The median salaries for IT specialists working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are rising each quarter, now reaching up to 30 thousand PLN net (+ VAT) for a B2B contract and 29 thousand PLN gross on an employment contract. Currently, 94 percent of people working in the IT industry use AI tools on a daily basis. In most non-IT sectors, knowledge of AI tools is not yet a common requirement, as per No Fluff Jobs data, except in marketing, where it is found in more than 1/10 of job offers.
Despite a noticeable decline in the IT job market for months, companies looking for AI specialists are ready to offer really high salaries. According to the latest data from No Fluff Jobs, a Polish job portal that has been facilitating job seekers to find jobs that match their financial expectations for ten years, salaries in AI-related specializations are rising every quarter.
In the first three months of this year, the lower and upper ranges of salaries in this category were 18-28 thousand PLN (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and 16-25 thousand PLN gross on an employment contract. In the third quarter, they have already reached 21-30 thousand PLN net (+ VAT) on B2B and 17-29 thousand PLN gross in the case of an employment contract. This implies an increase from 6.2 percent to even 16.6 percent.
Over 30 applicants per job posting in AI specialization
Job offers in AI specialisations are also popular among candidates – since the beginning of the year, an average of over 30 people apply to each job posting. Individuals working in IT not only willingly apply for positions related to this technology but, as evidenced by the No Fluff Jobs “AI in the IT job market” report, 94 percent of specialists use these types of tools every day. Only 29 percent fear losing their jobs to AI solutions.
“Despite numerous voices expressing concerns that artificial intelligence will take away people’s jobs – this was particularly loudly discussed recently in connection with OFF Radio Krakow ‘hiring’ three hosts entirely generated by AI – people working in the IT sector are not afraid of it,” says Tomasz Bujok, CEO of No Fluff Jobs. “However, developments in this technology show that we must consider the possibility of some companies laying off employees and replacing them with artificial intelligence. At present, the most threatened are professions in which many repetitive tasks can be performed. How to protect yourself from this? It is certainly worth getting familiar with artificial intelligence, learning to use it effectively in everyday work, acquiring new skills. Remember that AI can also create new employment opportunities related to its development, teaching or testing.”
Knowledge of AI already required in 12 percent of job offers in marketing
The expectation of being able to use tools utilising artificial intelligence is slowly becoming evident in sectors outside of IT. Most often in marketing – in this category, knowledge of AI tools is listed as required or welcomed in almost 12 percent of job adverts. Other sectors, albeit with a much lower percentage, include: legal professions (5.6 percent of job offers), telecommunications (4.5 percent), consulting (3 percent), and logistics (2.7 percent). In the other analysed sectors, the percentage of announcements requiring knowledge of artificial intelligence does not currently exceed 2.5 percent. The lowest is in the category of electronics (0.3 percent) and customer service (0.9 percent).
Source: https://managerplus.pl/wynagrodzenia-dla-specjalistow-od-sztucznej-inteligencji-od-poczatku-roku-wzrosly-nawet-o-166-proc-43999
