The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report is published every two years and represents the most comprehensive survey of employer intentions and labour market expectations available globally. The 2025 edition surveyed over 1,000 leading employers across 22 industry clusters and 55 economies, representing more than 14 million workers. Its findings are essential reading for anyone trying to understand the real trajectory of AI's impact on employment in Britain.
The Headline Figures
The report projected that 85 million jobs globally would be displaced by automation and AI between 2020 and 2025, while 97 million new roles would emerge - a net positive of 12 million jobs. The UK-specific analysis suggested a similar net positive trajectory, with the caveat that the transition between displaced and created roles would not be automatic and would require significant retraining and support.
97M
New roles projected to emerge globally from AI (WEF 2025)
85M
Roles projected to be displaced
12M
Net positive job creation globally
50%
Of workers needing significant reskilling by 2025 (WEF projection)
The Most At-Risk Roles in the UK
The report identified data entry, administrative support, basic customer service, accounting and payroll administration as among the most exposed roles in developed economies including the UK. These roles share the characteristic of being primarily rule-based and repetitive - exactly the type of work that current AI excels at automating.
The Most Protected and Growing Roles
The fastest-growing roles identified by the WEF report include AI and machine learning specialists, data analysts, digital marketing specialists, business development professionals and - importantly - technology adoption advisers. The AI territory partner role sits squarely in this last category: a human professional who helps businesses adopt technology that they cannot access or implement independently.
This is not incidental - it is a direct reflection of market need. The demand for trusted AI adoption support is identified by the WEF as one of the fastest-growing role categories globally, which is precisely what makes AI Agency Boxed territory partnerships commercially compelling in 2026.
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