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THE AI PULSE
Embeddings grew 14% this week. Fastest-moving skill in the dataset.
Week of August 17, 2026 · 4,318 active roles · 71.7% salary disclosure
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Jobs Tracked This Week
4,318
▲ +5.1% vs last week
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AI Adoption Rate
12%
Across all functions
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AI Adoption by Role
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30% of Data & Analytics jobs now mention AI skills. Those roles pay 108% more.
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Salary Premium Spotlight
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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%)
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Skills in Demand
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These are the AI skills showing up in job postings across all functions.
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| Skill |
Mentions |
vs Last |
| Python RISING |
2,256 (52.2%) |
▲ +7.3% |
| AWS RISING |
1,244 (28.8%) |
▲ +4.5% |
| Azure RISING |
954 (22.1%) |
▲ +4.0% |
| RAG RISING |
929 (21.5%) |
▲ +3.6% |
| GCP RISING |
687 (15.9%) |
▲ +2.1% |
| Prompt Engineering RISING |
642 (14.9%) |
▲ +10.3% |
| PyTorch RISING |
639 (14.8%) |
▲ +10.0% |
| Kubernetes RISING |
568 (13.2%) |
▲ +5.6% |
| Claude |
504 (11.7%) |
▼ -0.4% |
| TensorFlow RISING |
498 (11.5%) |
▲ +14.2% |
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This Week: How AI Is Showing Up in Sales Roles
AI adoption trends, skills employers want, and salary premiums for Sales professionals.
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The Bottom Line
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● 30% of Data & Analytics jobs now mention AI skills, highest among non-technical functions
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● Marketing Managers with AI skills earn 50% more: $90K baseline vs $135K with AI
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● Python leads skill demand with 2,256 mentions (52.2% of jobs)
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● Embeddings grew 14% week-over-week, fastest in the dataset
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● Remote AI roles (1,196) pay 18% less than onsite
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