Where our numbers come from
This page lists the published sources behind statistics on our site. Each one links to the publication we read and shows when we last checked it.

This page lists the published sources behind statistics Hartz AI quotes on hartzai.com, each checked in October 2026 against the publication it links to. UK official sources come first, and global or large-company studies are labelled as such. Where a survey reached us through a news report, we name both. Our own figures are listed separately.
How do we check a figure?
Hartz AI has checked each source on this page against the publication it links to. For every figure we quote from it, we compared the number, the group of people it describes and the year. Where a figure did not match, we corrected it or took it down. Where we read a survey in a news report rather than from the organisation that ran it, the list names both.
Hartz AI uses UK official sources, such as the ONS, DSIT and Acas, as its first choice for a headline figure. Research from consultancies and from outside the UK is context, so we list it separately as global or large-company research.
If you think a figure on our site is wrong or out of date, please tell us.
Official statistics, government, regulators and law
Figures from UK official sources are our first choice for a headline. Law and regulation are listed here too.
Artificial intelligence in UK businesses: 2023 to 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Office for National Statistics. Published July 2026. Checked October 2026.
Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 8 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Office for National Statistics. Published October 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI Adoption Research (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI Skills for Life and Work: General Public Survey Findings (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI Skills for Life and Work: Employer survey findings (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
UK Business Data Survey 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published June 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI Opportunities Action Plan: One Year On (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
Guidance for using the AI Management Essentials tool: government response (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published February 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI activity in UK businesses (opens in a new tab)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Published January 2022. Checked October 2026.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Experiment: Cross-Government Findings Report (opens in a new tab)
Government Digital Service. Published June 2025. Checked October 2026.
Technology in schools survey: 2024 to 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Department for Education. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
UK monthly property transactions commentary (opens in a new tab)
HM Revenue and Customs. Published September 2026. Checked October 2026.
1 in 4 workers worry that AI will lead to job losses (opens in a new tab)
Acas. Published April 2025. Checked October 2026.
Our plans for new and updated guidance: technology (opens in a new tab)
Information Commissioner's Office. Checked October 2026.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (the AI Omnibus) (opens in a new tab)
Official Journal of the European Union. Published July 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI regulation in the UK (opens in a new tab)
House of Commons Library. Published June 2026. Checked October 2026.
A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (white paper) (opens in a new tab)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Published March 2023. Checked October 2026.
AI Act: regulatory framework (opens in a new tab)
European Commission. Updated August 2026. Checked October 2026.
English Private Landlord Survey (opens in a new tab)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Published December 2024. Checked October 2026.
Planning applications in England: October to December 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Published March 2026. Checked October 2026.
UK research and professional bodies
Research, surveys and announcements from UK professional bodies, standards bodies, charities and the trade press. Where someone else reported a survey, we name both.
CIPD shares new resources to help organisations adopt AI responsibly at work (opens in a new tab)
CIPD, with the Institute for the Future of Work. Published April 2026. Checked October 2026.
Generative AI at work: can it deliver the productivity boost UK employers need? (opens in a new tab)
CIPD. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
Good Work Index 2024: survey report (opens in a new tab)
CIPD. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
BSI. Published November 2025. Checked October 2026.
Turning point as more SMEs unlock AI (opens in a new tab)
British Chambers of Commerce. Published September 2025. Checked October 2026.
Retail staff being left behind on AI (opens in a new tab)
British Chambers of Commerce. Published December 2025. Checked October 2026.
Business Barometer 2024 (opens in a new tab)
The Open University and British Chambers of Commerce. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
Artificial Intelligence; Real Leadership (opens in a new tab)
Chartered Management Institute. Published 2026. Checked October 2026.
Charity Digital Skills Report 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Charity Digital Skills Report. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
Charity Digital Skills Report 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Charity Digital Skills Report. Published 2023. Checked October 2026.
ScaleUp Annual Review 2025 (opens in a new tab)
ScaleUp Institute. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
Twinkl survey of UK teachers, reported by Connecting Education (opens in a new tab)
Connecting Education. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
IT Brief UK. Published February 2026. Checked October 2026.
Property Soup. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
AI and the new post-purchase consumer (opens in a new tab)
Scurri. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
Scurri: shoppers are sending retailers a clear message on AI (opens in a new tab)
Post & Parcel. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
AI could boost UK GDP by £550 billion by 2035, research shows (opens in a new tab)
Microsoft UK, research by Public First. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
Microsoft UK. Published October 2025. Checked October 2026.
Volume of property owned by overseas companies doubles in a decade (opens in a new tab)
Search Acumen. Published December 2025. Checked October 2026.
UKTN. Published June 2024. Checked October 2026.
Global and large-company research
These studies are not about UK SMEs. They cover other countries, many countries at once or large organisations. We use them for context. They are not UK SME figures.
The state of AI in 2026: on the road to ROI (opens in a new tab)
McKinsey & Company. Published August 2026. Checked October 2026.
The state of AI in 2025 (opens in a new tab)
McKinsey & Company. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
The state of AI in early 2024 (opens in a new tab)
McKinsey & Company. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
AI-driven operations forecasting in data-light environments (opens in a new tab)
McKinsey & Company. Published 2022. Checked October 2026.
AI adoption in 2024: 74% of companies struggle to achieve and scale value (opens in a new tab)
Boston Consulting Group. Published October 2024. Checked October 2026.
AI at Work 2025: momentum builds, but gaps remain (opens in a new tab)
Boston Consulting Group. Published June 2025. Checked October 2026.
AI at Work 2024: friend and foe (opens in a new tab)
Boston Consulting Group. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
How Chief AI Officers deliver AI ROI (opens in a new tab)
IBM Institute for Business Value. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
Why you need an AI leader: insights from high-maturity orgs (opens in a new tab)
Gartner. Published January 2026. Checked October 2026.
Gartner. Published May 2024. Checked October 2026.
AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part (2024 Work Trend Index) (opens in a new tab)
Microsoft and LinkedIn. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
RAND Corporation. Published 2024. Checked October 2026.
The 2025 AI Index Report: economy (opens in a new tab)
Stanford HAI. Published 2025. Checked October 2026.
Hallucinating law: legal mistakes with large language models are pervasive (opens in a new tab)
Stanford HAI. Published January 2024. Checked October 2026.
Nonprofits and generative AI (opens in a new tab)
Google.org. Published March 2024. Checked October 2026.
Future of Jobs Report 2023 (opens in a new tab)
World Economic Forum. Published 2023. Checked October 2026.
Technology in education: GEM Report 2023 (opens in a new tab)
UNESCO. Published 2023. Checked October 2026.
Which figures are our own?
Three figures on our site come from our own work, not from published research. This is what each one is based on.
500+ professionals trained
Based on: Hartz AI internal records.
85% of clients self-sufficient in AI within 12 months
Based on: Hartz AI client outcomes.
90% confidence increase post-training
Based on: Hartz AI post-training surveys.
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