Sector mobilisation
Sector has proven to be the most effective pathway to reach people at scale via their employers.
Every sector is experiencing the essential digital skills gap. In most sectors, fewer than half of workers have the full suite of digital essentials for work.
We’re mobilising sector activity, putting industry co-leads in place to develop and drive action plans that raise awareness among peers, and building understanding of what it really takes to ‘mobilise’ sector activity.
If you’re interested in mobilising activity in your sector, we’d love to hear from you.
Our work to mobilise sectors is supported by
Sector heatmaps
Our Sector heatmap sets out the levels of essential digital skills in each sector, whether it’s improving and if the sector is working with FutureDotNow to mobilise action.
See the heatmap to understand the essential digital skills gap in your sector.
The sectors taking action
In 2025, the FutureDotNow community made significant strides forward. Together, we closed critical data gaps, provided new tools to help employers take action and convened industry around our joint mission to close the workforce digital skills gap.
Construction
Education
Health and Care
Government
Technology
The Sector heatmap
The heatmap shows:
- Percentage of workers in each sector that can do all 20 Work tasks1 in the Essential Digital Skills Framework.
- The comparative data point from 20242
- Whether the trend is improving or worsening
The heatmap also indicates if the sector is working with FutureDotNow to mobilise action and has a sector leadership team in place. Currently, four sectors are mobilised, with ambition to scale in 2026.
It also shows the number of Workforce Digital Skills Charter signatories for each sector3, this is our a key measure of business engagement levels.
Essential Digital Skills for Work: Sector heatmap
At Marsh, we support organisations across multiple sectors to tackle complex challenges, and digital capability is a consistent critical enabler. When employers invest in their people, they create the biggest opportunity to drive transformation, build resilience and lift productivity. That’s why Marsh is proud to work with FutureDotNow to mobilise greater sector activity to build digital skills.
Richard Cross,
Regional People Leader UK
