Since the introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) with the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, there has been widespread concern about the impact on employment. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the job market, not only making some jobs obsolete but also creating new AI jobs in high demand. To stay competitive in the ever-changing tech industry, employees are increasingly acquiring new skills and certifications specifically related to AI. With these enhancements to their resumes, employees are aiming for new and expanded roles that take advantage of  innovation in artificial intelligence. In this dynamic field, the job market is quick to respond with value placed on new AI skills.  

With datasets updated at least every six weeks, ERI is constantly researching current compensation trends in the labor market, including the emergence of new skills and certifications in the technology sector. To help our customers make the most accurate and up-to-date adjustments to their internal jobs, our AI skills list will be updated with these additions to ERI’s robust compensation database in the July 1, 2026, release: 

Agentic Workflows 
AI Adoption 
AI Audit Readiness 
AI Business Insights 
AI Change Management 
AI Code Review 
AI Copilots 
AI for Cybersecurity 
AI for Education 
AI for Finance 
AI for Healthcare 
AI for HR 
AI for Legal 
AI for Marketing 
AI for Operations 
AI for Sales 
AI for Supply Chain 
AI Interpretability 
AI Literacy 
AI Model Management 
AI Observability 
AI Pair Programming 
AI Product Management 
AI Strategy 
AI Test Automation 
AI-Driven Testing 
Alignment Research 
AutoGen Agents 
AWS Bedrock 
Azure AI Studio 
Azure OpenAI 
Chain-of-Thought Prompting 
Claude API 
Cloud-Based AI Platforms 
Code Generation AI 
Constitutional AI 
Context Window Management 
CrewAI Agents 
Cursor IDE 
Data Privacy AI 
Dialogflow CX 
DSPy Framework 
Edge AI Inference 
EU AI Act Compliance 
Explainable AI (XAI) 
Few-Shot Prompting 
Function Calling 
Gemini API 
GitHub Copilot Usage 
Guardrails AI 
Hallucination Mitigation 
IBM Watsonx 
ISO 42001 Compliance 
Jailbreak Defense 
Knowledge Graphs 
LangChain Expression Language 
LangGraph Orchestration 
Llama Models 
LLM Model Management 
LM Studio 
MCP Clients 
MCP Servers 
Microsoft Bot Framework 
Microsoft Copilot Studio 
Mistral Models 
Model Benchmarking 
Model Context Protocol 
Multi-Agent Systems 
Music Generation AI 
NIST AI RMF 
Ollama Local LLMs 
Open Source LLMs 
OpenAI API 
OpenAI Assistants API 
Process Mining AI 
Prompt Chaining 
Prompt Injection Mitigation 
Prompt Templates 
Rasa Chatbot 
Semantic Kernel 
Structured Output Generation 
System Prompt Design 
Token Optimization 
Tool Use 
Zero-Shot Prompting 

To learn more about skills and certifications specifically related to machine learning (ML), read Top Machine Learning Skills in Demand in 2026 and Top Machine Learning Certifications in Tech. 

H2:How Is Pay Adjusted for AI Skills?  

New skills and certifications often come with pay premiums, as reflected in the adjustments feature in ERI’s Assessor Platform. Use this feature to customize an internal job title with specific adjustments, including education, skills, certifications (including security clearance), shift work, and direct oversight. The platform allows you to stack up to three skills and three certifications per job. Each skill or certification may be classified as follows: 

  • Premium (associated with a fixed salary increase % adjustment), 
  • Fundamental (associated with a 0% adjustment), or 
  • Custom (associated with a salary increase % adjustment that can be customized by the user). 

 

To learn more about the skills and certifications related to artificial intelligence in ERI’s compensation database or using the adjustments feature in the Assessor Platform, contact us or sign up for a guided tour.