The IT job market is experiencing an “AI fever,” according to a report by Just Join IT. Employers’ offers show the strongest growth in roles related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. This category saw the fastest acceleration in postings during April, May, and June, largely contributing to a 68% surge in the total number of job listings on justjoin.it. This indicates that companies are rapidly adopting AI and automating business processes.
“Artificial intelligence has impacted the IT sector more significantly than any other technology so far. We’re seeing many companies reporting that 30–50% of their code is now generated by AI. Of course, humans still need to review that code, but the fact remains that products are being developed much faster—and will become even faster,” said Piotr Nowosielski, CEO of Just Join IT and Rocket Jobs, in an interview with Newseria.
Microsoft’s CEO recently admitted that 30% of the company’s code is currently written by AI. At Google, by the end of last year, the figure already exceeded 25%. All major tech players are investing heavily in this area. Mark Zuckerberg has declared that Meta is going “all in” on AI, with plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into building superintelligence and a strong team of experts—the so-called “AI Team.” Shopify’s CEO told employees they must prove that AI cannot perform a task before requesting additional headcount. Language-learning platform Duolingo has announced it will gradually replace some human work with AI. All this suggests that the coming years will bring one of the biggest transformations in the history of the IT labor market.
“Programmers now have a weapon they’ve never had before, but that doesn’t mean their end. It means that those who know how to use it will become even more effective and valuable, while those who resist or fail to adapt will be replaced by people who can. This applies not only to IT, but to many other industries as well,” Nowosielski emphasized.
He believes that junior positions will be the most affected.
“The reality is that many of the AI agent solutions being rolled out are designed to replace tasks typically performed by juniors—whether in IT, marketing, or analytics. These processes will now be handled by AI and agentic workflows—chains of tasks, each carried out by a different AI agent. This will make it harder for young people to find their place in the tech job market, raising the bar much higher. Hundreds of millions of people will require reskilling and upskilling, and in some cases even a complete career change,” the expert predicted.
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 92 million jobs could disappear globally by 2030, particularly in administration, trade, and customer service. However, as many as 170 million new roles may emerge, resulting in a net gain of about 78 million jobs. This shift, though, will demand massive investments in training and workforce requalification. WEF reports that 85% of employers plan to invest in reskilling, though half also plan to redeploy employees into new roles.
“AI will accelerate changes in the labor market faster than any previous technology, but it will also open up far more opportunities. It’s up to each of us whether we can adapt and keep up with it,” said the Just Join IT CEO.
The WEF report suggests that 22% of existing professions will undergo transformation, and around 39% of current workplace skills may lose relevance by 2030. Demand will grow rapidly for specialists in big data, cybersecurity, AI, and fintech, as well as for experts in green transition and autonomous vehicles. Meanwhile, job losses will hit cashiers, office clerks, postal workers, and accountants the hardest.
“The new jobs that will appear include IT roles, specialists in data and security, but also agriculture—jobs tied to farming—and hospitality, especially eldercare, considering demographic shifts. In developed countries, people over 60 will soon make up the majority of the population,” Nowosielski pointed out.
Structural changes in the job market may cause short-term increases in unemployment among office workers, but in the long run they will foster new specializations. One example is the “experimental marketer,” who combines marketing skills with AI implementation. Demand is also rising in physical labor and elderly care, though these too could eventually be automated. In both China and the US, humanoid robots are already being tested in factories as a supplement to human workers.
“This trend will largely depend on how quickly we can adapt the technology and develop AI-powered hardware. This research is not only advancing in the US but even more so in China,” explained Nowosielski. “When it comes to blue-collar work—simple, repetitive tasks in factories and logistics centers—those workers are also at risk of replacement by AI. This will force us into constant reskilling and upgrading our skills.”
