Artificial Intelligence Engineer Job Trends in Merseyside

AI Engineer
North West > Merseyside

The median AI Engineer salary in Merseyside is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.89% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £53,925 - -
25th Percentile £65,063 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £77,188 - -
90th Percentile £83,375 - -
North West median annual salary £68,750 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% +27.27% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Merseyside with a recognized job title 1,061 373 1,130
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 82.89% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 671 187 923
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,241
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +2.86% -7.89%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £76,750 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Artificial Intelligence Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Artificial Intelligence Engineer job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Engineer in Merseyside over the 6 months to 31 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Artificial Intelligence Engineer in Merseyside

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Engineer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 31 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
Liverpool - 10 £72,500 - 2
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
North West

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, Artificial Intelligence Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Merseyside region featuring Artificial Intelligence Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) AI
2 9 (90.00%) Azure
3 7 (70.00%) Python
4 6 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
4 6 (60.00%) Azure AI
4 6 (60.00%) Azure Certification
5 4 (40.00%) Generative AI
5 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (40.00%) Use Case
6 3 (30.00%) Copilot Studio
6 3 (30.00%) Data Protection
6 3 (30.00%) Intelligent Automation
6 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (30.00%) OpenAI
6 3 (30.00%) Power Automate
6 3 (30.00%) Power Platform
6 3 (30.00%) PowerApps
6 3 (30.00%) Prompt Engineering
6 3 (30.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
6 3 (30.00%) User Experience
6 3 (30.00%) Workflow
7 1 (10.00%) Analytics
7 1 (10.00%) Big Data
7 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
7 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
7 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
7 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
7 1 (10.00%) LLM

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (90.00%) Azure
2 6 (60.00%) Azure AI
3 3 (30.00%) Copilot Studio
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 3 (30.00%) Power Automate
3 3 (30.00%) Power Platform
3 3 (30.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Big Data
1 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) AI
2 6 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
3 4 (40.00%) Generative AI
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Use Case
4 3 (30.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (30.00%) Intelligent Automation
4 3 (30.00%) Prompt Engineering
4 3 (30.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
4 3 (30.00%) User Experience
4 3 (30.00%) Workflow
5 1 (10.00%) Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) LLM
5 1 (10.00%) Machine Learning
5 1 (10.00%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) Python
2 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) OpenAI