WorkThe story, in brief
UK's job market is splitting in two as AI demand surges while knowledge work postings crater
9.4%. That's the share of UK job postings now mentioning AI—up from 2% in 2023. Meanwhile, traditional knowledge work is collapsing.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
The UK labor market is bifurcating in real time: AI skills are in acute demand while marketing, management, and other knowledge roles are contracting. This is the first measurable, region-level evidence of AI-driven workforce displacement hitting a major economy.
The key facts
5 to knowAI mentions in UK job postings rose from ~2% (2023) to 9.4% (2026)
Knowledge work postings (marketing, management) declining while AI-related roles surge
Indeed identifies 'two-speed labor market' dynamic
UK labor market data; regional displacement pattern emerging
Timeframe: 3-year trend (2023–2026)
Go to the source
The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: AI now appears in 9.4 percent of British job postings, up from about 2 percent in 2023, according to Indeed. Overall hiring is falling in knowledge work fields such as marketing and management, but AI-related listings are rising fast. Indeed calls it a "two-speed labor market."