A joint study by hh.ru and Kontur.Egida, conducted from September 9 to September 24, 2026, surveyed 3,068 Russian job seekers. The data indicates that 51.2% of respondents have already utilized neural networks for professional tasks.
Regular usage is reported by 24.6% of participants, while 15.8% use AI tools monthly, and 10.8% have experimented with them a few times. Among those who have not yet used AI, 26.5% plan to start, while 22.3% have no such intentions.
Age is a significant factor in adoption: 70.4% of users aged 18–24 have used AI for work, compared to 34.7% among those over 55. Universal text-based chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek are the most popular, used by 77.1% of those who employ AI.
Russian-developed solutions are utilized by 42.4% of users. Specialized tools see lower adoption: 10.4% for image generation, 9.5% for data and table processing, and 8.4% for corporate AI provided by employers. Engineering assistants are used by 4.2%.
The primary use cases involve searching for information and ideas (77%) and drafting or editing texts (62.7%). Analysis of documents and large text volumes is performed by 38.1% of users, while 26.1% prepare presentations and 25.5% analyze tables and metrics.
