Artificial Intelligence Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

AI Software Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median AI Software Developer daily rate in Leeds is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
18 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.092% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,023 586 665
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 97.50% 92.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 579 388 429
10th Percentile £363 £304 £350
25th Percentile £420 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £569 £575
90th Percentile £650 £649 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 2 31
10th Percentile £18.39 £25.05 £18.13
25th Percentile £25.88 £25.13 £19.50
Median hourly rate £26.25 £25.50 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +5.46% +27.26%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.13 £43.75
90th Percentile - £26.35 £48.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £24.18
% change year-on-year -48.46% +106.78% +27.26%

Artificial Intelligence Software Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Artificial Intelligence Software Developer 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 Leeds region featuring Artificial Intelligence Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Artificial Intelligence Software Developer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
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