Royal Academy of Engineering
AI-Driven Enterprise Institute

Regional Analysis

I4.0 adoption rates across 12 UK regions. Click a region to explore its detailed technology profile.

Ranked by Adoption Rate

#1

South East

784 companies

50.6%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.9 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (29.7%)Data & Systems Integration (28.9%)Big Data & Analytics (24.6%)
#2

West Midlands

784 companies

48.3%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.8 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (29.7%)IIoT & Sensors (23.2%)Data & Systems Integration (22.6%)
#3

North East

784 companies

45.3%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.6 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (26.7%)Data & Systems Integration (24.5%)Big Data & Analytics (22.7%)
#4

East of England

784 companies

44.8%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.6 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (25.1%)IIoT & Sensors (22.7%)Data & Systems Integration (22.1%)
#5

Northern Ireland

784 companies

44.6%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.7 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (25.9%)Big Data & Analytics (23.3%)Data & Systems Integration (22.6%)
#6

North West

784 companies

43.2%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.6 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (26.5%)Big Data & Analytics (23.5%)Data & Systems Integration (21.6%)
#7

South West

784 companies

42.0%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.6 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (25.3%)Data & Systems Integration (21.7%)Big Data & Analytics (20.9%)
#8

Yorkshire and The Humber

784 companies

40.6%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.5 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (25.1%)Data & Systems Integration (21.1%)Big Data & Analytics (19.3%)
#9

East Midlands

784 companies

40.2%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.5 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (24.4%)Big Data & Analytics (20.1%)Data & Systems Integration (19.3%)
#10

London

784 companies

39.4%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.6 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Big Data & Analytics (26.3%)AI & Cognitive (23.9%)Data & Systems Integration (21.3%)
#11

Wales

784 companies

39.4%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.5 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Robotics & Automation (23.7%)Big Data & Analytics (20.7%)Data & Systems Integration (19.3%)
#12

Scotland

784 companies

37.4%

adoption rate

Mean Pillar Breadth1.4 / 10

Adoption Tier Distribution

Top Technology Pillars

Data & Systems Integration (23.0%)Robotics & Automation (22.4%)Big Data & Analytics (20.5%)