The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sussex requiring AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
8 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing AI |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sussex |
3.85% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
5.88% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£900 |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£638 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-9.80% |
+27.50% |
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 Sussex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
17 |
9 |
23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex |
65.38% |
90.00% |
69.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
11 |
5 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£238 |
£429 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£250 |
£475 |
£411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£323 |
£500 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-35.50% |
+11.11% |
-18.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£481 |
£525 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£645 |
£575 |
| South East median daily rate |
£513 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.50% |
- |
-0.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£26.03 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.50 |
- |
£30.77 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.00 |
£13.85 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.14% |
-72.30% |
-20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£14.38 |
- |
£55.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£15.95 |
- |
- |
| South East median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£28.00 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+69.64% |
-37.78% |
-8.16% |
AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex.
AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex 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:
