verellax.index · edition one · publishes 1 October 2026 · preview read as at 14 September 2026
Adoption reached the executive layer and stopped above the graduate.
Preview read. Figures below re-freeze at publication; the edition is 40 pages.
Of 12,547 live roles that mention AI, 9,486 name no decision architecture.
Of the 5,674 where AI is core or supporting the work, 57.3% do.
all markets · live basis · preview read as at 14 September 2026
Executive summary
Of 12,547 live roles that mention AI, 9,486 name no decision architecture. Of the 5,674 AI-central roles, where AI is core or supporting the work as written, 57.3 per cent do. Every live specification is classified by the same model against the same four tests, published on the method page.
Adoption climbs the ladder and stops above the graduate. On the seven tiers the pack reads, 24.1 per cent of director-level live roles are AI-central against 6.0 per cent at entry level: 4.0×, the same markets and the same month. Director sits on n 1,865 and entry on n 2,185.
This is the preview read. The figures on this page carry the freeze date 14 September 2026 and re-freeze at publication on 1 October 2026; the live base moves each week as specifications open and close, so a figure here may move by a tenth before the edition is fixed.
Cells under the floor are directional and never headlined; each is printed with its base and carries no claim. The market and sector cuts publish with the edition, not before.
Market table
Market table publishes with the edition on 1 October 2026.
Every live specification is classified by the same model against the same four tests, published on the method page: whether the person works with the model, whether they can overrule it, whether they own its output, and which decisions stay with them. A cell under the floor prints as held.
How do I cite this edition?
Cite the edition and the date it was frozen. Published under CC BY 4.0. Corrections append below as dated notes.
Licence CC BY 4.0 · pending confirmation
Send a correctionVerellax Index, Edition one, Q3 2026. Verellax workforce intelligence, 24,944 live specifications, 217 employers, all markets, preview read as at 14 September 2026. verellax.com/index/edition-one
The edition publishes on 1 October 2026.
Leave a work email and it arrives that morning. The figures above are the preview; the sector cuts, the cohort table and the appendix are in the edition.
- Six sector cuts, each base disclosed
- Cohort table, seven cohorts, each base disclosed
- Appendix: the four tests, the suppression floor, the corrections route
- PDF, 40 pages. Arrives within a minute.
Edition two publishes 1 January 2027.
Preview read, re-reads each Monday, publishes 1 October. At publication the edition freezes and corrections append as dated notes.