AI Job Trends in Derbyshire

AI
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Derbyshire requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 38 32
Rank change year-on-year +35 -6 +28
Permanent jobs citing AI 157 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire 31.15% 1.43% 2.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 37.92% 1.79% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 3
10th Percentile - £51,400 £44,000
25th Percentile £58,750 £61,000 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £77,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.21% +62.11% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £88,500 £71,250
90th Percentile - £95,400 £83,250
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £77,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -41.56% +62.11% -22.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 414 223 208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derbyshire 82.14% 79.93% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 169 137 147
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,881 £24,648
25th Percentile £27,000 £36,250 £29,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -2.70%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,250 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

AI job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

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Salary Trend in Derbyshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing AI

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Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby +7 22 £63,750 -17.21% 126
Glossop - 14 - -
AI
East Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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 13 (8.28%) Chatbot
2 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 135 (85.99%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (3.18%) Azure
2 5 (3.18%) Azure AI
2 5 (3.18%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 135 (85.99%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.18%) Power BI
1 5 (3.18%) Tableau
General
1 142 (90.45%) Social Skills
2 135 (85.99%) Banking
2 135 (85.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 108 (68.79%) Lecturer
2 13 (8.28%) Trainer
3 5 (3.18%) Analyst
3 5 (3.18%) Data Analyst
3 5 (3.18%) Junior
3 5 (3.18%) Junior Analyst
3 5 (3.18%) Junior Data Analyst
4 3 (1.91%) Content Editor
4 3 (1.91%) Digital Content Editor
4 3 (1.91%) Digital Editor
5 2 (1.27%) Architect
5 2 (1.27%) Customer Support Specialist
5 2 (1.27%) Data Architect
5 2 (1.27%) Data Scientist
5 2 (1.27%) Support Specialist
6 1 (0.64%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 135 (85.99%) IoT
2 1 (0.64%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (87.26%) Machine Learning
2 135 (85.99%) Cybersecurity
2 135 (85.99%) User Experience
2 135 (85.99%) Web Development
3 13 (8.28%) Conversational UI
4 6 (3.82%) Chemistry
5 5 (3.18%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (1.27%) Business Strategy
6 2 (1.27%) Data Architecture
6 2 (1.27%) Data Integration
6 2 (1.27%) Data Migration
6 2 (1.27%) Data Modelling
6 2 (1.27%) Data Strategy
6 2 (1.27%) E-Commerce
6 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (1.27%) ETL
6 2 (1.27%) Migration
6 2 (1.27%) Predictive Modelling
6 2 (1.27%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (1.27%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.46%) Python
1 7 (4.46%) SQL
Qualifications
1 148 (94.27%) Degree
2 143 (91.08%) Master's Degree
2 143 (91.08%) PhD
3 135 (85.99%) Postgraduate
4 5 (3.18%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 13 (8.28%) PayPal
2 5 (3.18%) Microsoft