AI personnel salaries are 10 - 50% higher than other positions

On October 7, VietnamWorks inTECH, the IT recruitment brand of Navigos Group, just released the report 'The current state of human resources and recruitment in the IT industry in the wave of artificial intelligence - AI in the period 2024 - 2025'.

Conducted on the basis of a survey of 1,500 candidates and nearly 500 businesses in Vietnam in July and August, the newly published report provides a lot of notable reference information for both businesses and candidates about the impact of AI on the IT personnel recruitment market.

According to the report, the IT job market in Vietnam in the first half of 2024 tends to be stable with a job turnover rate of only 32%.

However, the future outlook shows signs of excitement when more than 65% of IT personnel are currently looking for a new job or plan to find a new job in the next 6 - 12 months.

The three factors that IT personnel are most concerned about when looking for a new job are a salary equal to or higher than the old position, opportunities for career advancement, and stability, especially in terms of the company's finances.

On the other hand, to quickly get a new job, many IT personnel said they are willing to consider taking on more work and multitasking.

This number increased by 10% compared to a similar survey conducted the previous year. This, according to Navigos Group experts, shows that competition in the IT job market is increasingly fierce.

Social networks are still used by many IT candidates to find jobs. In particular, although Threads has only recently appeared, up to 4.4% of IT personnel surveyed said they use this social network to search for jobs and 2.4% of businesses said their units are approaching candidates through Threads.

From the survey results for employers, the report shows that product managers and product directors ranked first in difficult-to-recruit job positions, accounting for 25.6% of the total responses.

Most businesses believe that this position is difficult to fill because the candidate does not meet the recruitment unit's requirements.

Regarding IT recruitment needs in 2025, the survey results reflect a diversity of recruitment needs, from technical development roles to management and security, with a large focus on positions related to AI and data technology.

Among them, 'Backend/ Frontend Developer' is the position businesses expect to recruit the most (22.5%), followed by 'Product Owner/ Product Manager/ Project Manager' (15.7%).

Notably, a new survey conducted by Navigos Group also shows that the majority of businesses are willing to pay higher salaries for AI personnel than for other positions for IT personnel.

Specifically, 43.7% of businesses said the salary they pay for AI personnel is from 10% to 20% higher, and 18.4% of units responded that their AI personnel salary is from 20% to 50% higher.

There will be a major shift in skills in most IT job positions

Sharing his views on the influence and impact of the AI ​​wave, Mr. Phan Thanh Hien, Director of Products and Technology of Navigos Group commented that recent breakthroughs in AI, especially Generative AI, open up many opportunities for businesses that want to apply AI to increase work performance, as well as businesses that provide creative solutions based on the Generative AI platform.

For IT personnel, Navigos Group experts believe that: AI will significantly increase work performance in most roles, especially in positions such as programmers, software test engineers, and product designers.

Those who know how to exploit the power of AI will outperform those who still pursue traditional working methods, leading to the risk of being eliminated for those who cannot adapt.

Along with that, existing roles and positions of IT personnel will be performed in new ways thanks to AI. This requires a major shift in skills across most positions in the IT industry.

For example, programmers need to know how to use AI to generate source code, focusing more on solution design, testing and debugging; Testers also need to learn how to use AI to automatically create test scenarios, helping to save time and improve work efficiency.

“In other words, AI will promote automation, but the role of humans in checking, evaluating and optimizing is still very important”, said Mr. Phan Thanh Hien.

Navigos Group experts also said that the ability to adapt and take advantage of AI is the biggest challenge that candidates as well as the IT recruitment industry face when AI becomes the main trend.

Generative AI opens up many opportunities, but also requires personnel and businesses to change traditional ways of working.

Therefore, instead of viewing AI as an obstacle, HR needs to learn how to use AI to increase efficiency, improve customer experience and create value faster and more effectively.

"To overcome this challenge, it is important that IT personnel and businesses need to develop flexible thinking and be ready to absorb new knowledge. Specifically, personnel need to be equipped with skills to use AI tools, thereby optimizing work, reducing manual work, focusing on more creative tasks. On the business side, it is necessary to invest in training and building a culture of technology application, creating conditions for employees to access and use AI effectively ", Mr. Phan Thanh Hien proposed.