The Tech Job Market in 2025
We analysed our real-time data and surveyed Reward leaders to identify 2025's most in-demand roles, revealing surging demand for AI capabilities while support-focused and entry-level roles decline.
AI is reshaping the 2025 tech job market
AI is forcing companies to redefine which human roles truly matter, with AI skills in-demand and admin and support roles seeing a drop in hiring rates and salaries.
There’s a clear divide, with strategic thinkers and AI-focused roles taking priority in hiring effort and salary budget spend, while administrative and support roles are disappearing.
Our latest report covers the data on the most in-demand jobs and highest salaries this year, including how the tech job market is evolving in response to AI.
It also includes insights from Rewards peers on aligning compensation strategy with shifting market realities, because trends like these present a major challenge. Should these in-demand roles command higher salaries? How do you structure compensation packages for the most in-demand jobs while managing overall costs and maintaining company-wide pay equity?
Download the report to discover which roles are trending up, which are trending down, and how leading tech companies are navigating this fundamental shift in the job market.
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Job titles containing ‘AI’ have seen a huge increase of 7x in 2025 so far
Whilst AI-specific job titles started to emerge in 2015, their prevalence has exploded in the past year. The huge jump from 0.32% of all roles in 2024 to 2.17% in the first few months of 2025 alone indicates that companies are now accelerating investment in AI skillsets.
Further, findings show that AI-focused Software Engineering roles are now commanding a salary premium for new hire offers, as demand skyrockets. To secure top AI talent, companies will need to compete against this premium.
Hiring rates for admin and support roles drop as AI capabilities increase
Administrative roles that were once essential are now experiencing significant declines as AI systems take over many menial tasks and repeatable processes. This trend extends beyond traditional admin roles into technical teams as well, with the Scrum Master role seeing a particularly steep decline.
This decline indicates a need for companies to re-evaluate which human roles truly matter, and top employees in administrative roles may need support to develop new skillsets and bring new impact to the business.
Entry-level hiring collapsed by 73.4% as AI impacts traditional career starting points
Administrative roles that were once essential are now experiencing significant declines as AI systems take over many menial tasks and repeatable processes. This trend extends beyond traditional admin roles into technical teams as well, with the Scrum Master role seeing a particularly steep decline.
This decline indicates a need for companies to re-evaluate which human roles truly matter, and top employees in administrative roles may need support to develop new skillsets and bring new impact to the business.
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