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Diving briefs:
- AI-related job offers have overcome wider contractions in the demand for technology talent, Certainly, according to the analysis Released last week. The company reviewed the technical role posts on the report's 2020-to-present job board.
- Employer demand for AI/ML engineers has skyrocketed 334% I've made it since the beginning of 2020 The second fastest growing high-tech job on the siteaccording to company analysis. Another staple position in AI development, machine learning engineers remained in high demand for posts It's been up almost 60% since 2020.
- The roles associated with AI actually go against sector-wide trends. Overall technology job postings on the site increased significantly until 2022, but then fell 36% from the 2020 level.
Dive Insights:
High-tech Job Market There was a significant increase in 2021 and 2022Unemployment rate slips amid unemployment rate Record the low value. I saw high-tech companies in 2023, so the boom and bust cycle continued. Launch thousands of workers.
According to actual analysis, high-tech job offers never fully recovered.
“Two main explanations are provided for crashing demand for high-tech workers,” he said. Brendon Bernard, the economist in the real employment lab; In the report. “One thing is that the sector has experienced a rise from the previous employment boom, which has been exacerbated by a less-supportive economic situation. Another candidate is that the recent AI revolution has significantly reduced interest in new technology workers in hiring.”
The wide range of enterprise AI recruitment push has accelerated targeted employment for professionals. In contrast, roles like software developers have signed almost 49% since the pandemic.
In addition to the more dynamic job market, candidates in AI-focused roles also have higher average pay. IT professionals who are well-versed in AI can do it Expect a 18% salary booCompared to their counterparts, According to dice data Since the beginning of this year.
“The strong demand for AI-related technology titles is also reflected in the salary,” Bernard said. “Annual salary posted to employment such as machine learning engineers (median $260,000 in 2024) is often ranked among the highest among the typical high-tech employment.”
