This statistic shows the estimated share of jobs at risk by automation processes in the United Kingdom (UK) between early 2020s and mid 2030s, by stages classified as waves. In mid 2030s, the source estimates, 30 percent of jobs in the UK to be at high risk of automation.
Estimated share of jobs at potential high risk of automation by wave* in the United Kingdom (UK) until 2030
* The source split the development of automation processes into three waves.
Wave 1 (to early 2020s): algorithmic
Wave 2 (to late 2020s): augmentation
Wave 3 (to mid 2030s): autonomy
Estimates based on an analysis of over 200,000 jobs in 29 countries.
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