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The AI job boom - where the new roles in tech are being created.
By the numbers
M new roles worldwide by 2030 — WEF
M net new jobs after AI displacement — WEF
× IT unemployment since ChatGPT — KOF/ETH
the year Fuchs expects the IT market to rebound
In the NZZ, our co-founder Klaus Fuchs reads the Swiss tech market as a market in motion - and the headline is a boom in a whole new class of roles. As AI reshapes what teams build, demand shifts fast toward the people who can build and extend it.
The salaries attached to AI roles are rising, and companies want experienced engineers with real industry knowledge - people who build highly complex systems, not just ship code. The bar has moved: from HTML in 2000, to Python in 2020, to advancing language models today.
The most sought-after profiles pair deep LLM skill with domain expertise - defense, pharma, insurance - because AI still has a limited grasp of the real world, of security risk, and of what customers need. That is where experienced people create the most value.
The bigger picture is growth. The WEF expects AI to create 170 million new roles by 2030 against 92 million displaced - a net gain of 78 million. And Fuchs expects the Swiss IT market to pick up again from 2026. The work doesn't disappear; it moves to where judgment and context matter.
“There is a clear boom in AI roles, and the salaries attached to them are rising.”
What this means
The read for both sides of the market.
For companies
- Hire for depth, not headcount. Value concentrates in people who build and extend complex systems - and they're scarce.
- Domain beats raw skill. An AI engineer who knows your regulated world is worth far more than a generalist.
- The Swiss market is turning up. From 2026, expansion and the start-up scene tighten the race for the best builders.
For candidates
- The boom is real - lean into it. New, better-paid roles are opening exactly where AI is reshaping the work.
- Pair AI with a domain. LLM skill plus defense, pharma or insurance knowledge is the most defensible profile there is.
- Keep levelling up. HTML → Python → language models: the bar moves, and so should you.