Artificial Intelligence Specialist Contract Job Trends in Manchester
AI Specialist
North West > Manchester
The median AI Specialist daily rate in Manchester is £506, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 136 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Artificial Intelligence Specialist jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.092% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £478 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £483 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £524 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 1,989 | 1,007 | 1,125 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.87% | 91.46% | 94.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,189 | 653 | 652 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.89% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £580 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £675 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 225 | 79 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £16.47 | £15.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.50 | £19.07 | £21.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.32 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +168.88% | -31.34% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.50 | £31.40 | £51.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £56.39 | £65.48 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £29.60 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.03% | -8.92% | -1.52% |
Artificial Intelligence Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Artificial Intelligence Specialist job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Artificial Intelligence Specialist contract job ads cited 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 Artificial Intelligence Specialist job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Analytics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Anthropic Claude | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Claude Code | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Continuous Integration | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Foundry | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | LLM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Palantir | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Palantir Foundry | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Prompt Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Python | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Refactoring | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Software Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Test Automation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | TypeScript | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Windows | 50.0% | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Analytics Specialist | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Governance Specialist | 50.0% | 1 |