AI Agents (Agentic AI)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term AI Agents in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AI Agents over the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing AI Agents | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds | 1.53% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.10% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £550 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Leeds
AI Agents falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Leeds.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 317 | 149 | 198 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds | 37.34% | 34.10% | 24.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 93 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £264 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +2.63% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £725 | £619 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 4 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £34.18 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £38.24 | £12.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.25 | £65.71 | £12.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -78.31% | +434.21% | -42.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.81 | £97.12 | £15.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.61 | £97.98 | £15.25 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £16.25 | £41.00 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.37% | +203.70% | -37.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI Agents relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing AI Agents.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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: