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Article: Demand for AI talent in China outpaces job postings in other ‘new-economy’ sectors

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Demand for AI talent in China is surging, with AI-related job postings growing approximately twelvefold year-on-year in the first two months of the year. These positions now account for over a quarter of all job listings in "new-economy" sectors, significantly outpacing growth in fields like healthcare and renewable energy.

This rapid increase signals that Chinese companies are aggressively integrating AI into their core business operations. However, a severe shortage of specialized technical talent exists, with some roles like high-performance computing engineers facing intense competition for each available candidate.

The main topics covered are the booming demand for AI jobs in China, the integration of AI into business, and the significant talent shortage for specialized technical roles.

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https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346244/demand-ai-talent-china-outpaces-job-postings-other-new-economy-sectors?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech - South China Morning Post

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2026-03-11 11:29

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Demand for AI talent in China outpaces job postings in other ‘new-economy’ sectors
AI-related positions accounted for more than a quarter of new-economy job listings in the first two months of the year, report says
The number of AI-related job postings in China in the first two months of the year grew about 12-fold year on year, far outpacing growth in other “new-economy” industries such as healthcare, renewable energy and semiconductors, People’s Daily reported on Tuesday, citing insights from a report by professional social networking platform Maimai.
AI-related jobs accounted for 26.23 per cent of all new-economy job postings, up from just 2.29 per cent a year ago, Maimai said, signalling that Chinese companies were rapidly integrating AI into core business operations.
Some specialised positions remain particularly hard to fill. The supply-demand ratio for high-performance computing engineers was just 0.15, meaning around seven positions were competing for each candidate. Other technical roles, including those for creators of simultaneous localisation and mapping algorithms, regulatory control algorithms and cloud computing functions, also face significant shortages.