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Claude grew 7% this week. Fastest-moving skill in the dataset.

Week of June 08, 2026 · 3,824 active roles · 63.6% salary disclosure

Jobs Tracked This Week
3,824
▼ -6.9% vs last week
AI Adoption Rate
12%
Across all functions
In the news this week
AI may end up creating more jobs than it replaces by 2030, says WEF’s Mirek Dusek
The World Economic Forum suggests AI may create more jobs than it replaces by 2030, with real workplace transformations already underway.
cnbctv18.com
Sam Altman Says AI Is Creating Jobs, Not Just Replacing Workers
Sam Altman claims AI is creating jobs rather than replacing workers, as companies investing in AI are hiring more employees.
thehansindia.com
A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria
A reality check on AI's impact on jobs suggests the actual labor market effects may differ from common perceptions.
technologyreview.com
AI won’t replace you but someone using AI might
Research from the University of Vaasa indicates that the real threat from AI is not the technology itself, but failing to learn how to use it.
sciencedaily.com
Skills Become the New Currency: Salary Polarisation Deepens as AI and Semiconductor Talent Command Up to 30% Pay Increases in Taiwan
In Taiwan, AI and semiconductor skills are driving salary increases, shifting the talent market to be candidate-driven.
manilatimes.net
AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford
Provides guidelines for developing responsible AI agents, crucial for AI builders.
github.com

AI Adoption by Role

30% of Data & Analytics jobs now mention AI skills. Those roles pay 108% more.
Role AI Adoption Salary Premium
Data & Analytics 30% +108%
Product 29% +52%
Engineering 27% +58%
Marketing 16% +50%
Legal 13% +42%
Operations 12% +41%
Sales 11% +40%
Finance 7% +47%
HR 6% +40%

Salary Premium Spotlight

Marketing Manager: $90K without AI → $135K with AI skills (+50%)

Financial Analyst: $85K without AI → $125K with AI skills (+47%)

Lawyer: $130K without AI → $185K with AI skills (+42%)

Skills in Demand

These are the AI skills showing up in job postings across all functions.
Skill Mentions vs Last
Python FALLING 1,968 (51.5%) ▼ -10.1%
AWS RISING 1,203 (31.5%) ▲ +6.4%
Azure FALLING 882 (23.1%) ▼ -1.0%
RAG FALLING 877 (22.9%) ▼ -3.1%
GCP FALLING 735 (19.2%) ▼ -3.5%
Prompt Engineering 587 (15.4%) ▲ +0.2%
PyTorch FALLING 586 (15.3%) ▼ -20.1%
Claude RISING 554 (14.5%) ▲ +6.9%
TensorFlow FALLING 492 (12.9%) ▼ -9.4%
Kubernetes FALLING 467 (12.2%) ▼ -12.9%

This Week: How AI Is Showing Up in Sales Roles

AI adoption trends, skills employers want, and salary premiums for Sales professionals.

The Bottom Line

● 30% of Data & Analytics jobs now mention AI skills, highest among non-technical functions
● Marketing Managers with AI skills earn 50% more: $90K baseline vs $135K with AI
● Python leads skill demand with 1,968 mentions (51.5% of jobs)
● Claude grew 7% week-over-week, fastest in the dataset
● Remote AI roles (2,592) pay 14% less than onsite
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