[00:01] Microsoft recently found that engineers using AI coding agents merged 24% more pull requests than expected. And that's not just a trend, that's the new job market. AI in 2026 isn't just chatting anymore, it's planning tasks and completing entire workflows with little human supervision,
[00:17] exactly what agentic AI developers build. As of July 2026, ZipRecruiter reports an average US salary of $136,000 for agentic AI roles, making it one of tech's fastest growing pay areas.
[00:29] Glassdoor shows AI engineers averaging $143,900 and around 10 lakhs a year in India. But this role isn't for someone who just types a good prompt. The people actually getting hired
[00:41] know solid Python fundamentals, understand APIs and automation workflows, and know how to test systems so they don't break in production. Deloitte reports that worker access to AI jumped 50% in 2025 alone, and companies now need people who can check whether an AI's output is actually
[00:58] correct. If you already know software development, this is your upgrade path. Simply Learn's Agentic AI programs cover exactly these skills, and the link is in the description.