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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 24 100
Rank change year-on-year +21 +76 +47
Permanent jobs citing AI 712 245 127
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 14.12% 8.42% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.50% 9.14% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 106 159 108
10th Percentile £30,370 £64,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £39,063 £66,200 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £66,225 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.95% +1.88% -
75th Percentile £74,688 £66,296 £80,001
90th Percentile £92,500 £77,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -

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 3,652 2,680 4,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 72.43% 92.13% 83.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,110 1,294 3,365
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,150 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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

AI
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 9 March 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 9 March 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 +47 272 £58,500 -16.43% 124
Essex +26 178 £72,500 -18.08% 130
Cambridgeshire +21 150 £59,450 +18.90% 66
Bedfordshire +51 39 £47,500 -15.56% 58
Suffolk -7 37 £40,000 -39.60% 16
Norfolk +21 35 £37,500 -57.63% 29
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 11 (1.54%) Apache Spark
2 9 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (0.98%) Apache
4 5 (0.70%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.56%) Confluence
6 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.28%) CMS
7 2 (0.28%) Mendix
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 50 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (6.04%) Chatbot
3 37 (5.20%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.42%) Simulink
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.14%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 4 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 360 (50.56%) Cloud Computing
2 77 (10.81%) Azure
3 60 (8.43%) Power Platform
4 50 (7.02%) Azure AI
5 29 (4.07%) Adobe Analytics
6 25 (3.51%) AWS
7 20 (2.81%) SaaS
8 12 (1.69%) Figma
9 9 (1.26%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.26%) OpenShift
10 7 (0.98%) Amazon Alexa
10 7 (0.98%) Amazon S3
10 7 (0.98%) Snowflake
11 6 (0.84%) PaaS
12 5 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (0.70%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (0.70%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.70%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (0.56%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 361 (50.70%) Internet
2 33 (4.63%) Broadband
3 13 (1.83%) Firewall
4 9 (1.26%) DNS
5 5 (0.70%) DHCP
5 5 (0.70%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.70%) VPN
6 4 (0.56%) DMZ
6 4 (0.56%) Network Security
6 4 (0.56%) VLAN
7 2 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.14%) DOCSIS
8 1 (0.14%) DSL
8 1 (0.14%) IPv4
8 1 (0.14%) IPv6
8 1 (0.14%) PPP
8 1 (0.14%) RTP
8 1 (0.14%) VoIP
8 1 (0.14%) WAN
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.29%) Tableau
2 51 (7.16%) Power BI
3 7 (0.98%) Apache Hive
3 7 (0.98%) Data Lake
3 7 (0.98%) Impala
3 7 (0.98%) Oracle Database
3 7 (0.98%) Parquet
3 7 (0.98%) Spark SQL
4 6 (0.84%) DTS
4 6 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.56%) Metadata
6 4 (0.56%) Redis
7 3 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.42%) Looker
7 3 (0.42%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.42%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.28%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 10 (1.40%) Git
2 7 (0.98%) IBM UrbanCode
3 5 (0.70%) GitBook
4 4 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.42%) JIRA
6 2 (0.28%) MLflow
General
1 453 (63.62%) Social Skills
2 365 (51.26%) Banking
2 365 (51.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 76 (10.67%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (5.48%) Games
5 30 (4.21%) German Language
6 27 (3.79%) Finance
7 20 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (2.67%) Marketing
9 18 (2.53%) Legal
10 12 (1.69%) Retail
11 11 (1.54%) Electronics
12 9 (1.26%) Manufacturing
13 7 (0.98%) Aerospace
13 7 (0.98%) Investment Banking
14 6 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.84%) Law
14 6 (0.84%) Public Sector
15 4 (0.56%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.42%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 286 (40.17%) Lecturer
2 56 (7.87%) Analyst
3 50 (7.02%) Junior
4 48 (6.74%) Data Analyst
4 48 (6.74%) Junior Analyst
4 48 (6.74%) Junior Data Analyst
5 44 (6.18%) Lead
6 40 (5.62%) Trainer
7 38 (5.34%) Senior
8 16 (2.25%) Data Engineer
8 16 (2.25%) Developer
9 15 (2.11%) Designer
10 14 (1.97%) Customer Support Specialist
10 14 (1.97%) Support Specialist
11 12 (1.69%) Consultant
11 12 (1.69%) Lead Designer
12 11 (1.54%) Digital Designer
12 11 (1.54%) Product Manager
13 10 (1.40%) IT Support
14 9 (1.26%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (3.93%) HTML
2 22 (3.09%) JSON
2 22 (3.09%) Regular Expression
2 22 (3.09%) XML
3 15 (2.11%) PyTorch
4 14 (1.97%) TensorFlow
5 9 (1.26%) PySpark
6 6 (0.84%) CSS
6 6 (0.84%) Pandas
6 6 (0.84%) scikit-learn
6 6 (0.84%) Vue
7 5 (0.70%) React
7 5 (0.70%) REST
8 4 (0.56%) Node.js
8 4 (0.56%) NumPy
9 3 (0.42%) jQuery
9 3 (0.42%) Matplotlib
9 3 (0.42%) RESTful
9 3 (0.42%) SOAP
9 3 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 361 (50.70%) IoT
2 47 (6.60%) Onboarding
3 29 (4.07%) Social Media
4 26 (3.65%) Robotics
5 22 (3.09%) Linux Command Line
6 16 (2.25%) Algorithms
7 12 (1.69%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.54%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.40%) Data Centre
10 8 (1.12%) Low-Code
11 7 (0.98%) Management Information System
12 6 (0.84%) Blog
12 6 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.56%) Cloud Security Posture
14 4 (0.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 4 (0.56%) Educational Technology
14 4 (0.56%) Legacy Applications
14 4 (0.56%) PKI
14 4 (0.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.09%) Unix
2 17 (2.39%) Windows
3 12 (1.69%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.12%) Linux
5 6 (0.84%) Android
6 5 (0.70%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.56%) VMS
7 4 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.14%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (56.04%) Machine Learning
2 380 (53.37%) Cybersecurity
3 374 (52.53%) User Experience
4 360 (50.56%) Web Development
5 74 (10.39%) Agile
6 68 (9.55%) Analytics
7 66 (9.27%) LLM
8 63 (8.85%) Generative AI
9 58 (8.15%) Business Intelligence
10 47 (6.60%) Problem-Solving
11 46 (6.46%) Conversational UI
11 46 (6.46%) Roadmaps
12 43 (6.04%) Storytelling
13 39 (5.48%) Customer Experience
14 35 (4.92%) Continuous Improvement
15 34 (4.78%) Data Analysis
15 34 (4.78%) Software Engineering
16 33 (4.63%) Analytical Thinking
16 33 (4.63%) Product Roadmap
17 31 (4.35%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 118 (16.57%) Python
2 64 (8.99%) SQL
3 13 (1.83%) JavaScript
4 10 (1.40%) C++
5 9 (1.26%) Java
6 8 (1.12%) C
7 5 (0.70%) C#
8 4 (0.56%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.42%) Assembly Language
9 3 (0.42%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.42%) Objective-C
9 3 (0.42%) R
9 3 (0.42%) Swift
10 1 (0.14%) Go
10 1 (0.14%) PHP
10 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 484 (67.98%) Degree
2 386 (54.21%) Master's Degree
3 385 (54.07%) PhD
4 361 (50.70%) Postgraduate
5 52 (7.30%) Azure Certification
6 26 (3.65%) Security Cleared
7 20 (2.81%) DBS Check
8 14 (1.97%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.56%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.42%) ACCA
11 3 (0.42%) CIMA
12 2 (0.28%) CISA
12 2 (0.28%) CISM
12 2 (0.28%) CISSP
12 2 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.14%) CIPD
13 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.49%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.51%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.40%) GDPR
4 9 (1.26%) WCAG
5 6 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (0.70%) NIST
7 4 (0.56%) GRC
7 4 (0.56%) HIPAA
7 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 4 (0.56%) JSP 440
7 4 (0.56%) NCSC
7 4 (0.56%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.42%) QA
9 1 (0.14%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.14%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.14%) GxP
9 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (0.84%) vSphere
3 5 (0.70%) Docker
4 4 (0.56%) Firmware
5 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (0.84%) vCenter Server
2 5 (0.70%) Ansible
3 4 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.56%) SolarWinds Orion
4 2 (0.28%) Kubeflow
4 2 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.14%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 106 (14.89%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.62%) PayPal
3 29 (4.07%) Adobe
4 14 (1.97%) Dell
5 9 (1.26%) Databricks
5 9 (1.26%) Red Hat
6 7 (0.98%) Oracle
7 6 (0.84%) Google
7 6 (0.84%) VMware
8 4 (0.56%) Informatica
8 4 (0.56%) NVIDIA
8 4 (0.56%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.42%) Denodo
9 3 (0.42%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.42%) Teradata
10 2 (0.28%) Ahrefs
10 2 (0.28%) Cloudera
10 2 (0.28%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.28%) OutSystems
11 1 (0.14%) New Relic