The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
139
126
238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
77.22%
82.35%
89.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
78
71
134
10th Percentile
£248
£360
£287
25th Percentile
£418
£409
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£528
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+1.90%
+5.50%
-
75th Percentile
£556
£688
£600
90th Percentile
£641
£700
£688
Hampshire median daily rate
£525
£563
£533
% change year-on-year
-6.67%
+5.63%
+1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted
28
37
35
10th Percentile
£25.12
£35.00
£19.85
25th Percentile
£25.15
£54.63
£38.08
Median hourly rate
£44.25
£70.00
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-36.79%
+21.74%
-8.12%
75th Percentile
£51.25
£73.75
£63.75
90th Percentile
£59.13
£81.00
£70.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£22.50
£70.00
£53.75
% change year-on-year
-67.86%
+30.23%
+31.66%
AI Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
AI Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing AI.
AI Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 9 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing AI also mentioned 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 Portsmouth region with a requirement for AI.
AI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
