Some 4.44% of the 9,949 vacancies in the fashion industry require job applicants to have an AI related skill which is a stark contrast to the retail/e-commerce sector where only 0.09% of the 91,313 vacancies require AI. Digital PR agency Tank analysed 18 key industries to uncover the top five that are embracing the technology fastest, ranking them based on the proportion of vacancies that involve working with AI. Top was Fashion followed by Electronics, Warehousing & Distribution, Food & Beverage and Automative.

The report described the fashion industry as “a fast-paced and competitive environment, where AI can help to improve efficiency, identify trends and align supply with demand to reduce waste”.On the flipside, sitting at the bottom of the bottom five, only 0.09% out of …