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Justified concerns, but little concrete evidence: The impact of AI on IT jobs in Europe

Monday, Jun 8, 2026

Der Standard

AI’s rapid integration causes job anxiety in Europe’s IT sector, impacting junior roles and raising concerns about automation across knowledge-based industries.

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Concerns are growing about the impact of AI on IT jobs in Europe, with reports suggesting that junior positions are becoming scarcer in the European IT sector. The rapid integration of AI is causing anxiety across industries whose core asset is knowledge, including IT, where AI-assisted “vibe coding” is already prevalent. An international journalistic initiative examined the current state of the IT industry across various European countries.

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PULSE’s offering also includes the distribution of free content to third-party outlets and the animation of four thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, Europe and other global powers, the green transition, or media and information society.

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