AI Job Trends in South Lanarkshire
AI
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing AI | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire | 42.55% | 40.00% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 42.55% | 40.00% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £80,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.52% | +3.85% | -17.27% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South Lanarkshire
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 South Lanarkshire.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 47 | 25 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | - | £37,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | - | £38,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | - | £41,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | - | £51,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £38,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.74% | -30.91% | +4.76% |
AI Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.
AI Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing AI.
AI Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | - | 19 | - | - | 1 |
| Lanark | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| AI Scotland |
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AI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coaching | 90.0% | 18 |
| 1 | Customer Service | 90.0% | 18 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 60.0% | 12 |
| 4 | Agile | 55.0% | 11 |
| 5 | ITIL | 45.0% | 9 |
| 6 | Budget Management | 40.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Decision-Making | 40.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Risk Management | 40.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Engagement | 40.0% | 8 |
| 10 | Customer Experience | 35.0% | 7 |
| 10 | Customer-Centricity | 35.0% | 7 |
| 10 | Roadmaps | 35.0% | 7 |
| 10 | Service Management | 35.0% | 7 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 35.0% | 7 |
| 15 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 30.0% | 6 |
| 15 | Line Management | 30.0% | 6 |
| 15 | Performance Analysis | 30.0% | 6 |
| 15 | Project Delivery | 30.0% | 6 |
| 19 | Business Analysis | 25.0% | 5 |
| 19 | Collaborative Working | 25.0% | 5 |