81% of IT managers warned of an urgent AI skills gap.

February 1, 2025

81% of IT managers warned of an urgent AI skills gap. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by ITPro in February 2025. The original data appears in We spoke to over 700 IT leaders to hear their tech strategy plans for 2025 – here's what we learned . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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