AI Job Trends in the Midlands

AI
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 8 102
Rank change year-on-year -9 +94 +60
Permanent jobs citing AI 834 733 243
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.78% 12.64% 2.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.27% 14.84% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 432 110 132
10th Percentile £35,100 £37,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,938 £49,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +2.21% -13.04%
75th Percentile £83,750 £72,688 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,750 £96,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -3.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,081 4,940 8,314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.84% 85.16% 77.66%
Number of salaries quoted 7,180 2,985 5,048
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

AI job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing AI

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Salary histogram for AI in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 August 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
West Midlands -5 550 £60,000 - 254
East Midlands -16 283 £52,500 -19.23% 107
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 25 (3.00%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.84%) Jupyter
2 7 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.60%) Apache
4 5 (0.60%) CMS
5 4 (0.48%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.48%) IIS
5 4 (0.48%) nginx
5 4 (0.48%) WordPress
6 3 (0.36%) Confluence
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 148 (17.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.20%) Chatbot
4 9 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.12%) InDesign
7 1 (0.12%) LaTeX
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.44%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.48%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.48%) Shopify
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.12%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 343 (41.13%) Azure
2 215 (25.78%) Power Platform
3 213 (25.54%) Azure AI
4 92 (11.03%) AWS
5 61 (7.31%) SaaS
6 46 (5.52%) Microsoft Copilot
7 42 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
8 29 (3.48%) GCP
9 26 (3.12%) Serverless
10 25 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
11 24 (2.88%) Power Automate
12 15 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.80%) GitHub
12 15 (1.80%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.44%) GitHub Copilot
14 10 (1.20%) Entra ID
14 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
14 10 (1.20%) Snowflake
15 9 (1.08%) Anthropic Claude
16 8 (0.96%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.32%) DNS
1 11 (1.32%) Firewall
2 6 (0.72%) VPN
3 4 (0.48%) MQTT
4 3 (0.36%) HTTP
4 3 (0.36%) Network Security
4 3 (0.36%) Wireless
5 2 (0.24%) Broadband
5 2 (0.24%) DHCP
5 2 (0.24%) VLAN
5 2 (0.24%) VoIP
6 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.12%) FTP
6 1 (0.12%) Internet
6 1 (0.12%) LAN
6 1 (0.12%) OSPF
6 1 (0.12%) SMS
6 1 (0.12%) SNMP
6 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (22.90%) Power BI
2 146 (17.51%) Tableau
3 23 (2.76%) SQL Server
4 17 (2.04%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (2.04%) MongoDB
5 15 (1.80%) Data Lake
6 14 (1.68%) Metadata
7 10 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.96%) Redis
9 7 (0.84%) Power Query
10 6 (0.72%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.60%) Big Data
11 5 (0.60%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.60%) Star Schema
12 3 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.36%) MySQL
12 3 (0.36%) Semantic Layer
12 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (1.44%) Git
1 12 (1.44%) Maven
2 11 (1.32%) JIRA
3 10 (1.20%) JUnit
3 10 (1.20%) Mockito
3 10 (1.20%) Snyk
4 9 (1.08%) Visual Studio Code
5 6 (0.72%) Selenium
6 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.24%) Ant
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Ivy
7 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) GitLab
7 2 (0.24%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.24%) JMeter
7 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.24%) Yeoman
8 1 (0.12%) NUnit
General
1 338 (40.53%) Social Skills
2 201 (24.10%) Finance
3 83 (9.95%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (4.68%) Legal
6 38 (4.56%) Retail
7 34 (4.08%) Manufacturing
8 33 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
9 32 (3.84%) Law
10 30 (3.60%) Marketing
11 25 (3.00%) Public Sector
12 21 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (2.40%) Banking
14 11 (1.32%) Advertising
15 10 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
16 9 (1.08%) Automotive
17 6 (0.72%) Financial Institution
17 6 (0.72%) Social Housing
17 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
18 5 (0.60%) Games
Job Titles
1 187 (22.42%) Analyst
2 136 (16.31%) Junior
3 135 (16.19%) Data Analyst
4 133 (15.95%) Junior Analyst
5 132 (15.83%) Junior Data Analyst
6 107 (12.83%) Senior
7 98 (11.75%) Developer
8 79 (9.47%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 78 (9.35%) Lead
10 61 (7.31%) Architect
11 30 (3.60%) Software Engineer
12 29 (3.48%) Business Analyst
13 27 (3.24%) Data Scientist
14 25 (3.00%) Data Engineer
15 24 (2.88%) Accountant
15 24 (2.88%) Systems Accountant
16 22 (2.64%) Consultant
17 21 (2.52%) Senior Developer
18 20 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
19 17 (2.04%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.96%) React
2 28 (3.36%) .NET
3 24 (2.88%) REST
4 17 (2.04%) ASP.NET
4 17 (2.04%) ASP.NET Core
5 14 (1.68%) Playwright
6 13 (1.56%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.56%) HTML
6 13 (1.56%) Spring
7 11 (1.32%) CSS
7 11 (1.32%) RESTful
8 10 (1.20%) ML.NET
9 9 (1.08%) .NET Framework
9 9 (1.08%) Blazor
9 9 (1.08%) scikit-learn
10 8 (0.96%) Kafka
10 8 (0.96%) Matplotlib
10 8 (0.96%) PyTorch
10 8 (0.96%) TensorFlow
11 7 (0.84%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 28 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (2.88%) Cloud Native
3 23 (2.76%) Product Ownership
4 16 (1.92%) Onboarding
5 14 (1.68%) AI Agents
5 14 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (1.44%) Data Centre
6 12 (1.44%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 11 (1.32%) Robotics
8 10 (1.20%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (1.08%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.96%) BYOD
11 7 (0.84%) Algorithms
11 7 (0.84%) CSOC
11 7 (0.84%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.12%) Linux
2 18 (2.16%) Windows
3 13 (1.56%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.60%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.48%) VMS
6 2 (0.24%) Android
6 2 (0.24%) Solaris
7 1 (0.12%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (23.50%) Business Intelligence
2 120 (14.39%) Analytics
3 113 (13.55%) Agile
4 104 (12.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 97 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
6 91 (10.91%) Machine Learning
7 84 (10.07%) Mentoring
8 80 (9.59%) CI/CD
8 80 (9.59%) Decision-Making
9 75 (8.99%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
10 74 (8.87%) Roadmaps
11 66 (7.91%) Stakeholder Management
12 61 (7.31%) LLM
13 57 (6.83%) Cybersecurity
14 45 (5.40%) Data Governance
14 45 (5.40%) Data Science
14 45 (5.40%) DevOps
14 45 (5.40%) ERP
14 45 (5.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 43 (5.16%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 285 (34.17%) Python
2 212 (25.42%) SQL
3 34 (4.08%) JavaScript
4 30 (3.60%) C#
5 23 (2.76%) TypeScript
6 19 (2.28%) PowerShell
7 17 (2.04%) Java
8 13 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (1.20%) Bash
9 10 (1.20%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.72%) PHP
10 6 (0.72%) R
11 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.24%) Go
13 1 (0.12%) C
13 1 (0.12%) C++
13 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.12%) Rust
13 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 205 (24.58%) Azure Certification
2 61 (7.31%) Security Cleared
3 59 (7.07%) SC Cleared
4 56 (6.71%) Degree
5 20 (2.40%) AWS Certification
6 19 (2.28%) ACCA
6 19 (2.28%) CIMA
7 12 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 9 (1.08%) DV Cleared
9 8 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.84%) SANS
11 6 (0.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.48%) CBAP
12 4 (0.48%) CISA
12 4 (0.48%) MOS
12 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.36%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (5.28%) Data Quality
2 30 (3.60%) QA
3 24 (2.88%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.52%) GDPR
5 16 (1.92%) GRC
6 14 (1.68%) SLA
7 12 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.48%) PMO
10 3 (0.36%) NIST
11 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.12%) COBIT
12 1 (0.12%) GxP
12 1 (0.12%) JTAG
12 1 (0.12%) PSD2
12 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (3.60%) Docker
2 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (3.60%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.92%) Terraform
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.36%) Grafana
5 2 (0.24%) Ansible
5 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.24%) Puppet
5 2 (0.24%) SCCM
6 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.12%) Nagios
6 1 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 288 (34.53%) Microsoft
2 24 (2.88%) ServiceNow
3 16 (1.92%) Databricks
4 15 (1.80%) Adobe
4 15 (1.80%) Oracle
5 12 (1.44%) Apple
5 12 (1.44%) SAP
6 11 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
6 11 (1.32%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.20%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.20%) Tenable
8 7 (0.84%) Foundry
8 7 (0.84%) Google
8 7 (0.84%) VMware
9 5 (0.60%) Aderant
9 5 (0.60%) Facebook
9 5 (0.60%) Intapp
9 5 (0.60%) Sage
9 5 (0.60%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.48%) Xero