Artificial Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

AI Analyst
UK > England

The median AI Analyst daily rate in England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 562 482 554
Rank change year-on-year -80 +72 -
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Analyst 2 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.008% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.008% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £376 -
25th Percentile - £390 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £429 £388
Median % change year-on-year +4.96% +10.65% -
75th Percentile - £465 £447
90th Percentile - £479 £531
UK median daily rate £450 £429 £388
% change year-on-year +4.96% +10.65% -54.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 30,551 24,303 35,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.05% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,452 15,042 23,806
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,916 729 2,105
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.92 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.82 £21.25 £16.80
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £71.99 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Artificial Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in England

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -36 1 - - 1
East of England - 1 £450 -
Artificial Intelligence Analyst
UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Artificial Intelligence Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Artificial Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) ChatGPT
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (50.00%) Fund Accounting
2 1 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) WinAutomation
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) WinAutomation
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (50.00%) Midjourney
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (50.00%) Fund Accounting
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google