--- title: "“AI is disrupting everything”: Where do entry-level tech jobs go now?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-disrupting-everything-where-do-entry-level-tech-jobs-go-now--ddhhgfmr6 source_url: https://thenewstack.io/ai-junior-developer-hiring type: article source: "The New Stack" published: 2026-06-11T18:40:56.041Z updated: 2026-06-11T18:41:21.584Z reading_time: 7 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # “AI is disrupting everything”: Where do entry-level tech jobs go now? **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Linux Foundation report surveying ~400 hiring managers across Europe finds AI is driving a 27% net increase in tech hiring, but junior roles are contracting by 3% in Europe even as they grow 14% globally. The report suggests AI is absorbing the tasks that traditionally defined entry-level work, pushing demand toward mid- and senior-level roles requiring judgment and AI oversight. Industry voices argue the junior role isn't disappearing but needs to be redefined — with faster upskilling paths and a new skill profile combining software engineering, AI fluency, security awareness, and business understanding. Organizations are 3.7x more likely to train existing staff than hire new ones, and the economics of junior hiring are increasingly difficult to justify on short time horizons. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Junior Hiring Crisis](https://daily.dev/posts/the-junior-hiring-crisis-dz0laglya) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI and the End of the Traditional Entry-Level Tech Job](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-and-the-end-of-the-traditional-entry-level-tech-job-84obeigwo) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-disrupting-everything-where-do-entry-level-tech-jobs-go-now--ddhhgfmr6)