{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/ai-systems-architect/ai","career":{"slug":"ai-systems-architect","title":"AI Systems Architect","subject":"Computer Science","ai_exposure_pct_today":70,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":70,"rolesVs2024":[90,100],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":88,"rolesVs2024":[70,90],"entry":"D - very hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":95,"rolesVs2024":[50,75],"entry":"E - extremely hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":95,"rolesVs2024":[25,60],"entry":"E - extremely hard","moat":"Gone"}],"door_grade_now":"C - hard","door_grade_20yr":"E - extremely hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"none","moat_label":"NO MOAT","moat_line":"No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","starting_pay":"£35,000 - £45,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 70% of the measured tasks of a AI Systems Architect, heading for 95% within 20 years. The door in is grade C today, grade E in 20 years. Moat: none - No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":1812,"same_score":9,"more_exposed":18},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"complaints-and-customer-service-directors","title":"Complaints and customer service directors","exposure":68},{"slug":"customer-service-manager","title":"Customer Service Manager","exposure":68},{"slug":"customer-service-supervisors","title":"Customer service supervisors","exposure":68}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"app-developer","title":"App Developer","exposure":72},{"slug":"blockchain-developer","title":"Blockchain Developer","exposure":72},{"slug":"computer-programmers","title":"Computer programmers","exposure":72}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}