Executive summary
The quarter that ended April 30, 2026 marked the first three-month window in which AI-related hiring at the global Fortune 500 outpaced traditional software hiring by raw role count. That milestone has been forecast for two years. It arrived earlier than the consensus.
This Report is the inaugural ENTRA Intelligence quarterly. It covers four questions:
- Where is talent flowing? The geographic and industry shifts in AI hiring volume.
- Where is talent stuck? Roles, regions, and seniority brackets where supply has decoupled from demand.
- What is the price of the new work? Compensation movements across the AI role taxonomy.
- What comes next? Three forecasts for the second half of 2026.
The full Report runs to 22 pages with 47 charts. This is the first installment of what will become the definitive quarterly read for talent leaders at the world's most hiring-intensive companies.
The full report will be released in segments throughout May 2026. Subscribe to receive each segment as it publishes.