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 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 131 150
Rank change year-on-year +119 +19 +30
Permanent jobs citing AI 544 152 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 8.97% 1.75% 1.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.98% 2.08% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 121 87 35
10th Percentile £28,000 £37,500 £28,450
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +11.54% +3.59%
75th Percentile £86,250 £96,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £77,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.65% +10.71%

All Process and 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 4,956 7,324 4,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.70% 84.22% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 3,324 3,269 3,504
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -3.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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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 27 November 2025.

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 27 November 2025. 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 +114 335 £65,000 - 178
East Midlands +95 207 £60,000 -29.41% 106
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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 8 (1.47%) Apache Spark
1 8 (1.47%) CMS
2 7 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.92%) Apache
4 3 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.37%) SAS
5 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 274 (50.37%) Chatbot
2 24 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.55%) InDesign
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (3.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) Shopify
3 3 (0.55%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.18%) Maximo
4 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.18%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 88 (16.18%) Azure
2 58 (10.66%) Cloud Computing
3 41 (7.54%) Power Platform
4 39 (7.17%) AWS
5 32 (5.88%) Azure AI
5 32 (5.88%) SaaS
6 13 (2.39%) GCP
7 12 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.02%) PowerApps
9 10 (1.84%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.47%) Amazon S3
11 7 (1.29%) Amazon EKS
11 7 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (1.10%) Amazon ELB
12 6 (1.10%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.10%) Serverless
13 5 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (0.92%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 58 (10.66%) Internet
2 5 (0.92%) Intranet
3 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.18%) PuTTY
3 1 (0.18%) UWB
3 1 (0.18%) Wideband
3 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.43%) Power BI
2 27 (4.96%) Tableau
3 15 (2.76%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.84%) Delta Lake
5 8 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.47%) Metadata
6 7 (1.29%) DynamoDB
6 7 (1.29%) Spark SQL
7 5 (0.92%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.74%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.55%) Big Data
9 3 (0.55%) MySQL
9 3 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.37%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.37%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.37%) Power Query
10 2 (0.37%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.18%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 10 (1.84%) Git
2 6 (1.10%) MLflow
3 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.18%) Babel
4 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.18%) GitLab
4 1 (0.18%) JIRA
4 1 (0.18%) JUnit
4 1 (0.18%) Mockito
4 1 (0.18%) Vite
4 1 (0.18%) webpack
General
1 137 (25.18%) Social Skills
2 109 (20.04%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (16.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 63 (11.58%) Banking
5 32 (5.88%) Retail
6 29 (5.33%) Finance
6 29 (5.33%) Public Sector
7 18 (3.31%) Marketing
8 17 (3.13%) Law
9 16 (2.94%) Legal
10 6 (1.10%) Agriculture
10 6 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (0.92%) Financial Institution
11 5 (0.92%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.55%) Automotive
14 2 (0.37%) Advertising
14 2 (0.37%) Back Office
15 1 (0.18%) Games
Job Titles
1 269 (49.45%) Trainer
2 48 (8.82%) Lecturer
3 46 (8.46%) Research Scientist
4 40 (7.35%) Architect
5 35 (6.43%) Content Editor
6 29 (5.33%) Developer
7 25 (4.60%) Junior
8 24 (4.41%) Analyst
9 22 (4.04%) Data Analyst
9 22 (4.04%) Junior Analyst
9 22 (4.04%) Junior Data Analyst
10 16 (2.94%) Biostatistician
11 13 (2.39%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.02%) Customer Support Specialist
12 11 (2.02%) Data Engineer
12 11 (2.02%) Support Specialist
13 9 (1.65%) Coordinator
14 8 (1.47%) Customer Service Representative
14 8 (1.47%) Lead
14 8 (1.47%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.02%) .NET
1 11 (2.02%) PySpark
2 8 (1.47%) RESTful
3 7 (1.29%) HTML
3 7 (1.29%) PyTorch
3 7 (1.29%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.10%) .NET Framework
4 6 (1.10%) CSS
4 6 (1.10%) Keras
4 6 (1.10%) Lambda Expressions
4 6 (1.10%) Metaflow
4 6 (1.10%) NumPy
4 6 (1.10%) Pandas
4 6 (1.10%) React
4 6 (1.10%) scikit-learn
4 6 (1.10%) YAML
5 5 (0.92%) Spring
6 4 (0.74%) Entity Framework
6 4 (0.74%) REST
6 4 (0.74%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.03%) IoT
2 46 (8.46%) Molecular Biology
3 12 (2.21%) Cloud Native
4 10 (1.84%) Data Centre
4 10 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.65%) AI Agents
5 9 (1.65%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.47%) Blog
6 8 (1.47%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (1.47%) Web Conferencing
7 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Licensing
8 5 (0.92%) Legacy Code
8 5 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.92%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.74%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.74%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.55%) Animation
10 3 (0.55%) Graphic Design
10 3 (0.55%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.55%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.47%) Windows
2 7 (1.29%) Unix
3 4 (0.74%) Linux
4 3 (0.55%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.18%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (50.92%) Conversational UI
2 107 (19.67%) Machine Learning
3 89 (16.36%) Chemistry
4 82 (15.07%) User Experience
5 76 (13.97%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (11.40%) Web Development
7 46 (8.46%) Biochemistry
7 46 (8.46%) Biology
7 46 (8.46%) Biotechnology
7 46 (8.46%) Data Interpretation
7 46 (8.46%) Experimental Design
8 44 (8.09%) Customer Service
9 42 (7.72%) Analytics
9 42 (7.72%) Content Writing
9 42 (7.72%) Roadmaps
10 38 (6.99%) Agile
11 37 (6.80%) Business Intelligence
12 30 (5.51%) Mathematics
12 30 (5.51%) Problem-Solving
13 28 (5.15%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 79 (14.52%) Python
2 71 (13.05%) SQL
3 15 (2.76%) Java
3 15 (2.76%) JavaScript
4 10 (1.84%) C#
5 8 (1.47%) R
6 6 (1.10%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.92%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.74%) Bicep
9 3 (0.55%) PHP
10 2 (0.37%) Ruby
10 2 (0.37%) VB
11 1 (0.18%) Bash
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.18%) PROC SQL
Qualifications
1 355 (65.26%) Degree
2 221 (40.63%) Master's Degree
2 221 (40.63%) PhD
3 58 (10.66%) Postgraduate
4 24 (4.41%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.21%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.02%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.37%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.18%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.10%) QA
2 5 (0.92%) Accessibility
2 5 (0.92%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.55%) WCAG
4 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.18%) COBIT
4 1 (0.18%) GDPR
System Software
1 12 (2.21%) Docker
2 1 (0.18%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.18%) Apache Flume
2 1 (0.18%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 15 (2.76%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.21%) Terraform
3 6 (1.10%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.18%) Ansible
4 1 (0.18%) Argo
4 1 (0.18%) Grafana
4 1 (0.18%) Kibana
4 1 (0.18%) Kustomize
4 1 (0.18%) logstash
4 1 (0.18%) Oozie
Vendors
1 269 (49.45%) PayPal
2 77 (14.15%) Microsoft
3 21 (3.86%) Databricks
4 16 (2.94%) Adobe
5 9 (1.65%) Apple
5 9 (1.65%) Palo Alto
6 6 (1.10%) OpenAI
6 6 (1.10%) UiPath
7 5 (0.92%) HubSpot
7 5 (0.92%) SAP
8 4 (0.74%) Cisco
8 4 (0.74%) Extreme Networks
8 4 (0.74%) Juniper
8 4 (0.74%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.55%) Google
10 2 (0.37%) Automation Anywhere
11 1 (0.18%) Denodo
11 1 (0.18%) Informatica
11 1 (0.18%) MicroStrategy
11 1 (0.18%) Planon