The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 November 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8
19
46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
66.67%
57.58%
82.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
8
37
10th Percentile
£189
£303
£390
25th Percentile
£200
£370
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£260
£387
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-32.82%
-22.60%
+29.03%
75th Percentile
£422
£488
£575
90th Percentile
£713
£521
£625
Staffordshire median daily rate
£210
£425
£500
% change year-on-year
-50.59%
-15.00%
+8.11%
AI Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
AI Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 23 November 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for AI.
AI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
