

Held at the prestigious Drapers' Hall on 1 July, the awards celebrated the founders, business leaders and investors helping to shape the next generation of high-growth UK technology companies. Now in its 14th year, the Enterprise Awards has become an important fixture in the UK's innovation calendar, highlighting businesses that are solving real-world problems through technology, creativity and entrepreneurship.

Since the awards were launched, almost 120 entrepreneurs have been recognised. Collectively, their businesses now generate more than $3.1 billion in annual revenue while employing around 18,000 people worldwide, demonstrating the significant impact that British innovation continues to have on the global economy.

The evening was opened by Enterprise Awards founder John O'Connell, Executive Chair of ScaleUp Group, alongside Tola Sargeant, Chair of the Judging Panel and CEO of Archives of IT, and Paddy McGwire, Senior Partner at Silverpeak. Entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders gathered to celebrate the individuals and organisations driving the UK's technology ecosystem forward.

This year's winners reflected the breadth of innovation taking place across the country.

Laura Earnshaw of myHappymind was named Social Enterprise Entrepreneur, recognising the company's work supporting children's mental wellbeing. Helen Murphy of Opply received the Applied AI Entrepreneur award, highlighting the growing importance of artificial intelligence in solving business challenges. Sean Williams of AutogenAI won Scale-Up Entrepreneur, while Thomas Garnett and Vlad Galu of Refute secured the Emerging Entrepreneur title. 

Stephanie Eltz of Doctify was recognised as Developing Entrepreneur, and Michelle He of Abound received the prestigious Enterprise Entrepreneur award.

One of the biggest additions for 2026 was the introduction of the Founder Friendly Funds recognition. Eighteen investment funds were honoured for backing ambitious UK technology businesses, collectively making almost 400 investments worth around $600 million during 2025, covering everything from Seed funding through to Series B investment.

Tola Sargeant praised the exceptional standard of entries, saying this year's winners demonstrated commercial success alongside innovation, leadership and a commitment to creating lasting impact.

John O'Connell added that both the entrepreneurs and the newly recognised investment funds represent the people and organisations helping to shape the future of UK technology by supporting ambitious founders over the long term.

At a time when the UK continues to compete on the global technology stage, the Enterprise Awards offer a timely reminder that great ideas, backed by visionary founders and supportive investors, remain one of the country's greatest strengths.

https://www.enterprise-awards.co.uk

Bad Data Could Be Costing Tower Operators Millions, New Report Warns

New research from PowerX Technology reveals widespread telemetry data issues across telecom tower networks, highlighting the importance of data integrity before AI deployment.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly important across telecoms infrastructure, a new report from PowerX Technology suggests that many tower operators may have a more fundamental problem to solve first: their data.

The AI optimisation specialist has published a new white paper revealing widespread telemetry data integrity issues across telecom tower networks, highlighting how inaccurate sensor readings and unreliable monitoring systems could be masking significant operational inefficiencies.

The report, Data Crisis in the Tower Industry: Why Operational AI and Data Integrity Now Define Competitive Advantage in Tower Networks, analysed nearly 20 million telemetry records collected from hundreds of live tower sites across Africa over a six-month period.

The findings paint a concerning picture.

According to PowerX, 80% of sites recorded telemetry readings above expected operating ranges, while 70% showed inconsistent or erratic fuel sensor behaviour. Over a third of sites with grid connections were still relying heavily on generators because power could not be drawn effectively from the grid.

Perhaps most strikingly, two in ten sites showed unexplained fuel losses averaging more than 140 litres per site every month.

Rather than pointing the finger at operational teams, PowerX argues that the issue lies with the quality of the data itself.

“This is not a competence problem, it’s a visibility problem,” Justin Head, co-founder and Executive Vice Chairman of PowerX told That's Technology.

“The data is broken, not the teams. Our job is to fix the data and give operators the clarity they've been missing.”

The company believes many operators are making critical decisions using incomplete or misleading information because telemetry systems have drifted, sensors are behaving unpredictably, and data pipelines were never designed to meet the demands of modern AI-driven operations.

The good news is operators do not need to wait for a full AI rollout to see improvements.

PowerX says that simply improving data quality can deliver immediate operational and financial benefits. Correcting telemetry errors can help identify fuel losses, detect misconfigured hybrid power systems, and uncover avoidable solar energy inefficiencies.

Looking ahead, the report warns that AI systems are only as good as the data feeding them. Poor-quality data can lead to poor-quality decisions, with errors amplified at scale.

For telecom tower operators investing in predictive maintenance, energy optimisation and automated monitoring, establishing trustworthy data foundations today could become a major competitive advantage tomorrow.

The full white paper is available from PowerX Technology here:- http://www.powerx.ai

AI Is Shrinking Cyber Attack Windows. Can Your Security Team Keep Up?

Horizon3.ai launches Rapid Response to help organisations identify genuine cyber risks as AI-driven attacks reduce vulnerability exploit windows to less than 24 hours.

The race between cybercriminals and security teams is accelerating, and artificial intelligence is changing the rules faster than ever before.

Security specialist Horizon3.ai has unveiled a new capability called Rapid Response, designed to help organisations identify and prioritise genuine security risks as AI dramatically reduces the time between a vulnerability being discovered and attackers exploiting it.

For years, cybersecurity teams have battled an overwhelming stream of vulnerability reports, security advisories and threat intelligence alerts. The challenge has never been finding vulnerabilities. The challenge has been figuring out which ones actually matter.

Thousands of new vulnerabilities are disclosed every year, but only a small percentage are actively exploited by attackers. Yet security teams are often forced to treat every alert as urgent, creating a flood of noise that can distract from the threats that pose the greatest business risk.

According to Horizon3.ai, analysis from more than 250,000 NodeZero security assessments shows that exploitability is the key factor. A vulnerability that can be exploited today presents a far greater risk than one that simply exists on paper.

That distinction is becoming increasingly important as AI-powered tools enable attackers to discover weaknesses and develop exploits at unprecedented speed. Security experts warn that exploit windows are now shrinking to less than 24 hours in some cases, leaving organisations with very little time to react.

Rapid Response aims to tackle that problem by combining emerging threat intelligence, exposure validation and automated testing. Rather than forcing security teams to investigate every headline vulnerability, the platform helps determine whether an organisation is genuinely exposed, which systems are affected and what actions should be prioritised first.

The company’s Attack Team continuously evaluates newly disclosed vulnerabilities based on factors such as attacker interest, ease of exploitation and the popularity of affected technologies. When a high-risk vulnerability emerges, production-safe validation tests can often be developed within hours.

The result is a more focused approach to vulnerability management. Security teams can quickly identify exploitable assets, verify whether mitigations have worked, track remediation progress and demonstrate measurable risk reduction to leadership teams.

As AI continues to transform both offensive and defensive cybersecurity, the days of spending weeks assessing every new vulnerability may be coming to an end.

The message from Horizon3.ai is clear: in an era where attackers can move in hours, organisations need to focus on what can actually be exploited, not simply what appears on a vulnerability list.

https://horizon3.ai/intelligence/blogs/exploit-window-shrinking-rapid-response

Best Image-to-Video AI Generators in 2026: Tested and Ranked

The AI video race is heating up fast, and in 2026, turning a static image into a slick cinematic clip is no longer futuristic wizardry. 

It is rapidly becoming an everyday tool for creators, marketers, ecommerce brands and social media teams trying to produce eye-catching video content at speed.

But while dozens of platforms now promise “Hollywood-quality AI video”, the reality is that not all image-to-video generators are built for the same job.

Some focus on cinematic motion and dramatic camera effects. Others prioritise realism, consistency or rapid content production for social platforms. And increasingly, creators are discovering that choosing the right tool depends less on hype, and more on workflow.

One of the biggest names gaining traction is Magic Hour, which positions itself as an all-in-one AI video and image platform. The appeal is clear for busy creators and marketing teams: fast generation, multiple export formats, built-in editing tools and even free daily access.

Rather than specialising in a single cinematic niche, Magic Hour focuses on scalable production. Users can quickly generate vertical TikTok clips, square Instagram videos or widescreen promo footage from the same source image without constantly switching apps.

The platform also integrates several major AI models including Veo, Kling and Seedance, giving users flexibility depending on the style of output they need.

Meanwhile, Kling AI continues to attract creators looking for dramatic cinematic movement from a single still image. Its strengths lie in camera motion, environmental animation and scene continuity — making it particularly attractive for music visuals, teaser trailers and stylised advertising campaigns.

For creators chasing narrative storytelling, Higgsfield AI has emerged as another serious contender. The platform focuses heavily on smooth transitions and cohesive visual sequences, helping transform static concept art and photography into short cinematic scenes.

Then there is Google Veo, which has rapidly become associated with high-end realism. Veo’s detailed lighting simulation and texture rendering make it especially attractive for premium product showcases and luxury brand campaigns where realism matters.

The biggest lesson from 2026’s AI video boom? Showcase demos rarely tell the full story.

Experienced creators increasingly recommend running identical tests across platforms using the same high-resolution image and prompt. Motion quality, lighting consistency, export speed and regeneration reliability often matter far more than a single polished promotional clip.

And with AI video tools evolving almost monthly, today’s “best” platform may look very different six months from now.

One thing is certain though: the era of static online content is fading quickly, and AI-generated motion is becoming the new digital battleground for brands, creators and businesses alike.

https://magichour.ai

ChatGPT Is Changing How Fans Discover Concerts and Football Matches

The rise of conversational AI is beginning to reshape one of the internet’s most familiar behaviors: search.

For years, discovering live events online has depended on structured interfaces built around filters, categories, and endless scrolling. 

And trying to avoid "sponsored" search returns that have zero relevance to the live event you are searching for! 

Whether users were searching for football matches, concerts, or major tournaments, they were expected to manually refine their intent step by step.

That model is now starting to evolve.

As conversational platforms become more widely adopted, users are increasingly interacting with services by simply asking for what they want rather than navigating traditional search systems.

One example of this shift is Seatpin, which recently launched its app inside ChatGPT.

The app allows users to discover live events conversationally through prompts such as:

“Find me football matches in Madrid this month”

“Show me concerts in London this weekend”

“Find ticket listings for the 2026 World Cup”

Instead of restarting searches or manually changing filters, users can continue refining results naturally through follow up prompts like “show cheaper options” or “find seats with the best atmosphere.”

The interaction reflects a broader transition happening across digital marketplaces, where conversational AI is increasingly becoming an interface layer between users and services.

This shift may be particularly significant for live events, where preferences are often subjective and difficult to capture through conventional filtering systems. Requests like “great atmosphere,” “best experience under €100,” or “good weekend concert” involve context that conversational systems can interpret more flexibly.

Seatpin’s ChatGPT integration connects users with live event marketplace listings, allowing them to explore current ticket availability and pricing through a conversational flow.

The company is part of a growing group of startups experimenting with how AI can move marketplaces away from static search experiences and toward more adaptive interaction models.

As conversational interfaces continue evolving, ticketing and live event discovery could become one of the clearest examples of how AI changes the way consumers navigate online platforms.

https://www.seatpin.com

Innomotics Accelerates Electrification and Efficiency in Next‑Generation Data Centres

Innomotics, a globally leading supplier of electric motors and large drive systems, is strengthening its role as a strategic partner for the rapidly growing data centre industry.

As AI and high-performance computing drive unprecedented increases in power density, cooling demand, and energy consumption, Innomotics is expanding its portfolio of high-efficiency motors, medium-voltage drives, and generator systems tailored for mission-critical data centre environments.

The global data center market is entering a major investment cycle, with spending expected to reach up to USD 3 trillion by 2030. Electricity demand is projected to grow from ~415 TWh in 2024 to nearly 945 TWh by 2030, while AI racks already require 40–100 kW per rack, with next‑generation systems exceeding 130 kW. 

Cooling alone accounts for up to 40% of total energy consumption, and approximately 55% of all energy entering a data center is ultimately dissipated as heat, highlighting the need for highly efficient infrastructure solutions.

Innomotics provides a comprehensive portfolio of high- and low-voltage motors, medium-voltage drives, and high-voltage generators that ensure reliable and efficient operation of cooling systems, power generation, UPS, and safety infrastructure. Designed for continuous operation, these systems enable precise load control, high energy efficiency, and maximum availability in demanding environments.

High-efficiency motors and variable-speed drives reduce operating costs, improve energy efficiency, and enhance system reliability. At the same time, low harmonic distortion and high power quality protect sensitive equipment, while robust, long-life components ensure continuous 24/7 operation.

Michael Reichle, CEO of Innomotics, highlights the company’s strategic vision with That's Technology. “Data centres are becoming the backbone of the global digital economy and their infrastructure must be engineered with the same rigor as high‑performance industrial plants. 

"Our vision is to be the leading partner for reliable and efficient data center infrastructure, enabling operators to secure uptime in an increasingly complex and high‑density environment.”

He continues, “Operators face the challenge of balancing availability, scalability, and sustainability. With our high‑efficiency motors, drives, and generator systems, we help customers reduce energy consumption, improve power quality, and ensure the reliability required for 24/7 operation. This is how we support the next wave of AI‑driven growth.”

For more information, visit

https://www.innomotics.com/hub/en/applications/data-center

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Best-in-class sales and operational efficiency, with over 5,200 organisations worldwide relying on NodeZero

Horizon3.ai, the AI-native proactive security leader, today announced strong FY2026 growth, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) increasing 102% year over year. This momentum is driven by rapid enterprise and MSSP adoption, as organisations turn to NodeZero to identify and eliminate exploitable attack paths in production environments.

In excess of 5,200 organisations globally, from Fortune 10 enterprises to local school districts, hospitals, manufacturers, financial institutions, defence contractors, and government agencies, rely on NodeZero to continuously validate and harden their defences in production environments.

Key business and operational metrics include:

● 125% Net Dollar Retention, reflecting expansion from pentesting into broader exposure management use cases

● 94% Gross Dollar Retention, demonstrating strong customer retention and increasing testing frequency

● 32% of Q4 bookings originated by channel partners

Approximately 70% of customers are serviced through Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), one of the company’s fastest-growing segments. MSSPs are using NodeZero to deliver continuous validation services while expanding into higher-value offerings such as remediation, threat hunting, SOC optimisation, and advisory services.

“MSSPs play a critical role, especially in international markets where local relationships and trust matter,” Snehal Antani, CEO and Co-Founder of Horizon3.ai told That's Texchnology.

“They allow us to scale globally while enabling partners to build high-margin service offerings on top of NodeZero.”

“Vulnerability prioritisation has never been more critical,” Snehal continued. “AI is accelerating vulnerability research, and defenders are overwhelmed deciding what not to fix. Pentesting remains the most effective way to identify what is actually exploitable and focus remediation on what matters.”

“Cybersecurity is currently vital, driven both by the rapid advancement of AI and a more unstable geopolitical landscape,” Dan Bird MBE, Field Chief Technology Officer for EMEA at Horizon3.ai added. “Organisations are right to take every possible step to protect their IT environments and critical business services. But the key is focusing on what can actually be exploited, and where teams need to act first.”

Horizon3.ai

Teneo Eliminates Core Conversational Design Pain Points with New Real-Time Voice Testing

New technology directly addresses the three critical challenges that cause 95% of enterprise voice AI projects to fail: unpredictable user expectations, cognitive load management and optimising natural conversation flow

Teneo, a global leader in enterprise Agentic AI, today announced a breakthrough platform that directly solves the most persistent pain points plaguing conversational AI worldwide. 

The real-time voice AI development and testing platform addresses the three fundamental challenges that contribute to the 95% failure rate of enterprise voice AI implementations: managing unpredictable user expectations, optimizing cognitive load and natural conversation.

The Hidden Crisis in Conversational Design

Conversational designers face an impossible challenge: creating voice experiences based on assumptions about how users will speak, only to discover that real conversations bear little resemblance to their carefully crafted dialogue flows.

Before LLMs, conversation design was like laying train tracks. The path had to be fixed, and if the user stepped off it, the system broke. Today it feels more like urban planning. You do not build every road yourself. Instead, you define the speed limits, set the destination, and mark the places the system should avoid.

"Every conversational designer knows the pain of spending months perfecting dialogue flows, only to watch them crumble when exposed to real user behavior," Per Ottosson, CEO of Teneo, told That's Technology.

"Users don't speak perfect sentences. They interrupt, rephrase, use incomplete thoughts, and bring contextual assumptions many design tools simply can't anticipate. Our platform gives designers the ability to hear and optimise how people actually talk, in real time."

Solving the Three Core Pain Points of Conversational Design

Teneo AI directly addresses the challenges that have plagued conversational designers since the inception of voice interfaces:

Pain Point #1: Unpredictable User Expectations

Traditional conversational design relies on training data based on "proper" speech patterns, but real users speak with incomplete sentences, omit subjects, rephrase mid-conversation, and assume contextual information. Teneo's native testing capabilities enable designers to hear actual speech patterns immediately, allowing them to optimize how people really communicate rather than how they theoretically should communicate.

Pain Point #2: Cognitive Load Management

Unlike text interfaces that users can review and navigate, voice interactions must be processed sequentially in real-time, creating significant cognitive burden. Designers struggle to balance information density with comprehension, often discovering their carefully structured responses overwhelm users in practice. Teneo AI allows designers to test and refine information architecture while hearing the actual cognitive impact on users.

Pain Point #3: Natural conversation flow

Creating natural-sounding conversations requires precise control of pauses, emphasis, volume, and rhythm, elements that are impossible to evaluate without hearing the actual output. Traditional design tools provide no way to test human-like speech patterns until full deployment, leading to robotic, unnatural interactions that damage user experience.

Measurable Impact on Design Effectiveness

Organizations using Teneo's Agentic AI platform report dramatic improvements in voice AI performance. This includes but is not limited to:

Intent Recognition Accuracy: Improved from an industry average to consistently above 99% through proprietary technology.

Time to Deploy: Reduced dramatically through native testing and streamlined deployment, eliminating the need for multiple production stages.

Design Iteration Speed: Reduced from deployment cycles measured in weeks to deployment cycles in hours and minutes.

Teneo AI is available now for new and existing customers. Teneo.ai provides deployment support, ROI modeling and migration assistance to help enterprises launch quickly and scale safely.

https://www.teneo.ai

PlanetWEST Unveils MIDAC G2: The “Second Act” for Carbon Capture as AI Dominates Global Energy Grid

As Artificial Intelligence rapidly scales, its insatiable demand for electricity is claiming nearly all forecasted renewable energy capacity, leaving traditional Direct Air Capture (DAC) projects in a precarious position. 

Today, PlanetWEST announces a strategic pivot for the industry with the launch of MIDAC G2(Mobile Intelligent Direct Air Capture), a next-generation technology designed to thrive in an energy-constrained world.

The Energy Crisis: AI vs. Traditional DAC

The meteoric rise of global data farms has created a "bullet to the heart" for first-generation carbon capture. Traditional DAC is notoriously energy-intensive; without access to massive amounts of dedicated clean energy, these projects fail to achieve true net-negative emissions. With AI now positioned as the world’s primary "renewable energy hog," the project-related hurdles for traditional DAC have become virtually insurmountable.

A Smarter Target: Black Carbon and PM 2.5

While the industry has been fixated on atmospheric CO2, PlanetWEST is shifting the focus to Black Carbon (BC) and PM 2.5—the second-largest contributors to global warming.

Unlike CO2, which is diluted uniformly across the globe, Black Carbon is concentrated in high-density "hotspots" within mega-cities—areas responsible for over half of all global emissions. PlanetWEST’s MIDAC G2 technology uses intelligent, mobile units to locate and neutralize these emissions.

Efficiency Without the Infrastructure

MIDAC G2 represents a radical departure from the resource-heavy models of the past. Key advantages include:

Low Energy Requirements: Designed to operate efficiently without competing with AI for the renewable grid.

Zero Water Consumption: Eliminates the massive water footprint associated with legacy DAC.

No Pipelines Required: Bypasses the need for the estimated 60,000 miles of energy-intensive pipeline fabrication and installation.

Minimal Waste Stream: A streamlined process that avoids the heavy chemical and other byproducts of traditional methods.

Authentic Impact, Not Greenwashing

PlanetWEST is committed to true environmental restoration. Because MIDAC G2 captures solid carbon—which is unusable for oil company Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) efforts—the technology serves as a pure climate solution rather than a tool for fossil fuel expansion.

"The energy landscape has changed overnight," says the PlanetWEST leadership team. "We can’t wait for a surplus of renewable energy that may never come. MIDAC G2 is the 'Second Act' of carbon capture—mobile, intelligent, and ready to clean our cities without demanding a dedicated clean energy power plant to do it."

About PlanetWEST PlanetWEST is a climate technology leader specialising in mobile, high-efficiency carbon recovery. By targeting solid-phase emissions in urban environments, PlanetWEST provides scalable solutions for the most pressing air quality and warming challenges of the 21st century.

Gaia Learning Launches Bloom AI Platform, Inviting Schools to Join Summer Pilot as Inclusion Bases Announced

As schools across the UK rapidly expand inclusion bases and specialist SEND provision, Bloom (by Gaia Learning) has launched a Summer Term 2026 pilot of its AI-enabled inclusive learning and evidence tracking platform — designed to reduce teacher workload while strengthening personalised support.

Developed by the team behind Gaia Learning, Bloom responds directly to the growing demand for scalable, evidence-led inclusion models. 

With more schools establishing internal inclusion units and hybrid pathways, leaders are seeking technology that not only delivers flexible learning, but also captures meaningful data without increasing administrative burden.

Bloom combines virtual classroom delivery, embedded AI support tools and real-time analytics into a single platform. Its AI-enhanced features are designed to:

Streamline teacher administration and reduce manual evidence collection

Automatically surface engagement and progress insights

Support personalised learning pathways aligned to individual needs

Track wellbeing indicators alongside academic development

Generate structured evidence for EHCP reviews and inspection readiness

By automating routine tracking and surfacing actionable insights, Bloom enables educators to focus on teaching and relationship-building rather than paperwork.

Kate Heath, CEO of Gaia Learning and Founder of Bloom, told That's Technology: “After the recent news concerning the rapid growth of inclusion bases in schools, it’s clear the sector is actively seeking better ways to support learners with additional needs.

" While inclusion bases can provide vital targeted support, our priority must always be integration — ensuring students remain connected to their wider school community rather than feeling isolated. Bloom was built to support that balance. 

"It enables personalised learning pathways, strengthens engagement and provides clear evidence of progress, while reducing the administrative burden on teachers. By embedding AI-driven insights into everyday practice, we can support inclusive provision that is both relational and operationally sustainable".

The platform supports students accessing inclusion hubs, alternative provision, hybrid timetables and reintegration pathways. Real-time dashboards allow school leaders to monitor attendance, engagement and progress trends, helping identify early intervention opportunities and demonstrate measurable impact.

At a time when schools face rising accountability expectations alongside increasing SEND demand, Bloom positions technology as an enabler of practical inclusion — not an additional layer of complexity.

The Summer Term 2026 pilot invites schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and local authorities to shape the next phase of development while accessing early implementation support.

Expressions of interest are now open.

For further information or to apply for the pilot, schools can contact:

www.bloom.education

Half of UK Tech workers fear losing their job to AI

AI and automation are causing a lot of excitement and nervousness about their impact on the global workforce.

IT recruitment specialists Computer Futures found 52% of IT and Technology professionals in the UK are worried they will lose their job to AI and automation.

52% of UK IT and Tech professionals agreed they are worried about losing their job or contract due to AI and automation. Just 26% disagreed.

Remote working ranks highly with 80% of respondents preferring their next role allow them to work remotely. Over two thirds (74%) placed importance on their next role allowing them to work when they want.

Pay transparency is a high priority with 83% feeling it's vital to know that they are being paid fairly. The same number (83%) stated it was important to know how much they will earn before applying for a new job.

The market study, How the STEM World Evolves, conducted by Computer Futures' parent company SThree in collaboration with insight specialists IntelliSurvey, reveals an interesting statistic. 52% of UK Technology professionals express fear over the potential job loss caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation. This finding sheds light on the apprehensions prevailing within the whole industry, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of the impact of these technologies on the job market.

Though AI has been a key part of technology advancement for a number of years, the past six months have witnessed a significant increase in its prevalence. We're now seeing AI usher in a transformative era in the workforce.

Timo Lehne, CEO, SThree stated “AI and automation are causing a lot of excitement and nervousness about their impact on the global workforce. Public discourse shows a seesaw of acceptance and anxiety. As these technologies become a part of everyday life, it is important to understand how professionals may feel threatened and what they can do about it.”

As well as an apprehension surrounding AI, remote working continues to hold significant importance to UK IT and Tech pros with 80% stating that it's important their next role allows them to work remotely. On flexible working, 83% of respondents stated it's vital to them that their next role allow then to work when they want.

Pay remains important with pay transparency noted as a high priority for the majority (83%) of UK Tech and IT workers, who are keen to see employer commitment to pay transparency & fairness. Job security also ranked highly with 87% of IT and Tech professionals stating its importance.

Purpose is a key motivating factor for UK tech workers. The majority (82%) of respondents stated that personal purpose in their work was important, while more than two thirds (77%) ranked their employer’s mission and values as important.

http://www.sthree.com