AI roles now dominate tech market growth, according to ICT in Motion: The Next Wave of AI Integration, a new report from the AI Workforce Consortium.
Led by Cisco, the Consortium is a private sector collaboration that includes Accenture, Cornerstone, Eightfold AI, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP.
Key Findings from the 2025 Report:
- AI Skills Are Now Pervasive for Tech Jobs: 78% of the job roles analyzed include AI skills, highlighting a shift in role requirements across the G7.
- AI Roles Dominate Technology Job Market Growth: 7 of the 10 fastest-growing ICT roles are AI-related, including AI/ML Engineer, AI Risk & Governance Specialist and NLP Engineer.
- AI Ethics and Governance Skills Remain Critical: Demand for skills in AI Governance is +150% and AI Ethics +125%, reflecting the need for expertise at the intersection of technology, law and ethics.
- Critical Technical Skills Deficit and Rising Importance of Human Skills: The skills deficit has reached critical levels in areas such as generative AI, large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, AI ethics and AI security, while human skills like communication, collaboration and leadership are increasingly prioritized for responsible technology adoption.
- Surge in Specialized AI Skills: The AI landscape is quickly shifting from chatbots to agents, driving demand for specialized skills, including AI security +298%, foundation model adaptation +267%, responsible AI +256% and multi-agent systems +245%.
- Accelerated AI Job Growth Driven by Tech Hubs: Silicon Valley leads with a 156% increase in AI jobs, followed by London and Toronto, underscoring their status as global AI powerhouses, while Manchester, Lyon and Vancouver are emerging hubs with over 70% AI job growth.
Methodology: The report is based on extensive job posting data from Cornerstone and Indeed between July 2024 to June 2025 across G7 countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States, this latest edition arrives at a pivotal moment as AI continues to reshape economies, societies and global governance.