Companies are increasingly hiring for artificial intelligence roles in the fashion and accessories sector, but some parts of the world are proving more attractive than others.

Artificial intelligence is an area which has seen rapid growth across a variety of industries in recent years – not least among apparel supply chain companies.

GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.

These key themes, which include artificial intelligence, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".

By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.

Where are companies hiring for artificial intelligence careers in fashion & accessories?

Looking across key apparel supply chain companies tracked by GlobalData, the US is currently seeing the largest number of artificial intelligence job advertisisments. Last quarter the country saw 47 advertisements - up from 35 in Q4 2020 and 24 in Q3 2020.

On a city level, San Francisco (US) had the most newly advertised artificial intelligence roles in Q1 2021 with 33, followed by Milan, (Italy) with six, and Singapore, (Singapore) with six.

Where is seeing the most growth for artificial intelligence roles in fashion & accessories?

The biggest growth area has been in the US - which saw 12 job adverts for artificial intelligence in Q4 2020, increasing to 47 in Q1 2021.

In terms of cities, firms are increasing artificial intelligence hires in Bologna - with five roles in the latest quarter - up from zero in the previous one.