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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 8 97
Rank change year-on-year -8 +89 +73
Permanent jobs citing AI 828 747 247
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.60% 12.85% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.05% 15.17% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 438 109 131
10th Percentile £35,700 £39,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £80,625
90th Percentile £98,250 £98,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £74,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% -5.41% -1.33%

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 10,290 4,924 8,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.64% 84.68% 77.39%
Number of salaries quoted 7,358 2,953 4,877
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,607 £63,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%

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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 28 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 28 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 -5 553 £60,000 - 328
East Midlands -18 275 £52,500 -19.23% 227
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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 30 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.85%) Apache
3 7 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.72%) IIS
4 6 (0.72%) nginx
5 5 (0.60%) CMS
5 5 (0.60%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.48%) WordPress
7 3 (0.36%) Confluence
8 2 (0.24%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 124 (14.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) Chatbot
4 7 (0.85%) 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 (1.45%) Cloudability
2 6 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.48%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.48%) Shopify
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.24%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
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
Cloud Services
1 319 (38.53%) Azure
2 195 (23.55%) Power Platform
3 191 (23.07%) Azure AI
4 89 (10.75%) AWS
5 60 (7.25%) SaaS
6 50 (6.04%) Microsoft Copilot
7 46 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
8 29 (3.50%) GCP
8 29 (3.50%) Power Automate
9 28 (3.38%) Serverless
10 25 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.81%) GitHub
12 15 (1.81%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.45%) Entra ID
13 12 (1.45%) GitHub Copilot
14 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (1.09%) Azure Functions
15 9 (1.09%) Copilot Studio
15 9 (1.09%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.69%) DNS
1 14 (1.69%) Firewall
2 7 (0.85%) VPN
3 4 (0.48%) MQTT
3 4 (0.48%) Network Security
4 3 (0.36%) DHCP
4 3 (0.36%) HTTP
4 3 (0.36%) Internet
4 3 (0.36%) Wireless
5 2 (0.24%) VLAN
5 2 (0.24%) VoIP
6 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.12%) Broadband
6 1 (0.12%) LAN
6 1 (0.12%) RTSP
6 1 (0.12%) SCTP
6 1 (0.12%) SMS
6 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.12%) UWB
6 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 171 (20.65%) Power BI
2 126 (15.22%) Tableau
3 24 (2.90%) SQL Server
4 18 (2.17%) MongoDB
5 17 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
6 16 (1.93%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.57%) Metadata
8 11 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.85%) Big Data
9 7 (0.85%) Power Query
9 7 (0.85%) Redis
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%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.60%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.48%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.36%) MySQL
13 3 (0.36%) QlikView
13 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.69%) Git
2 13 (1.57%) JIRA
3 12 (1.45%) Maven
4 10 (1.21%) JUnit
4 10 (1.21%) Mockito
4 10 (1.21%) Snyk
5 7 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
6 6 (0.72%) Selenium
7 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.24%) Ant
8 2 (0.24%) Apache Ivy
8 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.24%) GitLab
8 2 (0.24%) IBM UrbanCode
8 2 (0.24%) JMeter
8 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.24%) Yeoman
9 1 (0.12%) NUnit
General
1 326 (39.37%) Social Skills
2 200 (24.15%) Finance
3 82 (9.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 79 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
5 36 (4.35%) Legal
6 32 (3.86%) Marketing
6 32 (3.86%) Retail
7 30 (3.62%) Law
8 29 (3.50%) Manufacturing
8 29 (3.50%) Public Sector
9 23 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (2.29%) Banking
11 12 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.33%) Advertising
13 8 (0.97%) Automotive
14 6 (0.72%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.60%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.60%) Games
Job Titles
1 166 (20.05%) Analyst
2 114 (13.77%) Junior
2 114 (13.77%) Senior
3 113 (13.65%) Data Analyst
4 111 (13.41%) Junior Analyst
5 110 (13.29%) Junior Data Analyst
6 103 (12.44%) Developer
7 81 (9.78%) Lead
8 78 (9.42%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 62 (7.49%) Architect
10 30 (3.62%) Business Analyst
10 30 (3.62%) Software Engineer
11 25 (3.02%) Data Engineer
12 24 (2.90%) Accountant
12 24 (2.90%) Systems Accountant
13 23 (2.78%) Consultant
13 23 (2.78%) Data Scientist
14 22 (2.66%) Senior Developer
15 20 (2.42%) Senior Analyst
16 17 (2.05%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.62%) React
2 27 (3.26%) .NET
3 24 (2.90%) REST
4 18 (2.17%) Terraform
5 17 (2.05%) ASP.NET
5 17 (2.05%) ASP.NET Core
6 14 (1.69%) Playwright
7 13 (1.57%) .NET Core
7 13 (1.57%) Spring
8 12 (1.45%) HTML
9 10 (1.21%) CSS
9 10 (1.21%) ML.NET
9 10 (1.21%) RESTful
10 9 (1.09%) Blazor
10 9 (1.09%) PyTorch
10 9 (1.09%) TensorFlow
11 8 (0.97%) .NET Framework
11 8 (0.97%) Kafka
12 7 (0.85%) Entity Framework
12 7 (0.85%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 31 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (2.66%) Cloud Native
2 22 (2.66%) Product Ownership
3 21 (2.54%) Onboarding
4 14 (1.69%) AI Agents
4 14 (1.69%) Management Information System
5 13 (1.57%) Data Centre
5 13 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (1.45%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.33%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.33%) Robotics
7 11 (1.33%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.09%) IoT
8 9 (1.09%) Security Posture
9 8 (0.97%) BYOD
10 7 (0.85%) CSOC
10 7 (0.85%) Public Cloud
11 6 (0.72%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.62%) Linux
2 19 (2.29%) Windows
3 16 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.85%) 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
1 174 (21.01%) Business Intelligence
2 120 (14.49%) Agile
3 116 (14.01%) Analytics
3 116 (14.01%) Continuous Improvement
4 99 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (10.87%) Mentoring
6 88 (10.63%) Decision-Making
6 88 (10.63%) Machine Learning
7 81 (9.78%) CI/CD
8 76 (9.18%) Roadmaps
9 73 (8.82%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
9 73 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
10 60 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
11 59 (7.13%) LLM
12 49 (5.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 47 (5.68%) Coaching
13 47 (5.68%) ERP
14 45 (5.43%) DevOps
15 43 (5.19%) Data Governance
15 43 (5.19%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 261 (31.52%) Python
2 190 (22.95%) SQL
3 34 (4.11%) JavaScript
4 31 (3.74%) C#
5 22 (2.66%) PowerShell
5 22 (2.66%) TypeScript
6 19 (2.29%) Java
7 13 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (1.21%) Bash
8 10 (1.21%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.97%) R
10 6 (0.72%) PHP
11 5 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.24%) C++
12 2 (0.24%) Go
13 1 (0.12%) C
13 1 (0.12%) JCL
13 1 (0.12%) Rust
13 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 184 (22.22%) Azure Certification
2 67 (8.09%) Security Cleared
3 63 (7.61%) SC Cleared
4 60 (7.25%) Degree
5 18 (2.17%) AWS Certification
6 17 (2.05%) ACCA
6 17 (2.05%) CIMA
7 12 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 10 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.09%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.85%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.85%) SANS
12 4 (0.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 4 (0.48%) CBAP
12 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.36%) CISA
13 3 (0.36%) IIBA
13 3 (0.36%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.43%) Data Quality
2 29 (3.50%) QA
3 26 (3.14%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.54%) GDPR
5 17 (2.05%) GRC
6 16 (1.93%) SLA
7 11 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.60%) PMO
10 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.48%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.36%) WCAG
12 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.24%) NCSC
12 2 (0.24%) NIST
13 1 (0.12%) GxP
13 1 (0.12%) JTAG
13 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.12%) PSD2
System Software
1 32 (3.86%) Docker
2 10 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
2 10 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.72%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.48%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 32 (3.86%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.36%) Grafana
4 2 (0.24%) Ansible
4 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.24%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.24%) Puppet
4 2 (0.24%) SCCM
5 1 (0.12%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.12%) Nagios
5 1 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 269 (32.49%) Microsoft
2 23 (2.78%) ServiceNow
3 17 (2.05%) Databricks
4 15 (1.81%) Adobe
4 15 (1.81%) Oracle
5 12 (1.45%) Apple
5 12 (1.45%) SAP
6 11 (1.33%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.21%) OpenAI
7 10 (1.21%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.21%) Tenable
7 10 (1.21%) VMware
8 7 (0.85%) Foundry
8 7 (0.85%) Google
8 7 (0.85%) Salesforce
8 7 (0.85%) YouTube
9 6 (0.72%) Citrix
9 6 (0.72%) HubSpot
9 6 (0.72%) SonicWALL
10 5 (0.60%) Sage