AI Job Trends in Hampshire

AI
South East > Hampshire

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 8 20
Rank change year-on-year -10 +12 +51
Permanent jobs citing AI 334 245 325
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 6.23% 12.10% 8.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.94% 13.50% 11.59%
Number of salaries quoted 161 43 116
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £24,570 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +144.20% -62.20% -8.77%
75th Percentile £75,000 £56,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £80,000 £97,500
South East median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -25.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,738 1,815 2,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 69.74% 89.67% 77.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2,642 1,128 1,735
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £33,350
25th Percentile £39,500 £32,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

AI job vacancy trend in Hampshire

AI
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing AI

AI
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in Hampshire over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for AI in Hampshire

AI
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Southampton -11 74 £70,000 +34.71% 78
Fareham -3 59 £50,000 - 25
Portsmouth +9 37 £55,000 +46.67% 26
Farnborough -24 25 £75,000 -14.29% 71
Basingstoke +19 24 £55,000 -31.25% 31
Winchester -3 17 £27,500 - 6
Romsey -9 17 £63,750 - 9
Andover - 10 £60,000 - 5
Eastleigh -4 4 £60,000 -
Fleet - 3 £60,000 - 3
Alton - 2 £55,000 - 1
Ringwood - 2 £29,000 - 2
Petersfield - 1 - - 1
Hook - 1 £35,000 - 10
Waterlooville - 1 - - 3
AI
South East

AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (1.50%) Apache
2 4 (1.20%) Confluence
3 2 (0.60%) Palantir Foundry
3 2 (0.60%) WordPress
4 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.30%) CMS
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.30%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.40%) Chatbot
2 8 (2.40%) Simulink
3 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.90%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.60%) BambooHR
3 1 (0.30%) Infor SunSystems
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.37%) Azure
2 37 (11.08%) AWS
3 27 (8.08%) Azure AI
4 20 (5.99%) GitHub
5 19 (5.69%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.19%) GCP
7 13 (3.89%) SaaS
8 11 (3.29%) GitHub Copilot
9 10 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.69%) Serverless
11 7 (2.10%) Collibra
12 5 (1.50%) Alation
12 5 (1.50%) Anthropic Claude
12 5 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.50%) Snowflake
13 4 (1.20%) ChatGPT
13 4 (1.20%) Entra ID
13 4 (1.20%) Google Ads
14 3 (0.90%) Microsoft 365
14 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.50%) Internet
1 5 (1.50%) MQTT
1 5 (1.50%) Network Security
2 4 (1.20%) Wireless
3 3 (0.90%) 5G
3 3 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (0.90%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.60%) ATM
4 2 (0.60%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.30%) DHCP
5 1 (0.30%) DNS
5 1 (0.30%) Firewall
5 1 (0.30%) HTTP
5 1 (0.30%) LAN
5 1 (0.30%) NAS
5 1 (0.30%) SAN
5 1 (0.30%) VLAN
5 1 (0.30%) VPN
5 1 (0.30%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.09%) MongoDB
1 17 (5.09%) Power BI
2 11 (3.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 11 (3.29%) Metadata
2 11 (3.29%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.29%) Tableau
3 6 (1.80%) Redis
4 4 (1.20%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.30%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.30%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (4.19%) Git
2 12 (3.59%) JIRA
3 8 (2.40%) GitLab
4 5 (1.50%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.20%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.90%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.90%) CMake
6 3 (0.90%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.30%) ESLint
7 1 (0.30%) Gatling
7 1 (0.30%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.30%) JetBrains Rider
7 1 (0.30%) JMeter
7 1 (0.30%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.30%) Selenium
7 1 (0.30%) Storybook
7 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.30%) Vite
General
1 110 (32.93%) Social Skills
2 58 (17.37%) Marketing
3 41 (12.28%) Aviation
4 36 (10.78%) Finance
5 30 (8.98%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (7.19%) Legal
7 22 (6.59%) Manufacturing
7 22 (6.59%) Military
7 22 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (6.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (6.29%) Public Sector
9 20 (5.99%) Aeronautics
10 18 (5.39%) Law
11 15 (4.49%) Aerospace
12 14 (4.19%) Automotive
12 14 (4.19%) Electronics
13 13 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.50%) Advertising
14 5 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.20%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 41 (12.28%) Software Engineer
2 34 (10.18%) Analyst
3 33 (9.88%) Developer
4 29 (8.68%) C++ Software Engineer
5 26 (7.78%) Sales Executive
6 25 (7.49%) Corporate Sales Executive
7 21 (6.29%) .NET Developer
7 21 (6.29%) Lead
8 20 (5.99%) Data Engineer
9 15 (4.49%) Business Analyst
9 15 (4.49%) Senior
10 13 (3.89%) Data Analyst
10 13 (3.89%) Software Developer
11 12 (3.59%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 11 (3.29%) Support Technician
12 11 (3.29%) Systems Engineer
13 10 (2.99%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
13 10 (2.99%) Field Support Technician
13 10 (2.99%) Junior
13 10 (2.99%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.89%) .NET
2 19 (5.69%) CSS
3 17 (5.09%) React
4 16 (4.79%) ASP.NET
4 16 (4.79%) ASP.NET Core
4 16 (4.79%) HTML
5 14 (4.19%) Node.js
6 12 (3.59%) .NET Core
7 11 (3.29%) ML.NET
8 10 (2.99%) Terraform
8 10 (2.99%) Vue
9 9 (2.69%) Kafka
9 9 (2.69%) REST
9 9 (2.69%) RESTful
10 6 (1.80%) Blazor
10 6 (1.80%) JSON
10 6 (1.80%) XML
11 5 (1.50%) gRPC
12 4 (1.20%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (1.20%) Protocol Buffers
Miscellaneous
1 49 (14.67%) Robotics
2 17 (5.09%) Algorithms
3 15 (4.49%) Life Science
4 13 (3.89%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.59%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.69%) FPGA
6 9 (2.69%) PCIe
6 9 (2.69%) Verilog
7 8 (2.40%) Marketing Technology
7 8 (2.40%) Product Ownership
8 7 (2.10%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.10%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.10%) Social Media
8 7 (2.10%) VHDL
9 6 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.50%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (1.50%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.50%) IoT
11 4 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.29%) Linux
2 13 (3.89%) Windows
3 3 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.30%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (32.04%) Software Engineering
2 47 (14.07%) Agile
3 45 (13.47%) Machine Learning
4 44 (13.17%) Customer Experience
5 43 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (12.57%) Cybersecurity
7 39 (11.68%) CI/CD
8 34 (10.18%) Data Science
9 33 (9.88%) Risk Management
10 31 (9.28%) DevOps
11 30 (8.98%) Technology Strategy
12 29 (8.68%) Decision-Making
12 29 (8.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 29 (8.68%) Roadmaps
13 27 (8.08%) Email Marketing
14 26 (7.78%) Analytics
14 26 (7.78%) IT Strategy
15 24 (7.19%) Full-Stack Development
16 23 (6.89%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (6.59%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 68 (20.36%) Python
2 53 (15.87%) C++
3 35 (10.48%) SQL
4 32 (9.58%) JavaScript
5 19 (5.69%) TypeScript
6 16 (4.79%) C#
7 13 (3.89%) C
8 10 (2.99%) Embedded C++
8 10 (2.99%) MATLAB
9 7 (2.10%) Embedded C
10 6 (1.80%) Java
10 6 (1.80%) Rust
11 3 (0.90%) Ada
11 3 (0.90%) PHP
12 2 (0.60%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.60%) SystemVerilog
13 1 (0.30%) Bash
13 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 71 (21.26%) Security Cleared
2 49 (14.67%) Degree
3 43 (12.87%) SC Cleared
4 27 (8.08%) DV Cleared
5 18 (5.39%) Azure Certification
6 14 (4.19%) HNC
7 8 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.50%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.20%) ACCA
9 4 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.20%) CIMA
9 4 (1.20%) CISM
9 4 (1.20%) CISSP
10 3 (0.90%) CEH
10 3 (0.90%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.90%) CISA
10 3 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.90%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.60%) CIPD
11 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.89%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.69%) GDPR
3 8 (2.40%) NIST
3 8 (2.40%) QA
4 7 (2.10%) GRC
5 6 (1.80%) NIST 800
6 5 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 4 (1.20%) SLA
8 3 (0.90%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 26262
10 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 30 (8.98%) Docker
2 5 (1.50%) Firmware
3 2 (0.60%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (5.99%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.80%) Ansible
2 6 (1.80%) Puppet
3 5 (1.50%) Podman
4 4 (1.20%) Grafana
4 4 (1.20%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.90%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 66 (19.76%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.49%) Cisco
2 25 (7.49%) Dell
3 10 (2.99%) Google
4 8 (2.40%) Databricks
4 8 (2.40%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.50%) Informatica
6 4 (1.20%) NVIDIA
7 3 (0.90%) SAP
7 3 (0.90%) Tenable
8 2 (0.60%) Atlassian
8 2 (0.60%) Foundry
8 2 (0.60%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.60%) Infor
8 2 (0.60%) Palantir
8 2 (0.60%) Yahoo!
9 1 (0.30%) AppDynamics
9 1 (0.30%) Dynatrace
9 1 (0.30%) New Relic
9 1 (0.30%) Veracode