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58% -- ai adoption rate for UK Information & Communications sector (2026-08)
In August 2026, AI adoption in the UK Information & Communications sector reached 58%, according to ONS BICS Wave 159 data.
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2026-08
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ONS
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https://helloleads.co.uk/insights/uk-ai-b2b-report-august-2026 ↗
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UK AI & B2B Lead Gen Trends: August 2026 Market Report
UK AI & B2B Monthly Intelligence Report – August 2026
Three months of missed reports, one quarter of brutal change. The EU AI Act landed on 2 August, UK SME confidence crashed to a record -57.36, and AI search quietly rewrote how buyers find vendors. Here is what the data actually shows.
The growth …
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ONS BICS Wave 159 sector split
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UK Information & Communications sector: 58% ai adoption rate. Source: ONS (2026-08). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-ict-sector-ai-adoption-58pct-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-ict-sector-ai-adoption-58pct-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58%</strong> -- ai adoption rate for UK Information & Communications sector<br><small>Source: ONS (2026-08) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-ict-sector-ai-adoption-58pct-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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