Which IT Jobs Will AI Change Most? Tech Leaders Weigh In
TechTarget, Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
AI is reshaping IT roles toward orchestration, governance, and strategy rather than eliminating positions.
Six tech leaders identified software engineering, infrastructure roles, IT support, and identity and access management as the positions undergoing the most transformation.
The shift moves IT professionals from performing technical tasks to supervising AI agents, emphasizing orchestration and governance. Emerging priority skills include AI cost efficiency, security in agentic environments, and enterprise-level decision architecture.
IT roles are becoming more strategic and judgment-driven, requiring broader business knowledge alongside technical expertise. The consensus is that AI amplifies IT's importance, positioning the function as a control tower for autonomous digital systems.