Artificial Intelligence Consultant Contract Job Trends in Manchester

AI Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median AI Consultant daily rate in Manchester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - 83
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Consultant 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.050% - 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% - 0.086%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
North West median daily rate £723 £480 -
% change year-on-year +50.52% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,824 932 1,161
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 92.00% 96.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,070 588 736
10th Percentile £313 £299 £313
25th Percentile £404 £388 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £458 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -8.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £713
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 79 47
10th Percentile £23.13 £13.00 £15.58
25th Percentile £30.00 £14.13 £21.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.10 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +184.36% -39.71% +79.49%
75th Percentile £73.75 £43.13 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.75 £72.75 £72.70
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £32.90
% change year-on-year +81.13% -23.54% +7.33%

Artificial Intelligence Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Artificial Intelligence Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 28 August 2026, Artificial Intelligence Consultant 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 Manchester region featuring Artificial Intelligence Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft