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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 7 101
Rank change year-on-year -9 +94 +64
Permanent jobs citing AI 836 751 219
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.47% 13.32% 2.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.87% 15.61% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 442 105 98
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £35,350
25th Percentile £46,563 £48,750 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,358 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.60% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,500 £98,250
England median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -

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 10,622 4,812 7,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.49% 85.33% 78.13%
Number of salaries quoted 7,570 2,882 4,087
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
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 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.93%

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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 September 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 September 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 -6 569 £62,500 +4.82% 462
East Midlands -19 267 £52,500 -16.00% 285
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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 40 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.08%) Apache
4 8 (0.96%) IIS
4 8 (0.96%) nginx
5 7 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.48%) CMS
6 4 (0.48%) WordPress
7 3 (0.36%) Confluence
8 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 102 (12.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.96%) Chatbot
4 6 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.12%) InDesign
6 1 (0.12%) LaTeX
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.44%) Cloudability
2 7 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.48%) Sage 50
4 4 (0.48%) Shopify
5 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.24%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.12%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.12%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 313 (37.44%) Azure
2 185 (22.13%) Power Platform
3 168 (20.10%) Azure AI
4 89 (10.65%) AWS
5 59 (7.06%) SaaS
6 56 (6.70%) Microsoft 365
7 55 (6.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 35 (4.19%) Power Automate
9 33 (3.95%) Serverless
10 32 (3.83%) Azure DevOps
11 28 (3.35%) GCP
12 23 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (2.27%) GitHub
14 17 (2.03%) Entra ID
15 16 (1.91%) PowerApps
16 13 (1.56%) Azure Functions
17 12 (1.44%) Copilot Studio
18 11 (1.32%) GitHub Copilot
19 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
20 8 (0.96%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.27%) DNS
1 19 (2.27%) Firewall
2 10 (1.20%) VPN
3 6 (0.72%) DHCP
4 4 (0.48%) Internet
4 4 (0.48%) MQTT
4 4 (0.48%) Network Security
5 3 (0.36%) HTTP
5 3 (0.36%) Wireless
6 2 (0.24%) VLAN
6 2 (0.24%) VoIP
7 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.12%) CTI
7 1 (0.12%) FTP
7 1 (0.12%) LAN
7 1 (0.12%) RTSP
7 1 (0.12%) SMS
7 1 (0.12%) UWB
7 1 (0.12%) WAN
7 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (19.02%) Power BI
2 106 (12.68%) Tableau
3 29 (3.47%) SQL Server
4 19 (2.27%) MongoDB
5 18 (2.15%) Azure SQL Database
6 17 (2.03%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.56%) Metadata
8 11 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.08%) Big Data
10 7 (0.84%) Power Query
10 7 (0.84%) Redis
11 6 (0.72%) Data Mining
11 6 (0.72%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.60%) Oracle BI EE
12 5 (0.60%) QlikView
12 5 (0.60%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.60%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.48%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 21 (2.51%) Git
2 15 (1.79%) JIRA
3 12 (1.44%) Maven
4 10 (1.20%) JUnit
4 10 (1.20%) Mockito
4 10 (1.20%) Snyk
5 4 (0.48%) Selenium
6 3 (0.36%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.36%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.24%) Ant
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Ivy
7 2 (0.24%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.24%) Yeoman
8 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) GitLab
8 1 (0.12%) JMeter
8 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.12%) NUnit
General
1 324 (38.76%) Social Skills
2 200 (23.92%) Finance
3 92 (11.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 81 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (4.78%) Influencing Skills
6 38 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 37 (4.43%) Legal
8 34 (4.07%) Marketing
9 29 (3.47%) Law
10 26 (3.11%) Manufacturing
10 26 (3.11%) Retail
11 23 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.63%) Banking
13 12 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.20%) Advertising
15 7 (0.84%) Automotive
16 6 (0.72%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.60%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.48%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 144 (17.22%) Analyst
2 122 (14.59%) Senior
3 104 (12.44%) Developer
4 91 (10.89%) Data Analyst
5 90 (10.77%) Junior
6 89 (10.65%) Junior Analyst
7 88 (10.53%) Junior Data Analyst
7 88 (10.53%) Lead
8 79 (9.45%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 67 (8.01%) Architect
10 34 (4.07%) Software Engineer
11 31 (3.71%) Data Engineer
12 30 (3.59%) Business Analyst
13 24 (2.87%) Senior Developer
14 22 (2.63%) Data Scientist
15 21 (2.51%) Consultant
16 20 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
17 19 (2.27%) Accountant
17 19 (2.27%) Solutions Architect
17 19 (2.27%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.47%) React
2 27 (3.23%) .NET
3 26 (3.11%) REST
4 20 (2.39%) Terraform
5 16 (1.91%) ASP.NET
5 16 (1.91%) ASP.NET Core
6 13 (1.56%) Spring
7 12 (1.44%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.44%) Playwright
8 11 (1.32%) HTML
8 11 (1.32%) PyTorch
8 11 (1.32%) TensorFlow
9 10 (1.20%) RESTful
10 9 (1.08%) CSS
10 9 (1.08%) ML.NET
11 8 (0.96%) Blazor
11 8 (0.96%) JSON
11 8 (0.96%) Kafka
11 8 (0.96%) XML
12 7 (0.84%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (3.11%) Cloud Native
2 26 (3.11%) Onboarding
3 22 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.51%) Product Ownership
5 14 (1.67%) AI Agents
5 14 (1.67%) Driving Licence
6 13 (1.56%) Data Centre
6 13 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (1.56%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.32%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.32%) Robotics
8 10 (1.20%) IoT
9 9 (1.08%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.08%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.96%) BYOD
11 7 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.84%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.95%) Linux
2 24 (2.87%) Windows
3 21 (2.51%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.08%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.48%) Android
5 4 (0.48%) VMS
6 2 (0.24%) Solaris
7 1 (0.12%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (19.50%) Business Intelligence
2 140 (16.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 133 (15.91%) Agile
4 124 (14.83%) Analytics
5 108 (12.92%) Mentoring
6 98 (11.72%) Decision-Making
7 97 (11.60%) Problem-Solving
8 89 (10.65%) CI/CD
9 88 (10.53%) Machine Learning
10 87 (10.41%) Roadmaps
11 85 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
12 70 (8.37%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
13 68 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
14 62 (7.42%) Coaching
15 57 (6.82%) LLM
16 53 (6.34%) DevOps
16 53 (6.34%) Software Engineering
17 50 (5.98%) ERP
18 49 (5.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 46 (5.50%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 238 (28.47%) Python
2 173 (20.69%) SQL
3 38 (4.55%) JavaScript
4 34 (4.07%) C#
5 24 (2.87%) PowerShell
6 21 (2.51%) TypeScript
7 20 (2.39%) Java
8 13 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (1.32%) Bash
9 11 (1.32%) PL/SQL
10 10 (1.20%) R
11 6 (0.72%) PHP
12 5 (0.60%) C++
12 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.24%) Go
14 1 (0.12%) C
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) Rust
14 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 166 (19.86%) Azure Certification
2 76 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 70 (8.37%) SC Cleared
4 67 (8.01%) Degree
5 16 (1.91%) ACCA
5 16 (1.91%) CIMA
5 16 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (1.67%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 11 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.84%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.84%) SANS
11 6 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.48%) CBAP
12 4 (0.48%) CISM
12 4 (0.48%) CISSP
12 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.36%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (6.10%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.83%) Accessibility
3 29 (3.47%) QA
4 27 (3.23%) GDPR
5 19 (2.27%) SLA
6 17 (2.03%) GRC
7 13 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (0.84%) PMO
8 7 (0.84%) WCAG
9 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.48%) NCSC
10 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.24%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) GxP
11 1 (0.12%) ISO 19650
11 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.12%) PSD2
System Software
1 33 (3.95%) Docker
2 15 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.08%) Active Directory
5 7 (0.84%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 33 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.24%) Ansible
3 2 (0.24%) Bosun
3 2 (0.24%) Grafana
3 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.24%) Puppet
3 2 (0.24%) SCCM
3 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.12%) Nagios
4 1 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 261 (31.22%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.11%) ServiceNow
3 18 (2.15%) Databricks
4 16 (1.91%) Oracle
5 15 (1.79%) VMware
6 14 (1.67%) Adobe
7 13 (1.56%) Apple
8 11 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
8 11 (1.32%) SAP
8 11 (1.32%) YouTube
9 10 (1.20%) OpenAI
9 10 (1.20%) Palo Alto
9 10 (1.20%) Tenable
10 8 (0.96%) Citrix
10 8 (0.96%) Google
10 8 (0.96%) SonicWALL
11 7 (0.84%) Foundry
12 6 (0.72%) Cisco
12 6 (0.72%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.60%) Sage