Artificial Intelligence Analyst Job Trends

AI Analyst
UK

The median AI Analyst salary in the UK is £41,032 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 647 709 -
Rank change year-on-year +62 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Analyst 4 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.006% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.006% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £23,359 - -
25th Percentile £34,399 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,032 £33,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +24.34% - -
75th Percentile £49,587 £51,500 -
90th Percentile £64,085 £62,600 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £16,000 £33,000 -
% change year-on-year -51.52% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Artificial Intelligence Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Analyst over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Artificial Intelligence Analyst in the UK

Artificial Intelligence Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
England +72 4 £41,032 +24.34% 1
London +57 2 £41,032 -41.38%
UK excluding London +65 1 £16,000 -51.52% 1
North of England - 1 £16,000 - 1
North East - 1 £16,000 -

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Artificial Intelligence Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Artificial Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Google
3 2 (50.00%) Google Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Market Research
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (50.00%) PMO
3 2 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (50.00%) Power BI
3 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) R
3 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (50.00%) Use Case
3 2 (50.00%) User Research
3 2 (50.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy

Artificial Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Google Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Market Research
3 2 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (50.00%) Use Case
3 2 (50.00%) User Research
3 2 (50.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (25.00%) Scrum
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Python
1 2 (50.00%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Google
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft