Overview
- LinkedIn’s AI Labor Market Report, released Friday, shows AI engineering job postings in India up 59.5% year over year and growing faster than in the US, UK, France, and Germany.
- Bengaluru remains the leading hub with 3.0% of local members listing AI engineering skills as hiring spreads to Hyderabad with 51% growth and Vijayawada with 45.5%.
- Demand is shifting to applied skills, with small and mid-sized businesses seeking AI Agents, AI Productivity tools, and Azure AI Studio for real-world use.
- Large enterprises employ most AI talent today, while smaller firms catch up as manufacturing lifts AI engineers to about 2% of its workforce in 2025 after a fourfold rise.
- More hiring in lower-cost cities could reduce relocation pressure and create AI career options closer to home for many workers.