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Indeed

Daily figures from Indeed since 2019: the share of job postings that ask for AI skills in nine countries, and the US job-postings index for a few occupations against February 2020 = 100. Postings that ask for AI skills are at a record high. The occupation lines are a picture of hiring, not of AI — almost all of them peaked in early 2022, before ChatGPT, when interest rates started to rise. Data: Indeed Hiring Lab — AI Tracker and Job Postings Index (hiringlab.org), CC BY 4.0, adapted: we keep seven of the 41 occupations and roll the daily figures up to months.

Indeed is one job board. Every line counts postings on Indeed, not all the jobs in a country.

cadence · monthly 18 series updated 14 Aug 2026 hiringlab.org ↗
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United States

6.3% of postings naming AI +95.6% yr as of Jul 2026
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AI in job postings

This counts postings that name AI skills. The words include the older “Machine Learning” and “Data Science”. ⚠ The number of postings also fell, which lifts the share.

United Kingdom

9.4% of postings naming AI +101.6% yr as of Jul 2026
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Canada

18.0% of postings naming AI +263.2% yr as of Jul 2026
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Canada rose from 5% to 17% in one year. Indeed gives no reason for this rise. Read this line apart from the others.
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Germany

5.4% of postings naming AI +65.3% yr as of Jul 2026
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France

4.1% of postings naming AI +55.6% yr as of Jul 2026
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Ireland

14.7% of postings naming AI +64.3% yr as of Jul 2026
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Australia

7.5% of postings naming AI +58.9% yr as of Jul 2026
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Italy

4.9% of postings naming AI +40.8% yr as of Jul 2026
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Netherlands

3.4% of postings naming AI +49.8% yr as of Jul 2026
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US job postings by occupation

⚠ These lines do not show the effect of AI. Almost every occupation here peaked in early 2022, when interest rates started to rise.

All postings

102.1 −2.6 yr as of Jul 2026
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Software Development

75.5 +9.4 yr as of Jul 2026
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Data & Analytics

61.1 −1.3 yr as of Jul 2026
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Indeed renamed and redefined this occupation in 2025. It then rebuilt the older years to fit the new definition.
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IT infrastructure & support

71.5 +4.0 yr as of Jul 2026
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Marketing

75.5 −0.5 yr as of Jul 2026
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Media & Communications

68.1 +3.8 yr as of Jul 2026
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Nursing (control)

103.9 −11.6 yr as of Jul 2026
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This line is a control. Nurses work with patients in person, and postings for them peaked in January 2022.
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Production & Manufacturing (control)

119.1 +7.9 yr as of Jul 2026
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Derived

Software Development, against all postings derived

0.7 +0.1 yr as of Jul 2026
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Software Development postings divided by all US postings. Both numbers use the same February 2020 base.
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Figures

SeriesLatestChangeMinMaxCoverage
United States6.3%+95.6% yr1.5%6.3%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
United Kingdom9.4%+101.6% yr1.7%9.4%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Canada18.0%+263.2% yr1.5%18.0%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Germany5.4%+65.3% yr1.8%5.4%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
France4.1%+55.6% yr1.5%4.1%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Ireland14.7%+64.3% yr3.2%14.8%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Australia7.5%+58.9% yr2.1%7.6%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Italy4.9%+40.8% yr2.0%4.9%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
Netherlands3.4%+49.8% yr1.7%3.4%Jan 2019 — Jul 2026
All postings102.1−2.6 yr62.4161.2Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Software Development75.5+9.4 yr62.6233.9Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Data & Analytics61.1−1.3 yr55.3202.6Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
IT infrastructure & support71.5+4.0 yr63.9158.1Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Marketing75.5−0.5 yr45.1185.9Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Media & Communications68.1+3.8 yr51.6172.3Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Nursing (control)103.9−11.6 yr74.8175.6Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Production & Manufacturing (control)119.1+7.9 yr64.1202.1Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
Software Development, against all postings0.7+0.1 yr0.61.5Feb 2020 — Jul 2026
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