CSIRO, IBM and Zendesk Australia's top hirers for AI roles

Tech giants, universities, consultancy firms and a retailer are among Australia's top hirers for artificial intelligence related roles, according to analysis by job-site Indeed. The government's scientific research organisation CSIRO emerged as the top seeker of candidates for AI roles, measured by number of jobs requiring related skills posted to the website this year. In second place was IBM, followed by Zendesk, Culture Amp, Macquarie University, Google, Atlassian and BCG Digital Ventures. The rapid rise of the specialised field is leading to a'skills mismatch' said Indeed's APAC economist Callam Pickering. "That is, the skills in demand from employers are not necessarily the skills possessed by job seekers. This often happens because the skills in demand are rapidly changing, reflecting the needs to adapt to new technologies," he told CIO Australia.