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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 8 103
Rank change year-on-year -9 +95 +61
Permanent jobs citing AI 829 731 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.70% 12.61% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.18% 14.83% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 435 112 133
10th Percentile £35,400 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £49,688 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £60,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% +2.21% -9.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £74,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,750 £96,250
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 10,134 4,930 8,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.73% 85.06% 77.45%
Number of salaries quoted 7,225 2,975 4,975
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 18 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 18 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 -5 552 £60,000 - 264
East Midlands -17 276 £52,500 -19.23% 147
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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 (3.02%) 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
1 137 (16.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.21%) Chatbot
4 9 (1.09%) 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 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%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
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
Cloud Services
1 331 (39.93%) Azure
2 204 (24.61%) Power Platform
3 202 (24.37%) Azure AI
4 93 (11.22%) AWS
5 62 (7.48%) SaaS
6 46 (5.55%) Microsoft Copilot
7 43 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (3.62%) GCP
9 26 (3.14%) Serverless
10 24 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (2.90%) Power Automate
11 17 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.81%) GitHub
12 15 (1.81%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.45%) GitHub Copilot
14 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Purview
14 10 (1.21%) Snowflake
15 9 (1.09%) Anthropic Claude
15 9 (1.09%) Entra ID
16 8 (0.97%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.33%) DNS
1 11 (1.33%) Firewall
2 6 (0.72%) VPN
3 4 (0.48%) MQTT
4 3 (0.36%) HTTP
4 3 (0.36%) Internet
4 3 (0.36%) Network Security
4 3 (0.36%) Wireless
5 2 (0.24%) DHCP
5 2 (0.24%) VLAN
5 2 (0.24%) VoIP
6 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.12%) Broadband
6 1 (0.12%) CTI
6 1 (0.12%) FTP
6 1 (0.12%) LAN
6 1 (0.12%) SMS
6 1 (0.12%) SNMP
6 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 181 (21.83%) Power BI
2 136 (16.41%) Tableau
3 23 (2.77%) 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 8 (0.97%) Redis
10 7 (0.84%) Power Query
11 6 (0.72%) Big Data
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%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.60%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.36%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.36%) MySQL
13 3 (0.36%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 13 (1.57%) JIRA
2 12 (1.45%) Git
2 12 (1.45%) Maven
3 10 (1.21%) JUnit
3 10 (1.21%) Mockito
3 10 (1.21%) Snyk
4 9 (1.09%) 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
1 328 (39.57%) Social Skills
2 202 (24.37%) Finance
3 83 (10.01%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (9.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (4.70%) Legal
6 38 (4.58%) Retail
7 36 (4.34%) Influencing Skills
8 35 (4.22%) Manufacturing
9 32 (3.86%) Law
10 31 (3.74%) Marketing
11 28 (3.38%) Public Sector
12 23 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (2.41%) Banking
14 11 (1.33%) Advertising
14 11 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (1.09%) Automotive
16 6 (0.72%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.72%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.60%) Games
Job Titles
1 177 (21.35%) Analyst
2 125 (15.08%) Junior
3 124 (14.96%) Data Analyst
4 122 (14.72%) Junior Analyst
5 121 (14.60%) Junior Data Analyst
6 110 (13.27%) Senior
7 98 (11.82%) Developer
8 79 (9.53%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 79 (9.53%) Lead
9 62 (7.48%) Architect
10 30 (3.62%) Business Analyst
10 30 (3.62%) Software Engineer
11 27 (3.26%) Data Scientist
12 25 (3.02%) Data Engineer
13 24 (2.90%) Accountant
13 24 (2.90%) Systems Accountant
14 22 (2.65%) Consultant
15 21 (2.53%) Senior Developer
16 20 (2.41%) Senior Analyst
17 17 (2.05%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.98%) React
2 28 (3.38%) .NET
3 24 (2.90%) REST
4 17 (2.05%) ASP.NET
4 17 (2.05%) ASP.NET Core
5 14 (1.69%) Playwright
6 13 (1.57%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.57%) HTML
6 13 (1.57%) Spring
7 11 (1.33%) CSS
7 11 (1.33%) RESTful
8 10 (1.21%) ML.NET
9 9 (1.09%) .NET Framework
9 9 (1.09%) Blazor
9 9 (1.09%) scikit-learn
10 8 (0.97%) Kafka
10 8 (0.97%) Matplotlib
10 8 (0.97%) PyTorch
10 8 (0.97%) TensorFlow
11 7 (0.84%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (2.77%) Cloud Native
2 23 (2.77%) Product Ownership
3 17 (2.05%) Onboarding
4 14 (1.69%) AI Agents
4 14 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
5 13 (1.57%) Management Information System
6 12 (1.45%) Data Centre
6 12 (1.45%) Low-Code
7 11 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.33%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.33%) Robotics
8 10 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.21%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.09%) IoT
9 9 (1.09%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.97%) BYOD
10 8 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.84%) Algorithms
11 7 (0.84%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.26%) Linux
2 17 (2.05%) Windows
3 13 (1.57%) 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
1 186 (22.44%) Business Intelligence
2 121 (14.60%) Analytics
3 117 (14.11%) Agile
4 109 (13.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 98 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (10.86%) Machine Learning
7 84 (10.13%) Mentoring
8 83 (10.01%) Decision-Making
9 81 (9.77%) CI/CD
10 75 (9.05%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
10 75 (9.05%) Roadmaps
11 69 (8.32%) Stakeholder Management
12 61 (7.36%) LLM
13 59 (7.12%) Cybersecurity
14 47 (5.67%) ERP
14 47 (5.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 45 (5.43%) Data Governance
15 45 (5.43%) Data Science
15 45 (5.43%) DevOps
16 44 (5.31%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 275 (33.17%) Python
2 202 (24.37%) SQL
3 34 (4.10%) JavaScript
4 30 (3.62%) C#
5 24 (2.90%) TypeScript
6 19 (2.29%) PowerShell
7 18 (2.17%) Java
8 13 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (1.21%) Bash
9 10 (1.21%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.84%) R
11 6 (0.72%) PHP
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%) C++
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) Rust
14 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 194 (23.40%) Azure Certification
2 64 (7.72%) Security Cleared
3 60 (7.24%) SC Cleared
4 59 (7.12%) Degree
5 20 (2.41%) AWS Certification
6 19 (2.29%) ACCA
6 19 (2.29%) CIMA
7 12 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 10 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.09%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (0.97%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.84%) SANS
12 6 (0.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.48%) CBAP
13 4 (0.48%) CISA
13 4 (0.48%) MOS
13 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.36%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.43%) Data Quality
2 29 (3.50%) QA
3 24 (2.90%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.53%) GDPR
5 16 (1.93%) GRC
6 14 (1.69%) SLA
7 12 (1.45%) 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%) NCSC
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%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (3.74%) Docker
2 10 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (3.74%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.05%) Terraform
3 9 (1.09%) 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
1 278 (33.53%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.14%) ServiceNow
3 17 (2.05%) Databricks
4 15 (1.81%) Adobe
4 15 (1.81%) Oracle
5 13 (1.57%) SAP
6 12 (1.45%) Apple
7 11 (1.33%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (1.33%) OpenAI
8 10 (1.21%) Palo Alto
8 10 (1.21%) Tenable
9 7 (0.84%) Foundry
9 7 (0.84%) Google
9 7 (0.84%) Salesforce
9 7 (0.84%) VMware
10 5 (0.60%) Aderant
10 5 (0.60%) Facebook
10 5 (0.60%) Intapp
10 5 (0.60%) Sage
11 4 (0.48%) Xero