The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Blackburn requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Blackburn.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
35
48
19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn
87.50%
68.57%
79.17%
Number of salaries quoted
24
36
15
10th Percentile
£31,600
£30,000
£22,300
25th Percentile
£47,325
£32,500
£31,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£54,897
£42,000
£42,000
Median % change year-on-year
+30.71%
-
-10.88%
75th Percentile
£60,625
£49,688
£51,250
90th Percentile
£62,500
£54,793
£57,500
Lancashire median annual salary
£45,497
£50,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-9.01%
-
+16.71%
AI Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
AI Salary Trend in Blackburn
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing AI.
AI Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for AI.
AI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
