PRESS KIT
Quotable figures for Australian AI employment
Current headline numbers for AI Jobs Index Australia. Free to cite. For custom cuts, deeper background, or on-the-record comment, use the contacts below.
Current headline figures
These three series measure different signals and are not summed.
AI Diffusion Index
31.53%
Share of Australian online technology job ads referencing AI or AI-specific skills, trailing 30 days.
AI-Specialist Demand
67
Active Australian roles meeting the AI-specialist threshold: AI-titled, or requiring multiple AI-specific skills.
AI-Linked Workforce Reductions
3,610
Jobs across EXPLICIT events where the company named AI directly. EXPLICIT + MIXED and BLAMED are reported separately.
The AI hiring funnel
Where the AI-mentioning subset (ADI) and the strict AI-specialist subset (ASDI) sit inside the broader Australian advertising flow. The two derived percentages and the sentence below them are the journalist-friendly framing.
How 2,528 technology ads scanned in the trailing 30 days break down into the AI-mentioning subset (ADI) and the strict AI-specialist subset (ASDI). The series measure different things and are reported separately.
- Australian technology job ads scanned2,528
- Ads mentioning AI anywhere797
- AI-specialist roles67
31.5%
797 of 2,528 ads
2.7%
67 of 2,528 ads
ADI and ASDI measure different things and are reported side by side, not as a single funnel. They are not summed or subtracted.
Download: hiring-funnel.csv
Attribution breakdown
Every AI-attributed layoff event is classified by the evidence strength behind the AI link.
EXPLICIT
5
Company directly cited AI, automation, or machine learning.
BLAMED
1
Credible media identified AI as the primary driver.
MIXED
8
AI cited alongside other contributing factors.
Largest AI-attributed events on record
| Company | Jobs | Attribution |
|---|---|---|
| ANZ Banking Group | 3,500~ | MIXED |
| WiseTech Global | 2,000~ | EXPLICIT |
| Atlassian | 1,600 | EXPLICIT |
| Westpac | 1,500~ | MIXED |
| Telstra | 1,323 | MIXED |
Sectors most frequently cited
- Technology7 events
- Financial Services4 events
- Telecommunications3 events
One-paragraph methodology summary
AI Jobs Index Australia publishes three monthly indicators of AI's footprint on Australian work. ADI measures AI language diffusion across all Australian online technology job ads using a published regex keyword list. ASDI counts AI-specialist roles using a three-rule taxonomy. ALWR tracks publicly cited AI-linked workforce reductions with three attribution classes (EXPLICIT, MIXED, BLAMED). Data sources: Adzuna plus major Australian job boards for advertised roles and structured salary signals, and Australian and international tier-A and tier-B media for displacement events. Source: The Adzuna API. Published monthly, the day after the ABS Labour Force release. Full methodology at /methodology.
What the index does and does not measure
It measures
- Share of Australian technology job ads referencing AI
- Active Australian postings for AI-specialist roles
- Publicly cited AI-linked Australian workforce reductions
It does not measure
- Net employment effect of AI
- Actual hires, only advertised demand
- Internal moves or quiet workforce changes
- Reductions without public AI attribution
Disclosure
AI Jobs Index Australia is published by Building Tech Teams and supported by NTP Talent. NTP Talent has commercial interests in the Australian technology hiring market. The classifier code, methodology, taxonomy, and aggregate data are public so the index can be audited independently of the supporting organisation.
About the author
James MacDonald is the founder and managing director of NTP Talent, an Australian executive search firm specialising in engineering leadership. He hosts the Building Tech Teams podcast and newsletter, read by CTOs and engineering leaders across Australia.
Available for on-the-record comment on Australian AI employment trends, engineering hiring markets, AI-attributed workforce changes, and the practical reality of AI adoption inside Australian organisations.
Read more at /about.
Contact
Media & data questions: contact@aijobsindex.com.au
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamesmacdonaldau
Timezone: Australia/Sydney (AEST/AEDT)
Custom data cuts: industry, state, role, or company-level breakdowns available on request.
Preferred citation: “AI Jobs Index Australia, accessed 17 July 2026.” Link to /methodology where possible.
Raw data: see /data for CSV exports of major metrics.