AI + Careers Briefing — November 6, 2026

Both of today's stories are about information you need before you accept a job. The UK government says employers will have to state pay in job adverts, though it hasn't said when. And OpenAI's president says the company could be ready to go public in 2027, which matters to anyone weighing equity in a pre-IPO AI company.

Will UK employers have to show salaries in job adverts?

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on 5 November that the government will make salary disclosure in job adverts a legal requirement, but no implementation date has been announced.

HRreview reports Burnham said, "That's why we will make it a legal requirement for all employers to say what you pay." He urged employers to start now rather than wait for legislation, which the government wants as soon as possible. IBTimes UK notes that no timetable has been given.

The government says 94% of consultation respondents backed mandatory disclosure, including 93% of businesses, according to HRreview. IBTimes UK points out that the number of respondents isn't stated. It also cites 2024 CIPD research finding that 41% of employers always publish salary ranges in external adverts and 18% always publish specific salaries.

Key details are open. IBTimes UK says ministers haven't said whether adverts must show a fixed salary or a range, which employers would be covered, or how compliance would be checked. A Lewis Silkin analysis of the earlier consultation says the permitted width of a pay range would be left to future regulations. That consultation closed on 27 October 2026.

Why it matters for job seekers: This paragraph is our read, not reporting. Until a law exists, nothing changes legally, so the pledge works best as leverage. If an advert says only "competitive salary," ask for the pay range before the first interview, and treat a refusal as information. Because the format is undecided, don't assume a future range will be narrow. Our guide to pay transparency and salary negotiation covers how to use published pay data.

Is OpenAI really headed for an IPO in 2027?

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company could be ready to go public in 2027, and that its enterprise business is now the main revenue driver.

TechCrunch reports that Brockman, an OpenAI co-founder, spoke at a Wall Street Journal tech conference. Asked whether OpenAI would be IPO-ready next year, he said he thinks so. He also said the company wants to go public when the time is right for it, which is not a commitment to a date.

On growth, TechCrunch says OpenAI reported 70% quarterly growth in annualized revenue for the third quarter, which Brockman attributed to the enterprise business doubling. Enterprise now makes up the majority of revenue, the article says, up from around 30% previously. Brockman also cited a recent partnership with JPMorgan Chase as an example of a client the company is winning.

A separate PYMNTS report from late September, citing Axios, put annualized revenue on pace for almost $70 billion and said business-to-business revenue rose more than 100% over the same period. PYMNTS also reported that OpenAI has said it will not go public this year.

Why it matters for job seekers: This paragraph is our read, not reporting. If you're weighing an offer from an AI company that may list, treat "could be ready" as a possibility rather than a date. Equity typically becomes sellable only after an IPO or a company-run tender, so ask the recruiter how the company handles vesting and liquidity in writing. Separately, a business led by enterprise sales suggests demand for people who help companies deploy the product, in customer-facing, solutions, and implementation roles. Skim job postings for those titles. For more on the pre-IPO hiring picture, see our look at the AI-lab IPO wave and tech hiring.

What to watch

• Whether UK ministers set a timetable and decide between a fixed salary and a range, which employers are covered, and how compliance is checked.
• Whether OpenAI gives a firmer IPO timeline after Brockman's 2027 comments.