As of 31 July 2026: 31.26% of AI- and data-adjacent Australian job ads in the trailing 30 days reference AI, machine learning, generative AI, or a named AI tool. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ADI, 854 of 2,732 ads.
Current AI Jobs Index Australia figures
Plain-text headline figures for journalist and LLM citation. Every statement is self-contained, dated, and sourced. Numbers refresh weekly from Supabase. Read alongside the methodology for the rules behind each figure.
As of 31 July 2026: 854 AI- and data-adjacent Australian job ads in the trailing 30 days that match the published ADI keyword list. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ADI numerator.
As of 31 July 2026: 80 active Australian AI-specialist roles, qualified by the published title and skills taxonomy. Trailing 30 days. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ASDI.
As of 31 July 2026: 3,610 jobs across 5 approved events where the company itself named AI as a driver. This is the leading ALWR headline. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ALWR EXPLICIT.
As of 31 July 2026: 11,934 jobs across 13 approved events. The secondary figure. Not summed into the EXPLICIT headline. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ALWR EXPLICIT + MIXED.
As of 31 July 2026: 134 jobs across 1 approved event where AI was cited by others rather than by the company. Reported on its own and never added to the figures above. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia, ALWR BLAMED.
As of 31 July 2026: 26 July 2026 newest advertised role observed in the index. Source: AI Jobs Index Australia.
Comparison to other benchmarks. Indeed Hiring Lab reports about 6.2% across all Australian job ads. AIJI scans technology job ads only, so its ADI reads higher. The two figures measure different ad populations and are not directly comparable.
Preferred citation. AI Jobs Index Australia, accessed 31 July 2026. Building Tech Teams. https://www.aijobsindex.com.au/facts
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