AI Agents (Agentic AI)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term AI Agents in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited AI Agents over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 476 | 637 | 880 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +161 | +243 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing AI Agents | 249 | 10 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.27% | 0.023% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.03% | 0.054% | 0.012% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 185 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,200 | £74,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £82,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £102,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.20% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £111,875 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £122,100 | £117,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £110,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -29.55% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
AI Agents falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 24,137 | 18,430 | 34,601 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 26.54% | 42.35% | 35.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,586 | 9,129 | 22,984 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,751 | £41,250 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | -15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI Agents relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing AI Agents.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing AI Agents over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.
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Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI Agents within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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 |
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| England | +160 | 221 | £92,500 | -9.76% | 584 |
| London | +131 | 167 | £96,250 | +1.32% | 252 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 82 | £85,000 | -22.73% | 775 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 56 | £77,500 | -29.55% | 426 |
| North of England | -5 | 30 | £80,000 | -27.27% | 125 |
| North West | +20 | 23 | £86,250 | -21.59% | 55 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £88,750 | - | 48 |
| South East | - | 7 | £60,750 | - | 105 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £97,500 | - | 52 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 3 | £59,527 | -33.86% | 32 |
| Midlands | -31 | 3 | £59,527 | -33.86% | 69 |
| South West | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | 25 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| North East | - | 2 | £67,500 | - | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £62,500 | - | 18 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 16 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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