Since the beginning of 2024, candidates have typed the phrase “AI” into the job search engine on the No Fluff Jobs portal over 89.3 thousand times. The percentage of job advertisements in this category, which stood at 2.56 percent in 2023, has now reached 4.44 percent, but the average number of CVs sent in response to each job offer still exceeds 40. Every sixth person employed in IT perceives the development of artificial intelligence as an opportunity to switch their specialization in this direction.
There is a rapidly growing number of job offers for specialists in artificial intelligence. Back in 2022, the proportion of AI specializations on No Fluff Jobs, a Polish job advertisement portal setting recruitment standards over the past decade was 1.26 percent of all published offers. In 2023, this increased to 2.56 percent, and now, after the first quarter of 2024, it stands at 4.44 percent. Employers most commonly require Python and Machine Learning skills, and as of 2023, TensorFlow and PyTorch have also become more frequently demanded skills. They typically also seek candidates with good English language skills, good communication skills, and problem-solving abilities.
On average, 41 CVs per job offer
Interest among candidates in working within the realm of AI remains high – the average number of CVs sent in response to a single job offer this year is 40.9. This number was 42.6 in 2023, and “only” 25.6 in 2022. According to a report by No Fluff Jobs titled “AI in the IT job market. Fears, hopes, and perspectives”, every sixth person working in IT perceives the development of artificial intelligence as a chance to switch specialization to a field associated with this subject.
Since the start of the year, candidates have typed the phrase “AI” into the job search engine on No Fluff Jobs 89.3 thousand times. Throughout the whole of 2023, this number was 404.8 thousand. Experts from No Fluff Jobs estimate that this number will be achieved or even surpassed this year. For comparison, in 2022 the phrase “AI” was entered into the search engine 206.3 thousand times.
In terms of specific phrases related to artificial intelligence, the most popular among people browsing job offers are those that have the word Machine Learning in the title or content. Compared to last year, the average number of views for these has already increased by 37.5 percent. For job offers mentioning Natural Language Processing, this trend is opposite – the number of views has dropped by 39.2 percent.
New jobs thanks to AI in 40 percent of companies
In 2022, the median lower and upper salary brackets offered in the AI category were 18.5-26 thousand PLN net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and 13-20 thousand PLN gross on an employment contract. In 2023, there was a slight decrease on B2B contracts to 18-26 thousand PLN net (+ VAT) and an increase in salary on an employment contract to 15-22 thousand PLN gross. Currently offered B2B salaries have increased, and salaries on employment contracts have remained unchanged. The median lower and upper salary brackets are 18-27.4 thousand PLN net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and 15-22 thousand PLN gross on an employment contract.
From the No Fluff Jobs study “AI in the job market”, we know that almost 29 percent of programmers fear being replaced by AI. Although we should treat AI as a solution that is to help us in our work, not replace us, we’re observing with interest news from the USA, where Devin – the first AI Software Engineer capable of planning and executing complex engineering tasks, was recently demoed. Does this mean that there will be more job offers in the field of AI, and demand for people coding will decrease? “Only time will tell,” comments Tomasz Bujok, CEO of No Fluff Jobs.
Though some IT specialists fear that the progress of AI will cost them their jobs, only 18 percent of the surveyed companies have seen job reduction related to this. Conversely, 40 percent of companies have created new positions, and 43 percent have introduced career development or re-skilling paths in the field of AI for their existing employees.
