Most, or 80%, of UK workers said they do not expect their job to be eliminated within the next five years as a result of new technology, according to research from Gallup.

Gallup’s data also found that 67% of UK employees feel that demand for their work will increase in the next three years due to technological changes.

While a third of respondents strongly agree employers were ready to implement new technologies, over half, or 51%, in the UK feel that their employers do not help them broaden their skill set to make use of new digital technologies.

According to the research, the feeling of being unprepared is driven by a lack of training. About one-third, or 36%, of UK employees, who strongly agree that they need training to build on their skills or learn new ones, say they did not participate in training in 2018. Approximately 60% of UK employees feel they need to develop their current skills and 57% need to develop new skills.

Meanwhile, Gallup also found that 51% of UK workers expect better training to prepare them for a digital future.

“How to navigate the changing workforce needs at a time of rapid digital disruption across many industries is a challenge facing employers everywhere,” Ghassan Khoury, Gallup EMEA Managing Partner, said. ‘’In an era of technological change, most employees are optimistic about the effects those changes will have on their work lives. This research shows that there is a keen workforce looking to upskill and improve, however, many are not given the opportunity to build on their current skills or to learn new skills due to a lack of training and development by employers.”