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What share of tech job postings ask for AI skills?
According to Xcout Intel, 30.1% of new job postings at technology companies asked for AI skills in 7 September – 1 November 2026, up from 20.6% in 13 July – 6 September 2026, across 906 companies and 145,899 postings.
Communication Services came next at 20.9%; Consumer Defensive was lowest at 3.1%.
| Sector | 13 July – 6 September | 7 September – 1 November | Postings | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 20.6% | 30.1% | 145,899 | 906 |
| Communication Services | 12.0% | 20.9% | 36,574 | 227 |
| Financial Services | 10.9% | 14.8% | 107,344 | 490 |
| Industrials | 7.0% | 9.1% | 180,588 | 776 |
| Real Estate | 4.8% | 6.6% | 15,605 | 93 |
| Energy | 2.7% | 5.4% | 15,362 | 104 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 4.2% | 4.8% | 163,579 | 456 |
| Healthcare | 4.2% | 4.5% | 165,317 | 565 |
| Consumer Defensive | 2.9% | 3.1% | 40,454 | 144 |
How we know
Xcout Intel reads AI skill from each posting's description at the same 5,140 companies in both windows, and counts a posting when the role itself asks for AI skills, tools, agents or large language models.
Full figures: Hiring Pulse. How every report is built: methodology.
What this does not show
- AI-skill detection changed on 9 October 2026: a posting now counts only when the role itself asks for AI skills. Both windows were re-scored the same way, but these shares should not be compared with editions before 11 October 2026.
- Sector is the employer's, not the role's: a sales posting at a software company counts under Technology.
- Hiring Pulse uses two windows: company, sector and country changes compare four-week periods; role families and AI shares compare eight-week windows. The two are not combined in one figure.
How to cite
Xcout Intel, Hiring Pulse, week ending 1 November 2026, intel.xcout.app/answers/ai-skills-share-of-tech-jobsQuote with attribution under the licence. These figures update with each edition of the report; give the date above when you quote them.