Artificial Intelligence: Big Four post more job ads for AI specialists than auditors

Increase comes as world's largest accounting firms rush to adapt to technological disruption

19. Mai 2026 um 16:00 Uhr / Clara Murray und Ellesheva Kissin, Financial Times

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The Big Four accounting firms posted more job adverts for AI specialists than auditors last year in a sign of how the technology is reshaping professional services firms.

Roles requiring AI skills made up almost 7 per cent of job postings by Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC in English-speaking countries in 2025, an FT analysis found – spanning from machine learning engineers to experts in using AI agents to automate tasks.