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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 41 88
Rank change year-on-year +38 +47 +46
Permanent jobs citing AI 656 180 119
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 14.46% 5.28% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.54% 5.94% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 98 115 98
10th Percentile £30,370 £65,320 £43,750
25th Percentile £37,750 £66,200 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £66,230 £63,650
Median % change year-on-year -16.96% +4.05% +6.08%
75th Percentile £76,188 £66,318 £80,001
90th Percentile £100,000 £77,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £72,213 £77,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.22% +10.00% -

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 3,357 3,028 3,684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 73.99% 88.90% 84.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,976 1,201 2,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £35,500
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 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,001
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,205 £55,440
% change year-on-year -11.58% +12.20% -11.30%

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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

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Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in the East of England over the 6 months to 6 February 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 6 February 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 +53 250 £63,250 -8.33% 39
Essex +39 168 £50,000 -43.50% 26
Cambridgeshire +36 147 £57,225 -4.63% 31
Norfolk +25 31 £37,500 -62.50% 10
Bedfordshire +55 30 £47,500 - 13
Suffolk -12 30 £40,000 -39.60% 10
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 5 (0.76%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.46%) Apache Spark
2 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.30%) Apache Solr
3 2 (0.30%) Confluence
3 2 (0.30%) Mendix
3 2 (0.30%) WordPress
4 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 58 (8.84%) Chatbot
2 44 (6.71%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.46%) Simulink
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 359 (54.73%) Cloud Computing
2 59 (8.99%) Azure
3 38 (5.79%) Power Platform
4 34 (5.18%) Azure AI
5 18 (2.74%) SaaS
6 17 (2.59%) AWS
7 8 (1.22%) Adobe Analytics
7 8 (1.22%) Entra ID
8 7 (1.07%) Amazon Alexa
9 6 (0.91%) PaaS
10 5 (0.76%) IaaS
10 5 (0.76%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.76%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.46%) Azure AKS
11 3 (0.46%) Figma
11 3 (0.46%) GCP
11 3 (0.46%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.46%) Serverless
12 2 (0.30%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.30%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 361 (55.03%) Internet
2 13 (1.98%) Firewall
3 11 (1.68%) Broadband
4 9 (1.37%) DNS
5 5 (0.76%) DHCP
5 5 (0.76%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.76%) VPN
6 4 (0.61%) DMZ
6 4 (0.61%) Network Security
6 4 (0.61%) VLAN
7 3 (0.46%) SAN
8 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.15%) DOCSIS
9 1 (0.15%) DSL
9 1 (0.15%) IPv4
9 1 (0.15%) IPv6
9 1 (0.15%) PPP
9 1 (0.15%) RTP
9 1 (0.15%) VoIP
9 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (5.64%) Tableau
2 33 (5.03%) Power BI
3 5 (0.76%) Big Data
3 5 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.76%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.61%) Metadata
4 4 (0.61%) MongoDB
4 4 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.46%) MySQL
5 3 (0.46%) Redis
5 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.30%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.30%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.30%) Neo4j
6 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 5 (0.76%) GitBook
2 3 (0.46%) Git
3 2 (0.30%) JIRA
4 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
General
1 425 (64.79%) Social Skills
2 363 (55.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 358 (54.57%) Banking
4 76 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (4.57%) German Language
6 20 (3.05%) Finance
7 17 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (2.13%) Marketing
9 10 (1.52%) Games
10 8 (1.22%) Aerospace
10 8 (1.22%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.07%) Retail
12 6 (0.91%) Electronics
13 5 (0.76%) Legal
13 5 (0.76%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.46%) Automotive
14 3 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.46%) Law
14 3 (0.46%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.30%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 286 (43.60%) Lecturer
2 54 (8.23%) Trainer
3 34 (5.18%) Senior
4 33 (5.03%) Analyst
4 33 (5.03%) Junior
5 32 (4.88%) Data Analyst
5 32 (4.88%) Junior Analyst
5 32 (4.88%) Junior Data Analyst
6 22 (3.35%) Lead
7 21 (3.20%) Customer Support Specialist
7 21 (3.20%) Support Specialist
8 14 (2.13%) Data Engineer
9 12 (1.83%) Developer
10 10 (1.52%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
10 10 (1.52%) Consultant
11 9 (1.37%) Administrator
12 8 (1.22%) IT Support
13 6 (0.91%) Designer
13 6 (0.91%) Research Scientist
14 5 (0.76%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.12%) HTML
2 22 (3.35%) JSON
2 22 (3.35%) Regular Expression
2 22 (3.35%) XML
3 11 (1.68%) PyTorch
4 10 (1.52%) TensorFlow
5 8 (1.22%) Vue
6 7 (1.07%) Node.js
6 7 (1.07%) React
7 5 (0.76%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.76%) CSS
8 4 (0.61%) NumPy
8 4 (0.61%) scikit-learn
9 3 (0.46%) Matplotlib
9 3 (0.46%) Pandas
9 3 (0.46%) REST
9 3 (0.46%) RESTful
9 3 (0.46%) Seaborn
9 3 (0.46%) SOAP
9 3 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 362 (55.18%) IoT
2 45 (6.86%) Onboarding
3 22 (3.35%) Linux Command Line
4 16 (2.44%) Robotics
5 15 (2.29%) Algorithms
6 10 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.37%) Social Media
8 8 (1.22%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.22%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.91%) Blog
9 6 (0.91%) Low-Code
9 6 (0.91%) Management Information System
9 6 (0.91%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.61%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (0.61%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.61%) PKI
10 4 (0.61%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (0.46%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.35%) Unix
2 19 (2.90%) Windows
3 14 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.68%) Linux
5 6 (0.91%) Android
6 5 (0.76%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.61%) VMS
7 4 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (60.52%) Machine Learning
2 380 (57.93%) Cybersecurity
3 366 (55.79%) User Experience
4 359 (54.73%) Web Development
5 63 (9.60%) LLM
6 60 (9.15%) Generative AI
7 58 (8.84%) Conversational UI
8 46 (7.01%) Problem-Solving
9 36 (5.49%) Business Intelligence
10 33 (5.03%) Analytical Thinking
10 33 (5.03%) Data Analysis
11 31 (4.73%) Open Source
12 30 (4.57%) Analytics
13 28 (4.27%) Software Engineering
14 27 (4.12%) Agile
15 24 (3.66%) Chemistry
16 20 (3.05%) Continuous Improvement
17 18 (2.74%) Customer Experience
17 18 (2.74%) Roadmaps
18 17 (2.59%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 93 (14.18%) Python
2 41 (6.25%) SQL
3 13 (1.98%) JavaScript
4 11 (1.68%) C++
5 10 (1.52%) C
6 9 (1.37%) Java
7 4 (0.61%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.46%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.46%) C#
8 3 (0.46%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.46%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.46%) R
8 3 (0.46%) Swift
9 2 (0.30%) PHP
10 1 (0.15%) Bicep
10 1 (0.15%) Fortran
10 1 (0.15%) SystemVerilog
10 1 (0.15%) Tcl
10 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 486 (74.09%) Degree
2 389 (59.30%) Master's Degree
2 389 (59.30%) PhD
3 358 (54.57%) Postgraduate
4 36 (5.49%) Azure Certification
5 20 (3.05%) Security Cleared
6 15 (2.29%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.98%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.61%) ACCA
11 4 (0.61%) CIMA
11 4 (0.61%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (0.30%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.30%) CISA
13 2 (0.30%) CISM
13 2 (0.30%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.74%) Data Quality
2 7 (1.07%) Accessibility
3 6 (0.91%) GDPR
3 6 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.91%) PCI DSS
4 5 (0.76%) NIST
5 4 (0.61%) GRC
5 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.61%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.61%) NCSC
6 2 (0.30%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.30%) WCAG
7 1 (0.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 1 (0.15%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.15%) GxP
7 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 10 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (1.37%) vSphere
3 7 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.76%) Docker
5 4 (0.61%) Firmware
6 3 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 6 (0.91%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.61%) SolarWinds Orion
4 3 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.30%) Ansible
5 2 (0.30%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 91 (13.87%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.38%) PayPal
3 9 (1.37%) VMware
4 8 (1.22%) Adobe
5 7 (1.07%) Dell
6 6 (0.91%) Google
6 6 (0.91%) HubSpot
7 4 (0.61%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (0.61%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.61%) NVIDIA
7 4 (0.61%) Palo Alto
7 4 (0.61%) Salesforce
7 4 (0.61%) SolarWinds
8 3 (0.46%) Veeam
9 2 (0.30%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.30%) Databricks
9 2 (0.30%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.30%) OutSystems
9 2 (0.30%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.15%) Sitebulb