AI Job Trends in the East of England

AI
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 39 108
Rank change year-on-year +33 +69 +48
Permanent jobs citing AI 608 249 123
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 9.75% 8.29% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.11% 8.89% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 158 174 100
10th Percentile £34,625 £62,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £66,200 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £66,225 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.23% +1.88% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £66,296 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,375 £78,225 £83,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,310 2,802 4,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.13% 93.31% 80.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2,718 1,428 3,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £25,809
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,481 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

AI job vacancy trend in the East of England

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Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing AI

AI
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for AI in the East of England

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Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Hertfordshire +44 183 £55,000 -23.08% 44
Cambridgeshire +7 147 £60,100 -7.54% 55
Essex +30 122 £75,000 +20.48% 28
Bedfordshire +45 58 £42,500 -33.59% 13
Norfolk +14 49 £37,500 -57.63% 13
Suffolk -3 48 £58,750 -11.29% 17
AI
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (2.47%) Apache Spark
2 13 (2.14%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.15%) Apache
3 7 (1.15%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.66%) Confluence
5 3 (0.49%) CMS
5 3 (0.49%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
Applications
1 86 (14.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.81%) UserZoom
4 7 (1.15%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.33%) Simulink
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (0.66%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.49%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 171 (28.13%) Azure
2 136 (22.37%) Cloud Computing
3 125 (20.56%) Azure AI
4 102 (16.78%) Power Platform
5 57 (9.38%) Adobe Analytics
6 41 (6.74%) AWS
7 23 (3.78%) Figma
8 19 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (2.30%) SaaS
10 14 (2.30%) Snowflake
11 12 (1.97%) Contentsquare
11 12 (1.97%) dbt
11 12 (1.97%) GCP
12 9 (1.48%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.48%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.32%) GitHub
13 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (1.32%) OpenShift
14 6 (0.99%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 134 (22.04%) Internet
2 64 (10.53%) Broadband
3 12 (1.97%) Firewall
4 6 (0.99%) DMZ
4 6 (0.99%) DNS
4 6 (0.99%) Network Security
5 5 (0.82%) VLAN
6 4 (0.66%) DHCP
6 4 (0.66%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.33%) Intranet
7 2 (0.33%) VPN
8 1 (0.16%) LTE
8 1 (0.16%) MQTT
8 1 (0.16%) RS-422
8 1 (0.16%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.16%) WireGuard
8 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (17.27%) Tableau
2 98 (16.12%) Power BI
3 19 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (2.80%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (2.80%) Data Lake
5 15 (2.47%) MongoDB
6 13 (2.14%) Looker
7 9 (1.48%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (1.15%) Apache Hive
9 7 (1.15%) Impala
9 7 (1.15%) Oracle Database
9 7 (1.15%) Parquet
9 7 (1.15%) Spark SQL
10 6 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (0.99%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.99%) Metabase
10 6 (0.99%) Metadata
10 6 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.99%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (1.97%) Git
2 7 (1.15%) IBM UrbanCode
3 6 (0.99%) MLflow
4 4 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.33%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.33%) JIRA
6 1 (0.16%) GitBook
6 1 (0.16%) Poetry
General
1 307 (50.49%) Social Skills
2 143 (23.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 138 (22.70%) Banking
4 67 (11.02%) Games
5 55 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (5.92%) Finance
7 24 (3.95%) Marketing
8 19 (3.13%) Electronics
8 19 (3.13%) Legal
9 16 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
9 16 (2.63%) German Language
10 15 (2.47%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.47%) Retail
11 10 (1.64%) Law
12 9 (1.48%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.15%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.82%) Swedish Language
15 2 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 102 (16.78%) Lecturer
2 91 (14.97%) Analyst
3 87 (14.31%) Junior
4 84 (13.82%) Data Analyst
4 84 (13.82%) Junior Analyst
4 84 (13.82%) Junior Data Analyst
5 77 (12.66%) Lead
6 51 (8.39%) Senior
7 36 (5.92%) Developer
8 28 (4.61%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 23 (3.78%) Architect
10 21 (3.45%) Designer
11 20 (3.29%) Data Engineer
12 19 (3.13%) Product Manager
13 17 (2.80%) Lead Designer
14 15 (2.47%) .NET Developer
14 15 (2.47%) Digital Designer
15 13 (2.14%) Consultant
16 12 (1.97%) Systems Engineer
17 10 (1.64%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.59%) HTML
2 21 (3.45%) .NET
2 21 (3.45%) CSS
3 18 (2.96%) React
4 17 (2.80%) .NET Core
4 17 (2.80%) PyTorch
5 16 (2.63%) TensorFlow
6 15 (2.47%) ASP.NET
6 15 (2.47%) ASP.NET Core
6 15 (2.47%) JSON
6 15 (2.47%) ML.NET
7 13 (2.14%) Regular Expression
7 13 (2.14%) XML
8 10 (1.64%) PySpark
8 10 (1.64%) RESTful
9 9 (1.48%) Blazor
9 9 (1.48%) scikit-learn
10 8 (1.32%) Node.js
10 8 (1.32%) REST
11 6 (0.99%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 132 (21.71%) IoT
2 62 (10.20%) Social Media
3 41 (6.74%) Robotics
4 31 (5.10%) Onboarding
5 22 (3.62%) Cloud Native
6 16 (2.63%) Product Ownership
7 15 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.30%) Algorithms
8 14 (2.30%) Data Centre
9 13 (2.14%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (1.48%) Legacy Applications
11 8 (1.32%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.32%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.15%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.99%) Blog
13 6 (0.99%) Cloud Security Posture
13 6 (0.99%) Clustering
13 6 (0.99%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 6 (0.99%) PKI
13 6 (0.99%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.14%) Unix
1 13 (2.14%) Windows
2 12 (1.97%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.66%) Linux
3 4 (0.66%) VMS
3 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.49%) Android
5 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (34.54%) Machine Learning
2 159 (26.15%) User Experience
3 155 (25.49%) Cybersecurity
4 140 (23.03%) Web Development
5 127 (20.89%) Agile
6 124 (20.39%) Analytics
7 119 (19.57%) Business Intelligence
8 83 (13.65%) Roadmaps
9 81 (13.32%) Customer Experience
10 77 (12.66%) Storytelling
11 63 (10.36%) Product Roadmap
12 57 (9.38%) Digital Customer Experience
12 57 (9.38%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 55 (9.05%) User Research
14 54 (8.88%) LLM
15 53 (8.72%) Generative AI
16 50 (8.22%) Prototyping
16 50 (8.22%) Software Engineering
17 49 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
18 48 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 183 (30.10%) Python
2 127 (20.89%) SQL
3 28 (4.61%) C#
4 23 (3.78%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.48%) R
6 8 (1.32%) C++
7 6 (0.99%) Java
7 6 (0.99%) Julia
7 6 (0.99%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.82%) C
9 4 (0.66%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.49%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.33%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.33%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Bash
12 1 (0.16%) Clojure
12 1 (0.16%) Go
12 1 (0.16%) Haskell
12 1 (0.16%) OCaml
12 1 (0.16%) Rust
Qualifications
1 199 (32.73%) Degree
2 139 (22.86%) Master's Degree
3 134 (22.04%) Postgraduate
4 133 (21.88%) PhD
5 113 (18.59%) Azure Certification
6 32 (5.26%) DBS Check
7 27 (4.44%) Security Cleared
8 13 (2.14%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.81%) ACCA
9 11 (1.81%) CIMA
10 6 (0.99%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.49%) CISM
12 3 (0.49%) CISSP
13 2 (0.33%) CISA
13 2 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 1 (0.16%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (10.03%) Accessibility
2 22 (3.62%) Data Quality
3 20 (3.29%) GDPR
4 14 (2.30%) WCAG
5 10 (1.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 7 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.15%) NIST
7 6 (0.99%) GRC
7 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 6 (0.99%) JSP 440
7 6 (0.99%) NCSC
7 6 (0.99%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.66%) DO-254
8 4 (0.66%) GAAP
8 4 (0.66%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.66%) IFRS
8 4 (0.66%) QA
9 3 (0.49%) SLA
10 1 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.16%) GxP
System Software
1 11 (1.81%) Docker
2 9 (1.48%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.99%) vSphere
4 4 (0.66%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.66%) Firmware
5 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.99%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.66%) Ansible
3 4 (0.66%) SolarWinds Orion
4 3 (0.49%) Terraform
5 2 (0.33%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
6 1 (0.16%) Podman
Vendors
1 150 (24.67%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.87%) Adobe
3 22 (3.62%) Dell
4 17 (2.80%) Databricks
5 16 (2.63%) Google
6 9 (1.48%) Red Hat
7 8 (1.32%) Oracle
8 7 (1.15%) Informatica
9 6 (0.99%) Cloudera
9 6 (0.99%) Denodo
9 6 (0.99%) Teradata
9 6 (0.99%) VMware
10 4 (0.66%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.49%) Apple
11 3 (0.49%) NVIDIA
11 3 (0.49%) SAP
12 2 (0.33%) Aderant
12 2 (0.33%) Intapp
12 2 (0.33%) OpenAI
12 2 (0.33%) Salesforce