AI Job Trends in the Wirral

AI
Merseyside > Wirral

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Wirral requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 2 6
Rank change year-on-year - +4 -
Permanent jobs citing AI 0 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the Wirral - 20.00% 15.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 25.00% 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £33,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £36,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -20.00% -
75th Percentile - £39,000 £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
Merseyside median annual salary £120,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +118.18% +22.22% -40.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wirral

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 Wirral.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15 4 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Wirral 65.22% 80.00% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 11 3 29
10th Percentile - £35,400 £33,400
25th Percentile £29,000 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £46,843
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -3.93% -1.38%
75th Percentile £33,500 £52,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £36,000 £57,200 £65,000
Merseyside median annual salary £48,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -4.26% -1.05%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in the Wirral

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

AI job vacancy trend in the Wirral

AI
Salary Trend in the Wirral

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Wirral citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Wirral citing AI