Artificial Intelligence Developer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

AI Developer
North West > Manchester

The median AI Developer daily rate in Manchester is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.052% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £506 - -

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 1,794 901 1,364
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 92.70% 95.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,035 606 919
10th Percentile £315 £299 £313
25th Percentile £400 £382 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +6.22% -9.09% -1.00%
75th Percentile £588 £563 £575
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
North West median daily rate £483 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +7.33% -6.25% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 198 57 80
10th Percentile £22.67 - £12.50
25th Percentile £29.97 £13.00 £14.13
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.10 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +184.36% -30.82% +60.53%
75th Percentile £76.00 £60.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.00 £75.15
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £29.27 £31.00
% change year-on-year +55.64% -5.58% +12.73%

Artificial Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Artificial Intelligence Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 9 July 2026, Artificial Intelligence 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 Manchester region featuring Artificial Intelligence Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation

Artificial Intelligence Developer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
Artificial Intelligence Developer jobs