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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
Net AI Jobs Impact · 30d
+2,763
New AI-mentioning ads minus announced AI-attributed losses. Positive means more visibly AI-related hiring than publicly acknowledged AI-attributed cuts in the period.
AI Share of Ads
17.0%
Share of Australian job advertisements mentioning AI. The primary leading indicator of AI demand in the Australian labour market.
Announced AI Job Losses · all time
15,162
Cumulative publicly announced Australian job losses where AI was cited as a primary, secondary, or contributing factor. Under-counts hidden cuts.
AI roles advertised
6,201
Active AI-specialist advertisements across Adzuna, Seek, Indeed, and Jora Australia. Excludes AI-adjacent roles.
Attribution breakdown
Every AI-attributed layoff event is classified by the evidence strength behind the AI link.
EXPLICIT
9
Company directly cited AI, automation, or machine learning.
BLAMED
1
Credible media identified AI as the primary driver.
MIXED
12
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
- Financial Services8 events
- Technology7 events
- Telecommunications4 events
- Mining3 events
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/jamesmacdonaldntp
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 30 May 2026.” Link to /methodology where possible.
Raw data: see /data for CSV exports of major metrics.
AI hiring in Australia, in numbers.
AI Jobs Index is an independent research project by Building Tech Teams, supported by NTP Talent.
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