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26 Apr 2026

Sage SME Monthly Workforce Pulse: March Update

Sage SME Monthly Workforce Pulse shows that YoY gross earnings is up 4.9% while take-home pay is up 3.9% and total headcount is up by 0.3%
SMEReportInsightsPartnership
8 Apr 2026

Economic Wellbeing across Salary Bands in Great Britain

There has been a decrease in account holders living beyond means, but an increase in overdrawn accounts
Economic WellbeingInsightsCost of Living Crisis
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7 Apr 2026

The missed opportunity in the Smart Data Strategy

The UK Government's Smart Data Strategy misses a significant opportunity by overlooking research and public good as core use cases for smart data.
PolicyResearchInnovation
6 Apr 2026

Explore financial data in practice: Watch the FINDS webinar

In this webinar, find out what FINDS datasets we have available, how they could be used and how to get access to them.
EventFINDSResearch
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30 Mar 2026

Insights from the March Nowcast: A Shift in Financial Wellbeing

The Economic Nowcast has been updated to 15 February and shows a slight shift in a positive economic direction, with average incomes increasing across GB
NowcastInsightsCost of Living CrisisEconomic Wellbeing
27 Mar 2026

Sage UK SMB Workforce Pulse - February 2026

February insights drawn from anonymized payroll data from approximately 200,000 small businesses with millions of employees across the UK
SMEData PartnershipsInsights
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26 Mar 2026

Integrating local authority datasets into the Economic Wellbeing Explorer

Did you know that alongside our research-ready datasets within the Economic Wellbeing Explorer you are able to integrate your own data sources?
Economic WellbeingResearchData PartnershipsInsights
24 Mar 2026

Podcast: AI+U - AI Value chain and Sovereignty

Our Chief Data Scientist Gordon Baggott joined AI+U to share his thoughts on opportunities of utilising the public sector data for public good
Smart dataInnovation
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19 Mar 2026

What smart SME data reveals: SMEs remain pressured but resilient

How SME smart data on profitability, workforce, investment and growth can be harnessed for a bigger purpose.
InsightsSMEProductivity

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