Generative AI Job Trends in Sunderland

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sunderland requiring Generative AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Generative AI 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 0.70% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 - -
75th Percentile £49,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £48,000 - £35,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sunderland

Generative 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 Sunderland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 97 44 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland 67.83% 95.65% 91.33%
Number of salaries quoted 65 19 138
10th Percentile £28,350 £31,650 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £40,177
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,123 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.83% -23.41% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £67,125
90th Percentile £58,000 £68,000 £77,150
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £52,065 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.13% +5.26% -9.52%

Generative AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality