{"id":19534,"date":"2026-03-26T09:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/?page_id=19534"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:00:50","slug":"skills-in-practice-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/research\/skills-in-practice-2026","title":{"rendered":"Skills In Practice 2026 | Evidence for Skills-Based Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19534\" class=\"elementor elementor-19534\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e00f3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e00f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;4a5901d&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d29864 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d29864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf5300 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"9cf5300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline_zigzag&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;2026 Report&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Skills in Practice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">2026 Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f59ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f59ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What enterprise data actually shows about skills-based transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdaea5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecdaea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cutting through the noise of skills-based transformation with operational evidence from Fortune 500 organizations. Based on verified skills data in practice: not surveys, not intentions, not aspirations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d54a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3d54a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47f96e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d47f96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#summary\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mouse\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Scroll to read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d34a8 e-con-full sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34d34a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c0ee6 elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95c0ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:180,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Skills-in-Practice-2026-Report.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Skills-in-Practice-2026-Report.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Skills-in-Practice-2026-Report-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Skills-in-Practice-2026-Report-370x554.webp 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Skills-in-Practice-2026-Report-390x584.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f8d0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39f8d0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"summary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2466f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f2466f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Minecraft.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19210\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fddb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74fddb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Report Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746b7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746b7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This analysis identifies a set of consistent patterns in how organizations are operationalizing verified skills data to support real workforce decisions. Its value lies not only in the metrics themselves, but in the nature of the cohort from which they are drawn: a meaningful, representative cross-section of organizations actively using skills data at scale \u2014 predominantly Fortune 500 businesses operating in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p><p>That matters. These are not edge cases, pilot programs, or theoretical frameworks. They are largely drawn from organizations with the scale, structural complexity, regulatory exposure, and workforce coordination challenges that make skills data genuinely difficult to implement well. As a result, the findings should be read less as usage statistics and more as practical signals of how serious organizations are turning verified skills data into operational advantage.<\/p><p>Whether you are early in your skills-based transformation journey or refining an existing program, the patterns and metrics in this report offer a practical point of reference: a way to benchmark your own progress against what leading organizations are actually doing in the field, not just what they aspire to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6692c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc6692c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97924f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f97924f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Steady.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19216\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d87fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d87fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methodology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344634d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344634d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The analysis was conducted in two stages.<\/p><p>First, a broader cohort of representative organizations was reviewed to establish common patterns across different organization sizes and maturity levels. Second, a more detailed review was undertaken on a subset of larger and more mature organizations. This allowed for closer examination of operating characteristics such as skills architecture density, assessment coverage, supervisor validation, reassessment cadence, and insight-oriented usage behavior.<\/p><p>The result is a dataset that is both broad enough to identify recurring patterns and specific enough to support practical conclusions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ad042 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1ad042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb15c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edb15c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704ea88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"704ea88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.9m+<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ee13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ee13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>million data points (inc. skills assessed)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf1d08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcf1d08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821dc63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"821dc63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 Months<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aab5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aab5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>longitudinal study and time window.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c315ffd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c315ffd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d7405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d7405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">44,000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a250ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a250ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>users included in cohort<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb92e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bb92e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The organizations included in the analysis span a broad cross-section of industries, including enterprise technology and IT services, engineering and infrastructure consulting, industrial manufacturing and automation, financial services and insurance, healthcare and medical technology, telecommunications, transport certification, and sports data.<\/p><p>This breadth reflects exposure to both digital-first and highly operational sectors: from knowledge-based service organizations through to complex, asset-intensive industries. The most common segment within the cohort is technology-related businesses, particularly software, cloud, and managed IT services, making it the strongest recurring industry theme across the overall mix.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e65b3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e65b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9925b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea9925b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9150aff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9150aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3929d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3929d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c00c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7c00c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20dbc73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20dbc73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills Per Role<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d710bc9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d710bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mature organizations maintain dense, role-relevant architectures. Average: 89 skills per role. These aren&#8217;t lightweight checklists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e21f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46e21f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7caa0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d7caa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Most orgs get word clouds of 20,000+ uncontextualized skills.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35914da elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35914da\" 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In the broader sample, organizations maintained an average of 938 skills and a median of 646, but skills-per-role ratios ranged dramatically, from as low as 0.02 to over 2.14. <em>Note: this is not the number of skills per role, but a quotient of the taxonomy breadth, calculated as the ratio of the total number of skills used divided by the total number of roles used.<\/em><\/p><p>One of the largest organizations in the sample, with more than 18,000 people, recorded the lowest skills-per-role ratio by a wide margin, while a significantly smaller organization maintained a skills library several times larger. The implication is clear: the maturity of a skills system depends less on organizational size than on the discipline with which the model is scoped, curated, and applied.<\/p><p>What makes this particularly noteworthy is that the larger organization with the smaller library per capita was, by objective appraisal, one of the most mature in the cohort. 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A leaner architecture, in this case, was the product of maturity, not a lack of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0e1b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e0e1b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57c278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f57c278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000aae7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000aae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d71ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d71ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4942454 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4942454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adoption<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89892 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f89892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment Coverage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ec8cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ec8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What proportion of the targeted workforce has been assessed? 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Across the larger sample, the average proportion of the targeted workforce that had been assessed was 71.8%, with a median of 82%.<\/p><p>This is a significant finding. Skills models do not generate meaningful value when confined to isolated business units or partial rollout states. Their utility increases when coverage becomes broad enough to support comparison, aggregation, and action across wider teams and, ultimately, the organisation as a whole. 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Max interest scores run approximately 25% higher than skill scores, surfacing where your workforce wants to grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e78c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3e78c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Chart: Interest vs Skill -->\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@400;600;700&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n<style>\r\n.is-wrap *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}\r\n.is-wrap{font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;padding:48px 0}\r\n.is-ring-wrap{position:relative;width:220px;height:220px}\r\n.is-ring-center{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center}\r\n.is-ring-val{font-size:56px;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-weight:700;color:#2a7a5a;line-height:1}\r\n.is-ring-lbl{font-size:13px;color:#9a9a9a;margin-top:6px;text-align:center;line-height:1.4}\r\n.is-wrap svg circle{transition:stroke-dasharray 2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}\r\n.is-note{margin-top:24px;font-size:12px;color:#b0b0b0;text-align:center;line-height:1.6;max-width:500px}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"is-wrap\" id=\"is-chart\">\r\n  <div class=\"is-ring-wrap\">\r\n    <svg viewBox=\"0 0 220 220\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\">\r\n      <circle cx=\"110\" cy=\"110\" r=\"90\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#e8e5df\" stroke-width=\"20\"\/>\r\n      <circle id=\"is-ring\" cx=\"110\" cy=\"110\" r=\"90\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#2a7a5a\" stroke-width=\"20\" stroke-dasharray=\"0 565.49\" stroke-dashoffset=\"141.37\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n    <\/svg>\r\n    <div class=\"is-ring-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"is-ring-val\" id=\"is-num\">0%<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"is-ring-lbl\">max interest level<br>exceeding skill level<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"is-note\">Average interest rating: 0.28 \u00b7 Average skill rating: 0.25<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n  var target=25;\r\n  var circ=2*Math.PI*90;\r\n  function animNum(el,t,dur){\r\n    var s=Date.now();\r\n    (function tick(){\r\n      var p=Math.min((Date.now()-s)\/dur,1);\r\n      var v=Math.round((1-Math.pow(1-p,4))*t);\r\n      el.textContent=v+'%';\r\n      if(p<1)requestAnimationFrame(tick);\r\n    })();\r\n  }\r\n  var obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries[0].isIntersecting){obs.disconnect();\r\n    document.getElementById('is-ring').setAttribute('stroke-dasharray',(target\/100*circ)+' '+circ);\r\n    animNum(document.getElementById('is-num'),target,1800);\r\n  }},{threshold:.3});\r\n  obs.observe(document.getElementById('is-chart'));\r\n})();\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29c253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c29c253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the larger sample, max interest was approximately 25% higher than max skill, and this pattern held consistently across most observed organizations where both measures were available.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests that a mature skills system is not simply describing the workforce as it stands today. It is also surfacing where employees want to grow beyond their current level of proficiency. In practical terms, this points to a latent development gap between present capability and future-directed interest: a signal that can support more targeted learning investment, internal mobility, mentoring, and workforce planning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8d355 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb8d355\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740bd15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"740bd15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cfa3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60cfa3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c12a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8c12a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9f74e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf9f74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Governance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679ed95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"679ed95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor Validation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd78923 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd78923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Credibility in skills data is not achieved through scale alone. 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Supervisor-validated assessments averaged 41.4% in the detailed sample, with some organisations reaching as high as 97%.<\/p><p>This suggests that robust skills systems evolve beyond employee self-reporting alone. Organizations seeking to use skills data in higher-trust contexts, such as internal mobility, succession, workforce planning, capability risk, or strategic deployment, appear to introduce increasing levels of managerial validation and calibration.<\/p><p>In other words, credibility in skills data is not achieved only through scale, but through governance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2fdc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c2fdc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f24448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f24448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1118fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1118fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b38452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b38452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2d534 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a2d534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currency<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e324b35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e324b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reassessment Cadence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e5953 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e5953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Skills data is only useful if it&#8217;s current. 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Across these organizations, many of them large, sophisticated enterprises, meaningful skills adoption appears to be anchored in the concrete requirements of work, in the flow of work as it were.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a2c5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79a2c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429b77b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429b77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce32cfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce32cfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43eccd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43eccd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a202d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a202d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Behavior<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bffe47 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bffe47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight-to-Activity Ratio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24aaa4a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24aaa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are organisations using skills data to generate insight, or just to populate records? This measures the share of actions that are analytical rather than administrative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9980dd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9980dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c3fc0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75c3fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Skills Base Organization&#8217;s are 63% more likely to achieve results&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1242b04 elementor-widget 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Across both samples, insight-generating actions represented a stable share of measured activity. In the broader sample, the activity-to-insight ratio was 0.196; in the larger sample, 0.189. In practical terms, that equates to roughly one insight-generating action for every 4.7 measured actions.<\/p><p>Given that dashboard usage was excluded and newer AI-driven surfaces were not captured, this should be interpreted as a conservative measure of analytical behavior. The true figure is likely considerably higher. The implication is clear: once skills data reaches sufficient maturity, organizations begin to use it analytically rather than administratively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2574da8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2574da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d52c38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d52c38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d49782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d49782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small-Skills-Base-Favicon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19418\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804de76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"804de76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Future<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f0d35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76f0d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Adoption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8321590 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8321590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embedded AI usage grew 4.4x over eight months with no additional training or prompting. 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Following the introduction of agentic AI functionality, usage increased from 62 use cases in November to 274 in June 2025: approximately 4.4 times growth over eight months. This occurred without additional training, user prompting, or material enhancement to the tool.<\/p><p>The most plausible interpretation is that initial curiosity translated into repeat usage as users recognized practical value. This suggests that embedded AI, when placed close to real work and made easy to use, can become a meaningful driver of ongoing engagement with skills data, and ongoing value creation from it, rather than a short-lived novelty feature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d2258 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64d2258\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639650b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"639650b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Firecracker.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19217\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08cfd13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08cfd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Statements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f156b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f156b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The evidence suggests that high-functioning skills environments share a common operating pattern. They are built on detailed and role-relevant skill architectures. They achieve broad workforce coverage. They introduce validation and governance over time. They refresh the data on a recurring cycle. They surface not only current capability, but also signals of future development demand. And they use that data to generate insight, not merely to populate records.<\/p><p>The fact that these patterns emerge from a cohort weighted toward large Northern <br \/>Hemisphere enterprises, many of them Fortune 500 organisations, gives the findings <br \/>added significance. These organisations tend to have the strongest need for rigorous <br \/>workforce visibility and the lowest tolerance for systems that do not scale or do not <br \/>withstand operational scrutiny. Their usage patterns therefore provide a useful proxy <br \/>for what serious, enterprise-grade skills adoption looks like.<\/p><p>The central implication for other organizations is clear. A skills initiative should not be approached as a lightweight taxonomy exercise or a one-time HR project.<\/p><p>The evidence suggests that it is more effective to treat it as an operating model: specific enough to reflect real work, broad enough to support enterprise visibility, governed enough to be trusted, current enough to remain useful, and active enough to drive insight and action<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a49fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13a49fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d5571 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06d5571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills in practice FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6443c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1a6443c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2760\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2760\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Skills in Practice Report? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2760\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7855a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7855a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf05e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf05e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Skills in Practice Report is published by Skills Base and draws on verified operational data from a representative cross-section of active enterprise organizations. Unlike most research in the skills-based transformation space, which relies on surveys of what executives say they plan to do, this report examines what organizations are actually doing with skills data in practice. The 2026 edition is the first in the series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2761\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2761\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Are these pilot environments or proof-of-concept deployments? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2761\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117ea03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"117ea03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44888c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44888c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. These are live, operational skills systems embedded across real workforces. More than 75% of the organizations in the sample operate enterprise-wide. The average deployment in the detailed sample reaches 3,198 people, with a median of 1,262 and a maximum of nearly 19,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2762\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2762\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are the key findings? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2762\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899ec44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"899ec44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14657a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14657a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report identifies a consistent operating pattern across high-functioning organizations. In summary: organizations maintained an average of 89 skills per role (median 63), achieved a median of 82% workforce assessment coverage, averaged 41.4% supervisor-validated assessments, refreshed skills data on a median cycle of 6 months, tracked skill libraries that were 94.4% hard skills on average, and generated approximately 1 insight-oriented action for every 4.7 measured actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2763\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2763\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I use the findings from this report in my own work? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2763\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a4ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56a4ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1407319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1407319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When referencing findings, please cite as: Skills in Practice Report 2026, Skills Base.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2764\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2764\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How should I cite this report? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2764\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368c8ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"368c8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e627d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e627d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please use: Skills Base, Skills in Practice Report 2026: What Enterprise Data Actually Shows, March 2026. For shortened references, &#8220;The Skills in Practice Report by Skills Base&#8221; is the preferred form. Where appropriate make sure to link back to this website landing page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2765\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2765\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the activity-to-insight ratio? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2765\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe483e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abe483e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbfa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bbfa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This measures the proportion of usage that is insight-generating (e.g. interactions with heat matrices, People Finder, skills gap views, comparative analyses) versus administrative (e.g. creating skills, assigning assessments, updating records). The average ratio across the detailed sample was 0.189, roughly 1 in every 4.7 actions. Dashboard views and AI-powered surfaces were excluded from the count, so this should be read as a conservative floor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2766\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2766\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does \"hard skills\" mean in this context? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2766\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479fb40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"479fb40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fcd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4fcd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hard skills refer to operational, technical, and role-specific capabilities: software proficiency, regulatory knowledge, equipment operation, or process expertise. 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