2026 WINNERS
Introducing the first class of AI and Software Development Awards winners for 2026!
Congratulations to the organisations, teams and individuals recognised in the first year of the AI and Software Development Awards. These winners are leading the way in AI‑driven innovation, engineering excellence and software delivery that’s making a measurable difference.
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COMPANY CATEGORIES
Best Place to Work in Software
Winner: Gearset
Most Innovative UK Software Company - Enterprise
Winner: OneAdvanced
Highly Commended: Harness
Most Innovative UK Software Company - SME
Winner: AutogenAI
Highly Commended: Tollring
Most Innovative UK Software Company - SME sponsored by: 
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Data Scientist of the Year
Winner: Prof Victor Chang, Aston University
Highly Commended: Tamanna Haque, Jaguar Land Rover
Developer of the Year
Winner: Liam Henderson, Hymans Robertson
Highly Commended: Molly Bland, FOIL AI
DevOps Practitioner of the Year
Winner: Danylo Mikula, Medidata Solutions
Software Leader of the Year
Winner: Uma Thirugnanam, Aviva
Software Rising Star of the Year
Winner: Hannah Hughes, Hymans Robertson
PROJECT CATEGORIES
Best Software Automation Project
Winner: Nationwide
Highly Commended: Nimbus, MSQ DX
Best Use of AI and Machine Learning in Development
Winner: RCA GenAI BOT, Aviva
Best Use of AI in Security
Winner: DeepDefend. Littlefish Group
Highly Commended: A Guide to AI for Cybersecurity, Forti5 Tech Ltd
Best Use of DevOps, DataOps or GitOps
Winner: Reinventing Developer Experience: DevHub on TaaS, Vodafone Group PLC and MSQ DX
Edge/IoT Software Project of the Year
Winner: PrivEdge - Hybrid Edge-Cloud AI Inference System, Setient
Innovation of the Year - Enterprise
Winner: GenBI, Lloyds Banking Group
Innovation of the Year - SME
Winner: GCG AI, Charsfield Research & Advisory and GoCodeGreen
Highly Commended: Invisible shield: Thwarting a zero-day attack on the UK’s CNI, Droplet
TOOLS AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Best AI Agent Platform
Winner: Agentic AI, ConnexAI
Highly Commended: Verdantum, Charsfield Research & Advisory
Best AI Code Generation/Copilot Tool
Winner: Perforce Software
Best Lo-Code/No-Code Tool
Winner: Kainos Studio, Kainos
Highly Commended: m-Power, mrc
