The Fearless Future: 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer – Hong Kong SAR Analysis

June 2025

AI is making workers more valuable, productive, and able to command higher wage premiums, with job numbers rising even in roles considered most automatable, according to PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer. The report is based on analysis of close to a billion job ads and thousands of company financial reports from six continents.

The report finds that since GenAI’s proliferation in 2022, productivity growth has nearly quadrupled in industries most exposed to AI (e.g. financial services, software publishing), rising from 7% from 2018-2022 to 27% between 2018-2024. In contrast, the rate of productivity growth in industries least exposed to AI (e.g. mining, hospitality) declined from 10% to 9% over the same period.

In Hong Kong, while new job listings were scarcer in 2024 than the preceding two years, there was a rise in the proportion of job postings seeking AI skills, rising from 1.6% of postings to 1.9%. The Information & Communication sector saw the most consistent rise in new jobs requiring AI skills in the city, increasing from 6.4% in 2021 to 7.2% in 2024. Over the period, AI skill requirements in other sectors remained relatively consistent.

Concurrently, an overarching trend, spanning all industries in Hong Kong has been observed, showing jobs requiring AI augmentation have increased by 6%, while automated roles decreased by around 7% across all industries. The sector making the most of AI augmentation in Hong Kong has been Public Administration with growth in AI oriented jobs exceeding 50%. Additionally, Defence, Energy and Water Supply sectors all experienced growth above 30% in AI augmented jobs since 2021.

As a global hub of ingenuity, Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to unlock the redefined employment opportunities emerging from an AI enabled work landscape. The report underscores that rather than acting as a replacement for human creativity, AI is optimally deployed as a transformative “enhancer,” pushing boundaries, amplifying capabilities, to drive greater efficiency and productivity across industries.