IT may add 35-45% more AI roles in FY26 as deployments rise

AI jobs are expected to expand as fast as 45% in FY26, bucking the broader circumspect trend in technology hiring, as deployment of artificial intelligence gathers further momentum across user industries, data sourced by ET from Quess IT Staffing showed.Roles in AI, expanding lately at 15% annually, will continue to face a talent shortage, however, experts said.

Roles such as machine learning engineers, generative AI developers, data scientists, NLP engineers, AI research scientists, and AI product managers have seen a surge in demand, with many…