The hiring climate seems to be improving in oil & gas, some segments of information technology and for senior managers. The JobSpeak Index for March showed hiring in oil & gas rising 22% over the previous year. Demand for AI and machine learning roles grew by 12% over March 2023. Within the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) space, the role of ML engineer saw the highest hiring demand, with a 82% growth YoY. Full stack data scientists were also in demand, with a growth of 20%.