Artificial Intelligence Specialist Contract Job Trends in the South West

AI Specialist
England > South West

As of 23 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median AI Specialist daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - 153
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Specialist 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.031% - 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% - 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £400 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 2,937 1,585 3,004
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.47% 92.15% 93.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,602 1,039 1,946
10th Percentile £263 £220 £210
25th Percentile £406 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £625
90th Percentile £713 £688 £706
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 506 137 384
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £14.00
25th Percentile £28.50 £26.28 £26.63
Median hourly rate £58.75 £62.50 £48.29
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +29.43% -25.71%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £45.46 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +42.06% -8.57% -22.22%

Artificial Intelligence Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Artificial Intelligence Specialist job vacancy trend in the South West

Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 23 April 2026, Artificial Intelligence Specialist 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 South West region featuring Artificial Intelligence Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Analysis

Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) WFM
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Analysis