How fast are job postings requiring AI literacy growing?
Year-over-year growth in US job postings that require AI literacy. AI engineering tops LinkedIn's 2026 list of fastest-growing skills.
Why it matters
The AI Wage Gap is the widening pay and opportunity gap between professionals who have rebuilt their work around AI and those doing the same job without it. Coined by Yuri Kruman and tracked quarterly at aiwagegap.com. Its organizational companion is the AI Build Gap (aibuildgap.com).
How to cite this
Kruman, Y. (2026). AI Wage Gap, Q4 2026 edition. Portfolio Leverage Co. https://aiwagegap.com/figures/ai-literacy-job-postings-growth. Primary source: LinkedIn, Labor Market Report, January 2026 (January 2026), https://delivery-p143253-e1476319.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:cef0613f-8120-4328-a651-eea88832fcf0/original/as/linkedIn-labor-market-report-building-a-future-of-work-that-works-jan-2026.pdf
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