Artificial Intelligence Analyst Contract Job Trends

AI Analyst
UK

The median AI Analyst daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 593 523 600
Rank change year-on-year -70 +77 +164
Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Analyst 3 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.006% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.007% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £376 -
25th Percentile - £390 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £429 £388
Median % change year-on-year +4.96% +10.65% -54.41%
75th Percentile - £465 £447
90th Percentile - £479 £531
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 - £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 35,739 28,752 41,680
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 92.94% 93.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,524 17,628 27,555
10th Percentile £300 £293 £275
25th Percentile £405 £408 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £476 £493
% change year-on-year -0.21% -3.45% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,144 847 2,284
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.92 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.55 £21.25 £16.63
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -
75th Percentile £61.52 £62.50 £61.55
90th Percentile £71.00 £75.00 £72.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £31.76 £36.00
% change year-on-year -11.84% -11.78% +11.63%

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -80 2 £450 +4.96% 3
UK excluding London - 2 £450 - 3
London -36 1 - - 1
Wales - 1 - -
Work from Home - 1 - - 1
East of England - 1 £450 -

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Artificial Intelligence Analyst 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 featuring Artificial Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) ChatGPT
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Science
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (33.33%) Fund Accounting
2 1 (33.33%) Google
2 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) PhD
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) ChatGPT
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) WinAutomation
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) AI Agents
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Midjourney
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Science
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (33.33%) Fund Accounting
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google