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2026 edition · 4th edition open

The Skills of Tomorrow's AI Workforce

Every year we ask which AI skills organisations need, and what stands between wanting to train people and doing it. The 2026 edition shows why AI readiness is an organisational challenge, not a technical one.

Cover of The Skills of Tomorrow's AI Workforce 2026
80 L&D experts in the panel 10,000+ LinkedIn job postings analysed 69% vs 20% want to invest vs actually train 87% expect AI to change roles
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Three years of research

From individual data skills, to changing roles, to organisational readiness.

How we research

Two sources, measured continuously

The expert panel

L&D professionals, HR and recruitment specialists and in-house learning teams answer the survey each year. A panel indicates direction, not a representative sample.

Job-market data

A LinkedIn job-posting analysis for each report, and since September 2026 the monthly AI Skill Monitor.

Your data stays yours

Results are reported at panel level. Nothing attributable is published without your approval.

Events

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Who is behind the research

Talk to the people doing the interviews

Olivier van Hees
Olivier van HeesFounder, leads the research

Runs the yearly research and presents the findings at the roundtable and the launch.

Kamilla Kurt
Kamilla KurtResearch interviews, 2027 edition

Speaks with the organisations in the panel and coordinates the 2027 interviews.

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