The UK’s invisible AI workforce is reshaping industries
Nurses, lecturers, librarians, and surveyors are leading AI adoption in the UK, forming an ‘invisible AI workforce’ across healthcare, education, and public services.
According to a new analysis from Multiverse, the UK’s AI workforce is expanding far beyond traditional tech roles. Nurses, lecturers, librarians, surveyors, and other non-tech professionals increasingly apply AI, forming what experts call an ‘invisible AI workforce.’
Over two-thirds of AI apprentices are in roles without tech-related job titles, highlighting the widespread adoption of AI across industries.
An analysis of more than 2,500 Multiverse apprentices shows that AI is being applied in healthcare, education, government administration, financial services, and construction sectors. AI hotspots are emerging beyond London, with clusters in Trafford, Cheshire West and Chester, Leeds, and Birmingham.
Croydon leads among London boroughs for AI apprentices, followed by Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, and Wandsworth.
The UK’s AI workforce is also demographically diverse. Apprentices range in age from 19 to 71, with near-equal gender representation- 45% female and 54% male- compared with just 22% of women in AI roles nationwide.
Workers at all career stages are reskilling with AI, using the technology to address real-world problems, such as improving patient care or streamlining charity services.
Multiverse has trained over 20,000 apprentices in AI, data, and digital skills since 2016 and aims to train another 15,000 in the next two years. With 1,500 companies involved, the platform is helping non-tech workers use AI to boost productivity and innovation across the UK.
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