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Is Your Job
Asking for AI Yet?

We track 22,000+ job postings every week to show you exactly how many roles in your field now require AI skills, and how much more those roles pay.

14%
of All Jobs Now Require AI
+32%
Average AI Salary Premium
42
Roles Analyzed
22k+
Jobs Tracked Weekly

Find Your Role

Select your function to see AI adoption, salary premium, and what to learn.

The Numbers Behind the Shift

We've tracked 440,000+ job postings since January 2026. Here's what the data shows.

64%
of AI/ML job postings mention RAG
Up from 57% in February. Retrieval-augmented generation is the fastest-growing required skill across all AI roles.
$116K
extra per year for data scientists with AI skills
Data scientists who add LLM and generative AI skills earn $224K vs $108K baseline. The largest premium of any role at +108%.
14
industries now hiring for AI skills
From tech (45% of jobs mention AI) to education (8%). Healthcare, legal, and finance are accelerating fastest.

What Percent of Your Job Requires AI?

Percentage of job postings that mention AI skills, by function. Updated weekly from 22,000+ postings.

Prompt Engineering
100%
AI Research
75%
Customer Support
30%
Data & Analytics
30%
Product
29%
Engineering
27%
Writing & Content
25%
Video & Media
25%
Design
22%
Cybersecurity
20%
Consulting
20%
Recruiting
18%
Marketing
16%
Legal
13%
Architecture
12%
Operations
12%
Sales
11%
Real Estate
10%
Project Management
10%
Education
8%
Pharmacy
8%
Finance
7%
HR
6%
Nursing
5%

These numbers are climbing every month. The question isn't whether AI reaches your role. It's whether you're ready when it does.

How It Works

We track 22,000+ job postings every week and break down exactly what's happening with AI in your field.

1

See Your Role's AI Adoption

What percent of jobs in your function now ask for AI skills. Marketing is at 16%. Engineering is at 27%. Where's your role?

2

See What It Pays

The same job title pays 32% more on average when it requires AI skills. We show you the gap for your specific role.

3

Learn What to Do About It

Role-specific guides on the AI tools and skills that actually matter in your field. Not generic advice. Your function, your stack.

4

Stay Current

Weekly updates on which skills are gaining, which roles are shifting, and where the market is heading. Data, not hype.

Start Learning AI for Your Role

What to learn, what tools to use, and what skills employers actually ask for. Specific to your function.

AI Research

Highest premium of any role at +126%. Median AI salary: $260K. Frontier work at the labs.

Prompt Engineering

+124% premium. Median: $213K. The role didn't exist 3 years ago.

Data & Analytics

30% of postings require AI skills, with a 108% premium. The largest comp delta outside research.

Engineering

27% of engineering jobs ask for AI skills. The 58% premium is the highest in tech.

Product

29% of PM roles want AI skills. AI PMs earn 52% more than traditional PMs.

Cybersecurity

20% of security roles want AI skills. New attack surfaces, new defenses, +48% premium.

Consulting

Consultants who add AI strategy and implementation skills earn 48% more.

Finance

7% adoption and climbing. The +47% premium is one of the highest outside tech.

Marketing

16% of marketing roles now ask for AI skills. Those roles pay 50% more.

Design

22% of design postings mention AI tools like Midjourney and Figma AI. +46% salary premium.

Architecture

Generative design and BIM AI are reshaping the practice. +36% premium for AI-fluent architects.

Real Estate

AI valuation and lead scoring are now standard for top producers. +36% earnings lift.

Legal

13% of legal roles mention AI. Contract review and due diligence are driving it.

Writing & Content

1 in 4 writing jobs now expects AI proficiency. The 41% premium reflects the shift.

Video & Media

25% AI adoption with Sora, Runway, and Descript reshaping production. +46% premium.

Customer Support

30% of support roles want AI fluency. AI is automating tier-1 work; tier-2+ pays 38% more.

Sales

AI shows up in 11% of sales postings, with a 40% salary bump attached.

Operations

12% of ops roles require AI. Automation and workflow optimization are the main use cases.

Project Management

10% of PM jobs require AI skills. AI status reporting, risk forecasting, +37% premium.

Recruiting

18% of recruiter jobs want AI skills. Sourcing automation reshaped the funnel. +35% premium.

HR

Still early at 6%, but HR roles with AI skills pay 40% more than those without.

Education

8% of education roles request AI skills. AI tutoring and adaptive learning drive the premium.

Pharmacy

Clinical decision support and drug interaction AI are now standard. +29% premium.

Nursing

5% adoption today, growing fast as health systems deploy ambient documentation. +22% premium.

The AI Skills Premium

Same role. Same experience. But jobs that require AI skills pay significantly more. Based on 1,439 jobs with disclosed compensation.

Role Without AI With AI Skills Premium
Research Scientist$115,000$260,000+126%
Prompt Engineer$95,000$213,000+124%
Data Scientist$108,000$224,200+108%
Software Engineer$132,000$208,000+58%
Product Manager$125,000$190,000+52%
Marketing Manager$90,000$135,000+50%
Cybersecurity Analyst$105,000$155,000+48%
Consultant$105,000$155,000+48%
Financial Analyst$85,000$125,000+47%
Graphic Designer$65,000$95,000+46%
Lawyer$130,000$185,000+42%
Content Writer$58,000$82,000+41%
Operations Manager$85,000$120,000+41%
HR Manager$82,000$115,000+40%
Sales Representative$75,000$105,000+40%
Customer Support$45,000$62,000+38%
Project Manager$95,000$130,000+37%
Teacher / Educator$62,000$85,000+37%
Architect$88,000$120,000+36%
Real Estate Agent$55,000$75,000+36%
Recruiter$65,000$88,000+35%
Pharmacist$128,000$165,000+29%
Nurse$82,000$100,000+22%

The average AI salary premium across all roles is 32%. That's the market telling you what skills are worth learning.

Here's What Monday Morning Looks Like

Salary data and skills demand from 22,351 AI job postings. Five minutes.

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THE AI PULSE

Week of Feb 24, 2026 · 22,351 active roles · 60.9% salary disclosure

RAG appears in 64.1% of 22,351 AI job postings.

Active AI Roles
22,351
▲ +340 vs last week
Median Salary
$208K
▲ +$2K vs last week
60.9%
Disclose Salary
14%
Remote
8+
Skills Tracked
Skills in Demand
SkillMentions% of Jobs
RAG RISING14,32464.1%
AWS RISING7,60134.0%
Rust6,55829.3%
Python3,31014.8%
Azure2,1979.8%
Salary by Role
RoleMedianSample
AI/ML Engineer$154K8,743 roles
Data Scientist$198K341 roles
Product Manager$205K289 roles
AI Software Engineer$252K337 roles
Research Scientist$223K59 roles
The Bottom Line
  • RAG leads with 14,324 mentions (64.1% of jobs)
  • AI/ML Engineer: $154K median (8,743 roles)
  • 60.9% of AI job postings disclose salary ranges

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