{"h1":"Industries asking for AI skills most","faq":[{"a":"Technology & Software leads: 29% of its professional openings ask for AI skills, against 13% across all industries.","q":"Which industry ranks first: industries asking for ai skills most?"},{"a":"16 industries have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 16 entries.","q":"How many industries are ranked?"},{"a":"A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting names at least one AI skill or tool. The industry is the one our crawler assigns to the employer. Only industries with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. 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Only industries with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T15:06:31.259Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"pf_ai","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":{"label":"all industries","valueLabel":"13%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Technology & Software, Industry: 29%","#2 Media & Entertainment, Industry: 18%","#3 Financial Services & Banking, Industry: 13%","16 industries ranked across all industries","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"industries","commentary":["The lead is wide: Technology & Software (29%) is well clear of Aerospace & Defense at #10 (6%).","Agriculture & Food Production reaches #4 on a sample of 2,173 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Technology & Software is the largest market in the top ten, with 74,197 all openings behind its figure.","Industries with fewer than 1,000 all openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-asking-for-ai-skills-most"}