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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 8 103
Rank change year-on-year -9 +95 +56
Permanent jobs citing AI 835 742 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.73% 12.80% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.22% 15.06% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 437 109 132
10th Percentile £35,600 £39,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,000 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £77,813
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £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 10,156 4,928 8,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.72% 84.99% 77.41%
Number of salaries quoted 7,261 2,954 4,921
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,225
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 £55,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.90% -11.20%

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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 21 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 21 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 -5 556 £60,000 - 144
East Midlands -17 279 £52,500 -19.23% 72
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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 27 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (0.84%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 6 (0.72%) Apache
3 6 (0.72%) Jupyter
4 5 (0.60%) CMS
4 5 (0.60%) IIS
4 5 (0.60%) nginx
5 4 (0.48%) ArcGIS
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
1 136 (16.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.08%) Chatbot
4 8 (0.96%) 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%) 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 (39.64%) Azure
2 204 (24.43%) Power Platform
3 202 (24.19%) Azure AI
4 92 (11.02%) AWS
5 61 (7.31%) SaaS
6 47 (5.63%) Microsoft Copilot
7 45 (5.39%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (3.59%) GCP
9 26 (3.11%) Serverless
10 25 (2.99%) Power Automate
11 24 (2.87%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (1.80%) GitHub
13 15 (1.80%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.44%) GitHub Copilot
15 11 (1.32%) Entra ID
16 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
16 10 (1.20%) Snowflake
17 9 (1.08%) Anthropic Claude
18 8 (0.96%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.56%) DNS
1 13 (1.56%) Firewall
2 7 (0.84%) 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%) CTI
6 1 (0.12%) LAN
6 1 (0.12%) RTSP
6 1 (0.12%) SMS
6 1 (0.12%) UWB
6 1 (0.12%) WAN
6 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 181 (21.68%) Power BI
2 136 (16.29%) Tableau
3 22 (2.63%) SQL Server
4 18 (2.16%) MongoDB
5 17 (2.04%) Azure SQL Database
6 16 (1.92%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.56%) Metadata
8 11 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.96%) 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%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.56%) JIRA
2 12 (1.44%) Git
2 12 (1.44%) Maven
3 10 (1.20%) JUnit
3 10 (1.20%) Mockito
3 10 (1.20%) Snyk
4 8 (0.96%) 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
1 334 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 200 (23.95%) Finance
3 80 (9.58%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (9.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
5 37 (4.43%) Legal
6 35 (4.19%) Retail
7 32 (3.83%) Manufacturing
8 31 (3.71%) Law
8 31 (3.71%) Marketing
9 29 (3.47%) Public Sector
10 23 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (2.28%) Banking
12 11 (1.32%) Advertising
12 11 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (0.96%) Automotive
14 6 (0.72%) Social Housing
14 6 (0.72%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.60%) Agriculture
15 5 (0.60%) Games
Job Titles
1 177 (21.20%) Analyst
2 125 (14.97%) Junior
3 124 (14.85%) Data Analyst
4 122 (14.61%) Junior Analyst
5 121 (14.49%) Junior Data Analyst
6 113 (13.53%) Senior
7 99 (11.86%) Developer
8 79 (9.46%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 78 (9.34%) Lead
10 63 (7.54%) Architect
11 30 (3.59%) Business Analyst
11 30 (3.59%) Software Engineer
12 26 (3.11%) Data Scientist
13 25 (2.99%) Data Engineer
14 24 (2.87%) Accountant
14 24 (2.87%) Systems Accountant
15 22 (2.63%) Consultant
16 21 (2.51%) Senior Developer
17 20 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
18 17 (2.04%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.95%) React
2 27 (3.23%) .NET
3 24 (2.87%) REST
4 17 (2.04%) ASP.NET
4 17 (2.04%) ASP.NET Core
4 17 (2.04%) Terraform
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%) Blazor
10 8 (0.96%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.96%) Kafka
10 8 (0.96%) PyTorch
10 8 (0.96%) scikit-learn
10 8 (0.96%) TensorFlow
11 7 (0.84%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 29 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (2.75%) Cloud Native
2 23 (2.75%) Product Ownership
3 20 (2.40%) Onboarding
4 14 (1.68%) AI Agents
4 14 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
5 13 (1.56%) Data Centre
6 12 (1.44%) Low-Code
6 12 (1.44%) Management Information System
7 11 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.32%) Robotics
8 10 (1.20%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.20%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.08%) IoT
9 9 (1.08%) Security Posture
10 8 (0.96%) BYOD
11 7 (0.84%) CSOC
11 7 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (0.84%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.35%) Linux
2 19 (2.28%) Windows
3 15 (1.80%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.72%) 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
1 185 (22.16%) Business Intelligence
2 119 (14.25%) Agile
2 119 (14.25%) Analytics
3 114 (13.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 97 (11.62%) Problem-Solving
5 88 (10.54%) Machine Learning
6 87 (10.42%) Mentoring
7 85 (10.18%) Decision-Making
8 80 (9.58%) CI/CD
9 75 (8.98%) Roadmaps
10 74 (8.86%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
11 72 (8.62%) Stakeholder Management
12 60 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
12 60 (7.19%) LLM
13 50 (5.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 46 (5.51%) ERP
15 44 (5.27%) Coaching
15 44 (5.27%) Data Governance
15 44 (5.27%) Data Science
16 43 (5.15%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 273 (32.69%) Python
2 202 (24.19%) SQL
3 34 (4.07%) JavaScript
4 29 (3.47%) C#
5 24 (2.87%) TypeScript
6 20 (2.40%) PowerShell
7 18 (2.16%) Java
8 13 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (1.20%) Bash
9 10 (1.20%) 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%) JCL
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) Rust
14 1 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 194 (23.23%) Azure Certification
2 65 (7.78%) Security Cleared
3 61 (7.31%) SC Cleared
4 59 (7.07%) Degree
5 19 (2.28%) AWS Certification
6 18 (2.16%) ACCA
6 18 (2.16%) CIMA
7 12 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 10 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.08%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.84%) SANS
12 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 4 (0.48%) CBAP
14 4 (0.48%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.36%) CIPD
15 3 (0.36%) CISA
15 3 (0.36%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.39%) Data Quality
2 29 (3.47%) QA
3 24 (2.87%) Accessibility
4 19 (2.28%) GDPR
5 17 (2.04%) GRC
6 15 (1.80%) SLA
7 11 (1.32%) 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 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.24%) NCSC
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
11 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (3.71%) Docker
2 10 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.84%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.48%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (3.71%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.20%) 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
1 280 (33.53%) Microsoft
2 25 (2.99%) ServiceNow
3 17 (2.04%) Databricks
4 15 (1.80%) Adobe
4 15 (1.80%) Oracle
5 13 (1.56%) SAP
6 12 (1.44%) Apple
7 11 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (1.32%) OpenAI
8 10 (1.20%) Palo Alto
8 10 (1.20%) Tenable
9 9 (1.08%) VMware
10 7 (0.84%) Foundry
10 7 (0.84%) Google
10 7 (0.84%) Salesforce
11 6 (0.72%) YouTube
12 5 (0.60%) Aderant
12 5 (0.60%) Facebook
12 5 (0.60%) Intapp
12 5 (0.60%) Sage