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MARCH 2026

communities.gov.uk Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the communities.gov.uk engineering team.

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The communities.gov.uk engineering team reports 90.8% AI adoption, 1.70× productivity lift, and 19.9% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

90.8%

AI assistance is present in 90.8% of recent commits for communities.gov.uk.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.70×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 70% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

19.9%

Review insights show 19.9% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the communities.gov.uk team performing with AI?

The communities.gov.uk engineering team reports 90.8% AI adoption, translating into 1.70× productivity lift while sustaining 19.9% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

communities.gov.uk is at 90.8%. This is 47.1pp above the community median (43.7%)..

90.8%

↑47.1pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

communities.gov.uk operates at 1.70×. This is 0.57× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.70×

↑0.57× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

communities.gov.uk holds AI-assisted quality at 19.9%. This is 3.4pp below the community median (23.3%)..

19.9%

↓3.4pp below23.3% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—66.7% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

66.7%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

communities.gov.uk has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

FM

fmease.dev

(87.5%)

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

DG

Douglas Greenshields

Commits493
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
ST

Steven

Commits316
AI Usage90.5%
Productivity Lift1.84x
Code Quality20.0%
SW

Samuel Williams

Commits342
AI Usage91.1%
Productivity Lift1.61x
Code Quality20.0%
AR

Alex Read

Commits177
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.54x
Code Quality20.0%
SR

srh-sloan

Commits224
AI Usage91.7%
Productivity Lift1.45x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

15

suegarner

No repositories listed

sfount

communitiesuk/funding-service

communitiesuk/funding-service-design-docker-runner

+8 more

srh-sloan

communitiesuk/funding-service

communitiesuk/funding-service-pre-award

+2 more

Christine-horrocks

communitiesuk/epb-data-warehouse

communitiesuk/epb-ecaas-frontend

israr-ulhaq

communitiesuk/funding-service-pre-award

TheDoubleK

communitiesuk/epb-aws-infrastructure

communitiesuk/epb-ecaas-frontend

+1 more

Activity

1,389 Commits

Your Network

11 People
Adam-W1
Member
AEPR
Member
Christine-horrocks
Member
shieldo
Member
israr-ulhaq
Member
JasminConterioSW
Member
TheDoubleK
Member
samuelhwilliams
Member
srh-sloan
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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