Skillsoft’s ‘2025 Global Skills Intelligence’ Survey

Skillsoft released the results of its 2025 Global Skills Intelligence Survey, revealing that widening skills gaps are a top barrier to growth and that outdated approaches to talent development are leaving organisations unprepared to meet the demands of a rapidly changing economy.

In a global survey of 1,000 HR and learning and development (L&D) professionals across the U.S., UK, Germany, and Australia, just 10% say they are fully confident that their workforce has the skills needed to achieve business goals over the next 12 to 24 months, with leadership, AI, and technology identified as the most significant shortages. Nearly a third (28%) see skills as the key factor that could make or break their organisation’s growth.