AI Contract Job Trends in Northumberland

AI
North East > Northumberland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northumberland requiring AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 5 3
Rank change year-on-year - -2 -
Contract jobs citing AI 0 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Northumberland - 14.29% 20.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 14.29% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median daily rate £519 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
Median hourly rate - £46.18 £46.18
North East median hourly rate - £46.18 £46.18

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northumberland

AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northumberland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5 21 3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland 100.00% 100.00% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -
North East median daily rate £450 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 3
Median hourly rate £74.26 £46.18 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +60.81% - -
North East median hourly rate £48.00 £18.50 £20.77
% change year-on-year +159.46% -10.93% -41.90%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.

AI job vacancy trend in Northumberland

AI
Hourly Rate Trend in Northumberland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing AI.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing AI