1、 techUK POLL FEBRUARY 2025 1 ABOUT THIS RESEARCH About Public First Public First is a policy,research,opinion and strategy consultancy.We bring a wide range of expertise and capabilities under one roof-including in-house opinion polling,focus groups and immersive qualitative research,robust data ana

2、lysis,and a deep understanding of policy and politics.We work with global companies,governments,start-ups,institutions and foundations around the world to tackle major public policy and strategic challenges.About This Poll We polled 250 senior decision makers in UK Tech Sector business leaders betwe

3、en 27th January-5th February 2025.Public First is a member of the British Polling Council(BPC)and the Market Research Society,and abides by their rules.For more information,contact the Public First polling team:pollingpublicfirst.co.uk.2 Executive Summary Despite challenging economic conditions and

4、drops in business confidence in other sectors of the economy the UK tech sector remains upbeat.Senior decision makers in the tech companies we surveyed had a growth mindset,with their own customers showing an increased demand for new technologies and AI solutions over the last year.Our sample was ge

5、nerally optimistic about the future of the UK tech sector and on the whole tended to say that the new Labour Government had performed well.However this positivity split among larger businesses and SMBs,with smaller businesses(those employing less than 250 people)less optimistic about the future of t

6、he UK economy and the UK tech sector.They were also significantly less impressed by the new Government than larger businesses.Tech companies of all sizes are feeling the pinch of high energy costs and the tax burden,even more so than in last years poll.While new technologies offer our tech companies