Around 0 job postings mentioning automation are expected the week of Jul 20–26, 2026 (likely range: 0–1, 80% coverage) — roughly flat from 0 the week of Jun 22–28, 2026.

Missed

What was claimed

The forecast

Target period: Jul 20–26, 2026
Predicted mentions: 0 job postings
Direction: → Roughly flat
Method: Linear trend fit with confidence interval
Review by: 2026-07-26
Expires: 2026-08-02

Confidence at publication

Early signal

What happened

Outcome

Actual mentions: 60 job postings
Off by: 60 postings
Accuracy: 1%
Direction: ✗ Missed
Predicted range: ✗ Actual fell outside it

Interval 0.0-0.8 missed the observed 60.0 (up) in 2026-W30; point estimate was 0.3 (flat).

Observed history

automation — the series behind the fit

May 18–24, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 25–31, 2026: 0 mentionsJun 1–7, 2026: 0 mentionsJun 8–14, 2026: 0 mentionsJun 15–21, 2026: 1 mentionsJun 22–28, 2026: 0 mentions

How we know

Evidence

Confidence

Early signal

Source diversity

1 source

100% from one source — treat as narrow

Last updated

2026-08-19

Reality validation

Predicted: 0.35
Actual: 60
Accuracy: 1%
Direction: missed

How this forecast was made

Approach: Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
How far ahead: 4 weeks
Checked against reality by: 2026-07-26
Can it be edited?: No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is

Track record for automation

21 forecasts published, 15 scored, mean accuracy 42%.

Primary sources

1 source

Proxify AB: Senior Fullstack Developer (Python)2026-06-17job listing