Adzuna: UK entry-level AI job mentions near triple since 2025
TL;DR
- Entry-level UK job postings mentioning AI have nearly tripled since early 2025, per Adzuna data cited by Bloomberg.
- Indeed finds one in six entry-level vacancies in AI-exposed fields such as banking, legal and software now mentions AI, double a year ago.
- Employers are largely attaching AI requirements to existing roles like sales reps, software engineers and assistants rather than posting net-new AI jobs.
Entry-level UK job postings mentioning AI have nearly tripled since early 2025, according to figures from recruiter Adzuna reported by Bloomberg. The surge largely reflects employers attaching AI skill requirements to established roles such as sales representatives, software engineers and assistants rather than creating net-new AI jobs.
Separate Indeed data covered alongside the Adzuna numbers finds one in six vacancies for entry-level roles in banking, legal work, software development and other highly AI-exposed occupations now mentions AI, double a year ago.
"Artificial intelligence skills are no longer optional for the hundreds of thousands of young Britons seeking their first job," Bloomberg writes, framing both datasets against what the piece calls the toughest labor market in decades.
The pattern sits inside a broader run of UK and global Jobs coverage in our tracker on companies thinning entry-level headcount as AI tools pick up more of the junior work.
Originally reported by bloomberg.com
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