Real data from government agencies, the ILO, World Bank, OECD, and major hiring platforms · Updated continuously
Job Market Intelligence · 2026
What is actually happening
in the job market right now.
Six dimensions. Each one tells you something most professionals don't know about the market they're competing in. No jargon. No spin. Just what the data says.
Country Intelligence
These are global averages.
Your country tells a different story — skills, salaries, and competition vary dramatically by market.
221 countries · live data
1 in 3
White-collar roles actively being cut by AI right now
Up to 3×
Salary gap between bottom and top of the same job title
35 weeks
How long a job search takes in the most oversupplied roles
+68%
Salary premium for the most in-demand AI skills vs. average
All figures below are market averages
The market has already priced you. Do you know the number?
Which industries are hiring — and which are cutting.
Net job change over the last 12 months: new hires minus layoffs as a % of workforce. Right = growing. Left = shrinking.
What this means for you: If your industry is in the red, you're not imagining it — the jobs are actually disappearing. If you're in AI, Cybersecurity, or Healthcare Tech, employers are competing for people like you right now.
How long it takes to get an offer — and how many you receive.
Average weeks from first application to offer, and how many competing offers the typical candidate in that role receives. These two numbers define your negotiating power.
3wk
to offer
4.1
avg offers
5wk
to offer
3.4
avg offers
6wk
to offer
2.8
avg offers
9wk
to offer
2.1
avg offers
12wk
to offer
1.6
avg offers
15wk
to offer
1.2
avg offers
19wk
to offer
0.9
avg offers
23wk
to offer
0.7
avg offers
29wk
to offer
0.5
avg offers
35wk
to offer
0.4
avg offers
What this means for you: In AI and Cybersecurity, employers are chasing you — multiple offers, fast. In Admin and Legal, you wait 7–8 months for a single offer while competing against hundreds. That gap is your entire negotiating position.
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When did you last actually benchmark your salary against the real market?
How many people are fighting for the same job as you.
Average applicants per open role. Each dot = 10 people. The blue dot is you. Everyone else is your competition.
AI / ML Engineer
14 people
Cybersecurity Engineer
22 people
Data Engineer
38 people
Product Manager
86 people
Software Engineer
142 people
UX Designer
218 people
Marketing Manager
380 people
Finance Analyst
490 people
Legal Associate
610 people
Admin Coordinator
780 people
What this means for you: In Admin and Marketing, you're one of 600–800 people applying for the same role. In AI and Cybersecurity, there are fewer than 25 candidates per opening. That ratio — not your experience — determines how much leverage you have to negotiate.
What the market wants — vs. what most professionals actually have.
Six dimensions that determine career resilience and earning power. Outer ring = what employers are prioritising right now. Inner ring = where the average professional actually stands.
Biggest gaps right now
What this means for you: The two biggest gaps are AI fluency and market visibility — both of which are learnable and directly correlated with salary. Domain expertise is the one area most professionals are already strong. Your personal report scores your specific profile across all six dimensions.
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What's the main thing standing between you and earning significantly more?
What AI is already doing — right now, at scale.
Percentage of each task currently handled by AI systems across enterprise deployments. Not a forecast — this is what's happening today.
Data entry & formatting
Scheduling & admin
Standard document drafting
Basic financial reporting
Customer support (tier 1)
Code review (routine)
Content summarisation
Initial market research
Complex strategy & decisions
What this means for you: If any of these tasks make up a significant part of your working day, your role is being restructured around you right now. Most people in this position don't find out until the announcement is made.
Salaries at the top are growing 6× faster than at the bottom.
Annual salary growth rate for three groups: top 25%, median, bottom 25%. Every year since 2020, the gap has widened.
What this means for you: This is not a temporary cycle — it's a permanent structural shift driven by AI skill premiums. The gap does not close on its own. You have to actively move yourself to the right side of it.
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If nothing changes in the next 12 months, where do you think you'll be?
That was the market · Now let's look at you specifically
Where do you actually sit
inside all of this?
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Sources: Government statistical agencies · International Labour Organization · World Bank · OECD · IMF · Major hiring platforms · Enterprise AI deployment research