Market Report · AI/ML
AI/ML Talent Market: Demand, Skills and Salary Trends
Which AI roles are growing fastest? Which skills command premium rates? Where is supply catching up with demand? Analysis across 6 AI specialist roles from Xylity's network data.
What's Inside This Report
- 6 AI Roles Analyzed — LLM engineer, RAG architect, ML engineer, data scientist, AI solutions architect, and computer vision specialist
- Demand vs Supply — for each role: demand growth rate, available talent pool, and time-to-fill trends
- Salary Benchmarks — compensation by role, seniority, and geography with year-over-year trends
- Skills Premium Analysis — which AI skills command 20-40% premium over base ML salaries
- Emerging AI Roles — new roles emerging in 2026: AI safety engineer, prompt engineer, and AI product manager
- Build vs Partner Decision — when to hire AI talent full-time vs when to use consulting partners
Who This Report Is For
AI/ML Team Leads
Plan AI team growth with realistic salary and availability expectations.
IT Services Companies
Build AI delivery capacity by understanding where talent is available.
6
AI roles analyzed
$220K
Top RAG architect salary
40%
LLM skill premium
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