Indeed: AI is splitting the UK job market — senior developers back in demand, entry rungs shrinking
New Indeed data show UK employers creating jobs for experienced staff with AI skills while cutting back elsewhere: overall vacancies are about 10% below their level of early 2025, yet software developer postings are up 14%, with most of the growth in senior roles and jobs tied directly to AI. The reading from economists: seniors who work well with AI can now deliver what once needed junior support — so the junior openings are the ones disappearing.
Why it mattersThis is the clearest data yet that AI isn't erasing tech jobs wholesale — it's redistributing them upward. For students and career changers the message is uncomfortable but useful: the entry-level door is narrowing, and demonstrable AI fluency is becoming the fastest way through it.
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