--- title: PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling... description: PwC's 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, covering 49,364 workers across 48 countries, finds 64% used AI at work in the past year, up 10 points,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling behind on AI skills | daily.dev og:description: PwC's 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, covering 49,364 workers across 48 countries, finds 64% used AI at work in the past year, up 10 points,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2bex6txXt.png og:image:alt: PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling behind on AI skills og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling behind on AI skills **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PwC's 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, covering 49,364 workers across 48 countries, finds 64% used AI at work in the past year, up 10 points, while daily generative AI use rose from 14% to 22%. Access to needed learning and development resources fell from 59% to 51%. PwC splits workers into four groups: 'front-runners' (14%, scarce skills plus strong AI use), 'AI insurgents' (18%), 'indispensables' (11%), and the largest group, the 'engine room' (56%), who have neither scarce skills nor much AI experience and are least likely to get training. Daily AI users report more job security, trust in management, and confidence in learning new skills than infrequent users. PwC's Peter Brown warns the global workforce risks moving at different speeds. PwC itself is hiring fewer consultants and accountants as it adopts AI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of workers used AI at work in the past year according to PwC's global survey? 64% of workers used AI at work in the past 12 months, an increase of 10 percentage points from the prior year. Daily generative AI use rose from 14% to 22%. However, access to needed learning and development resources fell from 59% to 51%, based on a survey of 49,364 workers across 48 countries and regions conducted in May and June. _Track how workplace AI adoption and training gaps evolve by following career trends on daily.dev._ ### What are PwC's four worker categories for AI adoption in the workforce? PwC divides workers into front-runners (14%, scarce skills plus strong AI ability), AI insurgents (18%, less scarce skills but heavy AI use), indispensables (11%, scarce skills but limited AI use), and the engine room (56%), the largest group, with neither scarce skills nor much AI experience and the least access to training. _Compare how different worker segments approach AI skill-building by exploring career content on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [UK employers are the most wary of AI in hiring, recruiter’s survey suggests](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-employers-are-the-most-wary-of-ai-in-hiring-recruiter-s-survey-suggests-dn1porqqc) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI adoption at work flatlines in Q4, says Gallup](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-adoption-at-work-flatlines-in-q4-says-gallup-f2abnbkvh) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Web devs sleeping with the enemy: AI is doing their job and they worry it's after their desk too](https://daily.dev/posts/web-devs-sleeping-with-the-enemy-ai-is-doing-their-job-and-they-worry-it-s-after-their-desk-too-hhjc49exl) · DEVCLASS · 15 upvotes · 8 comments --- Tags: [#genai](https://daily.dev/tags/genai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling behind on AI skills","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T16:53:59.482Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T19:22:05.051Z","description":"PwC's 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, covering 49,364 workers across 48 countries, finds 64% used AI at work in the past year, up 10 points,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/45ab29501b4d1faafaf29bb51b5a6782?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/45ab29501b4d1faafaf29bb51b5a6782?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"genai","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PwC survey of 49,000 workers finds most are falling behind on AI skills"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pwc-survey-of-49-000-workers-finds-most-are-falling-behind-on-ai-skills-2bex6txxt#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What percentage of workers used AI at work in the past year according to PwC's global survey?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"64% of workers used AI at work in the past 12 months, an increase of 10 percentage points from the prior year. 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