Maya Enterprise · Executive benchmark · 2026
Welsh Water against five peers: where agentic transformation is actually happening
Internal agentic workforce transformation at Welsh Water, Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian Water, South West Water and United Utilities, placed on five maturity rails.
This executive benchmark compares Welsh Water with Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian Water, South West Water and United Utilities across five dimensions: realised return, reach beyond the network, enterprise context, orchestration and human accountability. The analysis synthesises observable signals from company disclosures, annual and performance reports, regulatory and procurement material, vendor and practitioner commentary and directional workforce and hiring data. It identifies published strengths, measurable outcomes and the operating questions to address as agentic workflows expand.
the control-function agent went live, so a full four-quarter outcome is not yet available
of external professional services used to redesign about 4,000 roles in five months
contraction in programme and project management function over one year, the deepest decline in this peer set
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