Artificial Intelligence Specialist Job Trends in Preston

AI Specialist
Lancashire > Preston

The median AI Specialist salary in Preston is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Specialist 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 348 54 171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.31% 88.52% 89.06%
Number of salaries quoted 204 42 138
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,608 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +6.50% +7.31%
75th Percentile £64,063 £57,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £66,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £47,683 £46,457
% change year-on-year -5.63% +2.64% -3.99%

Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, Artificial Intelligence Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Preston region featuring Artificial Intelligence Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AI Transformation
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) Power BI
2 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Artificial Intelligence Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI Transformation
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft