Demand for AI talent in China outpaces job postings in other ‘new-economy’ sectors

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AI-related positions accounted for more than a quarter of new-economy job listings in the first two months of the year, report says

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A job fair for women in Jiyuan, Henan province on Sunday, which was International Women’s Day. Photo: Xinhua

He Huifengin GuangdongChina’s spring hiring season is revealing a sharp surge in demand for artificial intelligence talent as companies speed up the deployment of related technologies, turning it into one of the country’s hottest professional fields.

The number of AI-related job postings in China in the first two months of the year grew about 12-fold year on year, far outpacing growth in other “new-economy” industries such as healthcare, renewable energy and semiconductors, People’s Daily reported on Tuesday, citing insights from a report by professional social networking platform Maimai.

AI-related jobs accounted for 26.23 per cent of all new-economy job postings, up from just 2.29 per cent a year ago, Maimai said, signalling that Chinese companies were rapidly integrating AI into core business operations.

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Some specialised positions remain particularly hard to fill. The supply-demand ratio for high-performance computing engineers was just 0.15, meaning around seven positions were competing for each candidate. Other technical roles, including those for creators of simultaneous localisation and mapping algorithms, regulatory control algorithms and cloud computing functions, also face significant shortages.

Salaries reflect the scarcity of AI talent. Online recruitment platform Zhaopin.com reported this week that AI engineers command an average monthly salary of 20,804 yuan (US$3,020), ranking highest among tech jobs – above chip engineers, mobile developers and software engineers.AdvertisementChina’s tech giants have expanded AI recruitment. When announcing its 2026 spring campus recruitment plans on Tuesday, Chinese fintech firm Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, said more than 70 per cent of technical roles would focus directly on AI. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.AdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8×0.9×1.0x1.1×1.2×1.5×1.75x1.00x

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