AI Job Trends in the Thames Valley

AI
South East > Thames Valley

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 8 38
Rank change year-on-year -6 +30 +31
Permanent jobs citing AI 499 537 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 6.63% 14.01% 5.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.33% 15.49% 6.43%
Number of salaries quoted 286 77 191
10th Percentile £41,160 £24,750 £43,911
25th Percentile £50,000 £33,750 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -21.43% -1.23%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £156,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -25.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,347 3,467 3,891
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.05% 90.47% 83.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3,804 1,458 1,888
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,175 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

AI job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing AI

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for AI in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 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
Berkshire +4 241 £70,000 -28.21% 394
Oxfordshire +22 129 £75,000 +7.14% 285
Buckinghamshire -14 129 £70,000 +84.21% 146
AI
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 16 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.00%) CMS
3 2 (0.40%) Apache
3 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.40%) Confluence
3 2 (0.40%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.20%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.80%) Adobe After Effects
5 4 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.80%) InDesign
5 4 (0.80%) Mathematica
5 4 (0.80%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Lightworks
7 1 (0.20%) Simulink
7 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.00%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.40%) Eloqua
2 2 (0.40%) FastStats
2 2 (0.40%) FastStats PeopleStage
3 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 102 (20.44%) Azure
2 59 (11.82%) Power Platform
3 49 (9.82%) AWS
4 43 (8.62%) SaaS
5 36 (7.21%) Azure AI
6 33 (6.61%) GitHub
7 32 (6.41%) GCP
8 14 (2.81%) Anthropic Claude
9 13 (2.61%) GitHub Copilot
10 12 (2.40%) Firebase
10 12 (2.40%) Microsoft 365
11 11 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.60%) Snowflake
13 7 (1.40%) Azure Machine Learning
13 7 (1.40%) Cloud Run
13 7 (1.40%) Figma
13 7 (1.40%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (1.20%) Datadog
14 6 (1.20%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.60%) 5G
2 5 (1.00%) Internet
3 4 (0.80%) Network Security
4 3 (0.60%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.40%) 4G
6 1 (0.20%) 2G
6 1 (0.20%) 3G
6 1 (0.20%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.20%) Broadband
6 1 (0.20%) DHCP
6 1 (0.20%) Diameter Protocol
6 1 (0.20%) DNS
6 1 (0.20%) MQTT
6 1 (0.20%) NGN
6 1 (0.20%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.20%) SNMP
6 1 (0.20%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.20%) VLAN
6 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (8.42%) Power BI
2 23 (4.61%) Tableau
3 13 (2.61%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (2.40%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.80%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.40%) Chroma
6 7 (1.40%) Pinecone
7 6 (1.20%) Airbyte
7 6 (1.20%) Semantic Layer
8 5 (1.00%) MySQL
9 3 (0.60%) Metadata
9 3 (0.60%) Power Query
10 2 (0.40%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.20%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 30 (6.01%) Git
2 9 (1.80%) GitLab
3 8 (1.60%) JIRA
4 5 (1.00%) Eclipse
4 5 (1.00%) Eclipse RCP
4 5 (1.00%) Postman
5 4 (0.80%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.80%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.60%) MLflow
7 2 (0.40%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.40%) JUnit
8 1 (0.20%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.20%) Mocha
8 1 (0.20%) PetaLinux
8 1 (0.20%) Polyspace
8 1 (0.20%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.20%) Subversion
8 1 (0.20%) VectorCAST
General
1 140 (28.06%) Social Skills
2 111 (22.24%) Finance
3 83 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (10.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 47 (9.42%) Marketing
6 45 (9.02%) Retail
7 37 (7.41%) Manufacturing
8 19 (3.81%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.81%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.61%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (2.20%) Aerospace
14 10 (2.00%) Legal
15 8 (1.60%) Banking
15 8 (1.60%) Public Sector
16 6 (1.20%) Health Technology
17 5 (1.00%) Billing
17 5 (1.00%) Fire and Rescue
17 5 (1.00%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 117 (23.45%) Senior
2 64 (12.83%) Developer
3 54 (10.82%) Software Engineer
4 47 (9.42%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 36 (7.21%) Lead
6 33 (6.61%) Analyst
7 30 (6.01%) Senior Developer
8 28 (5.61%) Architect
9 27 (5.41%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
10 26 (5.21%) Consultant
11 21 (4.21%) Insight Manager
12 19 (3.81%) Python Engineer
13 17 (3.41%) Data Engineer
14 16 (3.21%) .NET Developer
15 15 (3.01%) Data Analyst
16 14 (2.81%) Technical Support
17 13 (2.61%) Data Architect
17 13 (2.61%) Junior
18 12 (2.40%) Junior Data Analyst
18 12 (2.40%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (9.02%) .NET
2 39 (7.82%) React
3 14 (2.81%) HTML
4 13 (2.61%) REST
5 12 (2.40%) .NET Core
6 11 (2.20%) CSS
6 11 (2.20%) Node.js
6 11 (2.20%) Terraform
7 10 (2.00%) ASP.NET
7 10 (2.00%) Lightning Web Components
8 9 (1.80%) ASP.NET Core
8 9 (1.80%) Blazor
8 9 (1.80%) ML.NET
9 8 (1.60%) AngularJS
10 7 (1.40%) pgvector
11 6 (1.20%) PySpark
12 5 (1.00%) Playwright
12 5 (1.00%) React Native
12 5 (1.00%) TensorFlow
12 5 (1.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.21%) AI Agents
1 26 (5.21%) Management Information System
2 20 (4.01%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.61%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (2.61%) Credit Risk
6 11 (2.20%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.20%) Social Media
7 9 (1.80%) Genomics
7 9 (1.80%) Life Science
8 8 (1.60%) Marketing Technology
9 7 (1.40%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.40%) Robotics
10 6 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.20%) Synthetic Data
11 5 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.00%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.61%) Linux
2 9 (1.80%) Windows
3 6 (1.20%) Debian
4 3 (0.60%) Gentoo
4 3 (0.60%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (0.60%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.40%) Android
6 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (22.65%) Analytics
2 83 (16.63%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (16.63%) Software Engineering
3 72 (14.43%) Decision-Making
4 70 (14.03%) Machine Learning
5 60 (12.02%) Business Intelligence
6 59 (11.82%) Roadmaps
7 56 (11.22%) Agile
7 56 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 54 (10.82%) CI/CD
9 49 (9.82%) Computer Science
9 49 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
10 44 (8.82%) Mentoring
11 39 (7.82%) Process Improvement
12 38 (7.62%) Data Engineering
12 38 (7.62%) Full-Stack Development
13 36 (7.21%) Cybersecurity
14 34 (6.81%) DevOps
15 33 (6.61%) Data Architecture
15 33 (6.61%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 101 (20.24%) Python
2 59 (11.82%) SQL
3 57 (11.42%) C#
4 29 (5.81%) TypeScript
5 27 (5.41%) JavaScript
6 26 (5.21%) Java
7 25 (5.01%) C++
8 10 (2.00%) Apex Code
9 9 (1.80%) Bash
9 9 (1.80%) C
10 5 (1.00%) MATLAB
10 5 (1.00%) SOQL
11 4 (0.80%) Ruby
12 3 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.60%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.20%) Rust
Qualifications
1 86 (17.23%) Degree
2 43 (8.62%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (5.81%) Security Cleared
4 27 (5.41%) Azure Certification
5 24 (4.81%) Master's Degree
6 21 (4.21%) SC Cleared
7 18 (3.61%) ACCA
7 18 (3.61%) CIMA
8 17 (3.41%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.40%) CISSP
9 7 (1.40%) PhD
10 6 (1.20%) CRISC
11 5 (1.00%) City & Guilds
12 4 (0.80%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.80%) ISACA
13 3 (0.60%) ICAEW
13 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.60%) MOS
14 2 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.41%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.01%) QA
3 19 (3.81%) Accessibility
4 17 (3.41%) SLA
5 6 (1.20%) GDPR
6 5 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.60%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.40%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.40%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.40%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) COBIT
9 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.20%) ECSS
9 1 (0.20%) IASME
9 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.20%) NIST
9 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 22 (4.41%) Docker
2 6 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.40%) Firmware
3 2 (0.40%) Lustre
Systems Management
1 21 (4.21%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.20%) Grafana
2 6 (1.20%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.60%) Ansible
3 3 (0.60%) Podman
4 2 (0.40%) Argo
5 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (18.44%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.21%) Salesforce
3 21 (4.21%) Google
4 17 (3.41%) Sage
5 15 (3.01%) Oracle
6 14 (2.81%) SAP
7 12 (2.40%) Adobe
8 7 (1.40%) Apple
9 6 (1.20%) Ahrefs
9 6 (1.20%) Databricks
9 6 (1.20%) Thales
10 5 (1.00%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.80%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.60%) NVIDIA
12 3 (0.60%) Screaming Frog
13 2 (0.40%) Apteco
13 2 (0.40%) CA Agile Central
13 2 (0.40%) Workday
14 1 (0.20%) ConnectWise
14 1 (0.20%) UiPath