AI Job Trends in Derby

AI
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Derby requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 20 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 +36
Permanent jobs citing AI 20 4 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 9.17% 2.76% 5.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.49% 3.74% 6.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 7
10th Percentile - £51,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £58,750 £61,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £77,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.83% +71.11% -
75th Percentile £66,875 £88,500 £48,125
90th Percentile £67,250 £95,400 £51,250
Derbyshire median annual salary £62,500 £77,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.83% +71.11% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derby

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 Derby.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 174 107 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derby 79.82% 73.79% 81.10%
Number of salaries quoted 114 77 95
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,881 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,188 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £66,250 £64,000 £64,500
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% -2.22%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Derby.

AI job vacancy trend in Derby

AI
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing AI

AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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 12 (60.00%) Chatbot
2 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (25.00%) Azure
1 5 (25.00%) Azure AI
1 5 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (25.00%) Power BI
1 5 (25.00%) Tableau
General
1 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (35.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) Trainer
2 5 (25.00%) Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Junior
2 5 (25.00%) Junior Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Junior Data Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) Content Editor
3 3 (15.00%) Digital Content Editor
3 3 (15.00%) Digital Editor
4 2 (10.00%) Customer Support Specialist
4 2 (10.00%) Data Scientist
4 2 (10.00%) Support Specialist
5 1 (5.00%) Architect
5 1 (5.00%) Data Architect
5 1 (5.00%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) Conversational UI
2 6 (30.00%) Chemistry
3 5 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (10.00%) Dashboard Development
4 2 (10.00%) Data Science
4 2 (10.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (10.00%) E-Commerce
4 2 (10.00%) LLM
4 2 (10.00%) Machine Learning
4 2 (10.00%) Predictive Modelling
4 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.00%) Statistical Analysis
4 2 (10.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (10.00%) Visualisation
5 1 (5.00%) Biochemistry
5 1 (5.00%) Business Strategy
5 1 (5.00%) Business Transformation
5 1 (5.00%) Data Interpretation
5 1 (5.00%) Data Strategy
5 1 (5.00%) Experimental Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (35.00%) Python
1 7 (35.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (60.00%) Degree
2 7 (35.00%) Master's Degree
2 7 (35.00%) PhD
3 5 (25.00%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 12 (60.00%) PayPal
2 5 (25.00%) Microsoft