Human-resources firm 51job said in its June 16 2026 E‑commerce Industry Talent Market Insights that Chinese e‑commerce firms have materially ramped hiring for AI-led technical roles. Demand for algorithm roles rose nearly 70% YoY and demand for data-analysis roles increased by over 100% YoY, with sustained recruitment for algorithm, data analysis, data-application, machine learning, deep learning and NLP positions. Algorithm engineers remain among the highest-paid roles; the Q1 2026 upper pay ba

Human-resources firm 51job said in its June 16 2026 E‑commerce Industry Talent Market Insights that Chinese e‑commerce firms have materially ramped hiring for AI-led technical roles. Demand for algorithm roles rose nearly 70% YoY and demand for data-analysis roles increased by over 100% YoY, with sustained recruitment for algorithm, data analysis, data-application, machine learning, deep learning and NLP positions. Algorithm engineers remain among the highest-paid roles; the Q1 2026 upper pay band exceeded more than three times that of typical operations roles.