AI Job Trends in Stockport

AI
Manchester > Stockport

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 11 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing AI 39 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockport 68.42% 7.32% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 68.42% 7.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £72,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.24% +45.00% -16.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Stockport

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 Stockport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57 82 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stockport 100.00% 100.00% 73.15%
Number of salaries quoted 13 47 68
10th Percentile £30,250 £25,000 £22,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £25,625 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +21.18% -15.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,500 £77,500 £62,500
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stockport.

AI job vacancy trend in Stockport

AI
Salary Trend in Stockport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing AI

AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (12.82%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 33 (84.62%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.56%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 33 (84.62%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) MySQL
1 1 (2.56%) Power BI
1 1 (2.56%) SQL Server
General
1 33 (84.62%) Banking
1 33 (84.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 33 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (76.92%) Lecturer
2 5 (12.82%) Trainer
3 1 (2.56%) Analyst
3 1 (2.56%) IT Analyst
3 1 (2.56%) Project Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 33 (84.62%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
1 33 (84.62%) Machine Learning
1 33 (84.62%) User Experience
1 33 (84.62%) Web Development
2 5 (12.82%) Conversational UI
3 3 (7.69%) Chemistry
4 2 (5.13%) Mathematics
4 2 (5.13%) Physics
5 1 (2.56%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (2.56%) CRM
5 1 (2.56%) Information Security
5 1 (2.56%) Project Delivery
5 1 (2.56%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (97.44%) Degree
1 38 (97.44%) Master's Degree
1 38 (97.44%) PhD
2 33 (84.62%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 5 (12.82%) PayPal
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft