Gen AI Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Generative AI Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Generative AI Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Gen AI Engineer jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £700 | - | - |
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 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 1,971 | 995 | 1,115 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.72% | 91.37% | 94.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,177 | 645 | 643 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £301 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £393 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.89% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £580 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | £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 | 221 | 79 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £15.92 | £15.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.50 | £18.97 | £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 | £45.25 | £29.60 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.87% | -6.03% | - |
Gen AI Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Gen AI Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Gen AI Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Gen AI Engineer 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 Gen AI Engineer job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Data Science | 66.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Machine Learning | 66.7% | 2 |
| 5 | MLOps | 66.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Observability | 66.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 66.7% | 2 |
| 5 | SQL | 66.7% | 2 |
| 11 | Actionable Insight | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Agile | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Analytical Modelling | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Analytical Thinking | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Analytics | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Apache Airflow | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Chat Support | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Chatbot | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | CI/CD | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Conversational AI | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Conversational UI | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Analytics | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Engineering | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Modelling | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Quality | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Data-Driven Decision Making | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | dbt | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Digital Transformation Programme | 33.3% | 1 |
| 11 | Docker | 33.3% | 1 |
Gen AI Engineer 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 | Data Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Python Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Applications Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Analytics Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | GCP Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | GCP Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Gen AI Consultant | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Senior Data Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Senior Data Scientist | 33.3% | 1 |