75% of tech leaders now value a top engineer at 3x their pay, and 90% are using AI to build more
Companies are not using artificial intelligence to shrink their engineering teams. They are using it to build more software, and they are paying a growing premium for the engineers who can manage it.
That is the central finding of Karat’s 2026-2027 AI Workforce Transformation Report, conducted by The Harris Poll. Ninety percent of U.S. technology leaders say they are using AI to increase output while maintaining or expanding engineering headcount. Only 10% say they are holding output steady with fewer engineers.
At the same time, 75% of global technology leaders now say a strong engineer is worth at least three times their compensation.
More software, but not faster software
The results fit the Jevons paradox, the economic idea that making a resource cheaper to use tends to increase total consumption of it. As code gets easier to produce, companies are producing more of it.
Among U.S. leaders, 82% report...
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