Artificial intelligence is an area which has seen rapid growth across a variety of industries in recent years – not least among packaging companies.

Figures show that the number of new artificial intelligence roles being advertised for these companies has increased in recent months – with firms across the industry looking to expand their capabilities.

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The number of newly advertised roles stood at 144 in Q1 2021. That’s up from 121 in Q4 2020 but down from from 154 in Q3 2020.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically.

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GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.

These key themes, which include artificial intelligence, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".

By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.

Where are companies hiring for artificial intelligence careers in packaging?

Looking across key packaging companies tracked by GlobalData, the US is currently seeing the largest number of artificial intelligence job advertisisments. Last quarter the country saw 136 advertisements - up from 119 in Q4 2020 but down from 152 in Q3 2020.

On a city level, Boulder (US) had the most newly advertised artificial intelligence roles in Q1 2021 with 65, followed by Columbia, (US) with 21, and Chesterfield, (US) with 17.

Where is seeing the most growth for artificial intelligence roles in packaging?

The biggest growth area has been in the US - which saw 57 job adverts for artificial intelligence in Q4 2020, increasing to 136 in Q1 2021.

In terms of cities, firms are increasing artificial intelligence hires in Westminster - with nine roles in the latest quarter - up from four in the previous one.