AI Job Trends in Yorkshire

AI
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 13 108
Rank change year-on-year +1 +95 +32
Permanent jobs citing AI 557 408 103
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.96% 11.72% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.79% 13.05% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 275 69 93
10th Percentile £33,000 £25,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £25,313 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £35,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% -48.15% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £73,886
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £93,164
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% -3.57% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,724 3,126 4,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.48% 89.80% 78.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,383 1,505 2,962
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £28,756
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -8.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -11.29%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

AI job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

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Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing AI

AI
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Salary histogram for AI in Yorkshire

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Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 July 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
West Yorkshire -13 267 £65,000 +153.66% 92
South Yorkshire +5 158 £65,000 -21.21% 33
East Yorkshire +17 59 £42,500 -26.09% 7
North Yorkshire +15 54 £55,000 - 17
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 14 (2.51%) Jupyter
2 12 (2.15%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 142 (25.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.77%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.54%) Camtasia
4 3 (0.54%) LaTeX
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.36%) Trello
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) Notion
Business Applications
1 3 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.54%) Q-Pulse
1 3 (0.54%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.36%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.18%) Magento
3 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 262 (47.04%) Azure
2 210 (37.70%) Azure AI
3 160 (28.73%) Power Platform
4 53 (9.52%) AWS
5 43 (7.72%) SaaS
6 30 (5.39%) Microsoft Copilot
7 29 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.41%) Power Automate
10 16 (2.87%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.51%) Copilot Studio
12 13 (2.33%) GitHub
13 11 (1.97%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 9 (1.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 9 (1.62%) Serverless
16 8 (1.44%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (1.44%) GCP
16 8 (1.44%) PowerApps
17 7 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 37 (6.64%) Broadband
2 5 (0.90%) Internet
3 4 (0.72%) CTI
3 4 (0.72%) Network Security
3 4 (0.72%) VoIP
4 3 (0.54%) LAN
4 3 (0.54%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) DHCP
5 1 (0.18%) DNS
5 1 (0.18%) Firewall
5 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (26.57%) Power BI
2 136 (24.42%) Tableau
3 13 (2.33%) MongoDB
4 12 (2.15%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.90%) Big Data
8 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.72%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.54%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.54%) Neo4j
9 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.54%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.36%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.36%) Metadata
10 2 (0.36%) MySQL
10 2 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (1.97%) Visual Studio Code
2 3 (0.54%) Claude Code
2 3 (0.54%) Git
3 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.36%) JIRA
3 2 (0.36%) MLflow
4 1 (0.18%) GitLab
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 252 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 89 (15.98%) Finance
3 46 (8.26%) Marketing
4 42 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.18%) Games
6 24 (4.31%) Public Sector
7 23 (4.13%) Law
8 22 (3.95%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (3.59%) Legal
9 20 (3.59%) Retail
10 12 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.44%) Advertising
13 5 (0.90%) Banking
14 4 (0.72%) Aviation
15 3 (0.54%) Billing
15 3 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.36%) Tech for Good
17 1 (0.18%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 145 (26.03%) Analyst
2 136 (24.42%) Data Analyst
2 136 (24.42%) Junior
3 135 (24.24%) Junior Analyst
3 135 (24.24%) Junior Data Analyst
4 63 (11.31%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 55 (9.87%) Lead
6 52 (9.34%) Developer
7 22 (3.95%) Senior
8 20 (3.59%) Software Engineer
8 20 (3.59%) Technical Leader
9 17 (3.05%) Architect
9 17 (3.05%) IT Manager
9 17 (3.05%) Product Manager
9 17 (3.05%) Software Developer
10 15 (2.69%) .NET Developer
11 14 (2.51%) Engineering Manager
11 14 (2.51%) Marketing Executive
12 12 (2.15%) Principal Engineer
13 11 (1.97%) IT Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.57%) React
2 24 (4.31%) .NET
3 15 (2.69%) ASP.NET
3 15 (2.69%) ASP.NET Core
3 15 (2.69%) ML.NET
3 15 (2.69%) Node.js
4 13 (2.33%) Android SDK
4 13 (2.33%) Blazor
4 13 (2.33%) GraphQL
4 13 (2.33%) RESTful
5 12 (2.15%) scikit-learn
6 11 (1.97%) .NET Core
6 11 (1.97%) Hugging Face
6 11 (1.97%) Matplotlib
6 11 (1.97%) NumPy
6 11 (1.97%) Pandas
6 11 (1.97%) Streamlit
7 5 (0.90%) CSS
7 5 (0.90%) LangChain
8 4 (0.72%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.36%) Mobile App
2 32 (5.75%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.13%) Social Media
4 20 (3.59%) AI Agents
4 20 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.87%) Management Information System
6 15 (2.69%) Algorithms
6 15 (2.69%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.44%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.90%) BBC
11 5 (0.90%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.90%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.72%) iPhone
12 4 (0.72%) IVR
12 4 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.72%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 40 (7.18%) Android
2 23 (4.13%) Apple iOS
3 14 (2.51%) Windows
4 2 (0.36%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (26.93%) Business Intelligence
2 86 (15.44%) Agile
3 79 (14.18%) Roadmaps
4 74 (13.29%) CI/CD
5 72 (12.93%) Decision-Making
5 72 (12.93%) Mentoring
6 71 (12.75%) Analytics
7 70 (12.57%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
8 66 (11.85%) Machine Learning
9 56 (10.05%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (9.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 54 (9.69%) Software Engineering
11 47 (8.44%) Observability
12 43 (7.72%) Technical Leadership
13 36 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
14 35 (6.28%) LLM
15 33 (5.92%) Stakeholder Management
16 31 (5.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 30 (5.39%) Coaching
18 29 (5.21%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 256 (45.96%) Python
2 171 (30.70%) SQL
3 35 (6.28%) JavaScript
4 29 (5.21%) C#
5 23 (4.13%) Java
6 18 (3.23%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.33%) Kotlin
8 5 (0.90%) Go
9 3 (0.54%) PHP
9 3 (0.54%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.36%) Ruby
10 2 (0.36%) XAML
11 1 (0.18%) C
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) R
11 1 (0.18%) Scala
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 190 (34.11%) Azure Certification
2 26 (4.67%) Degree
3 11 (1.97%) AWS Certification
3 11 (1.97%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 10 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.44%) ACCA
5 8 (1.44%) CIMA
6 6 (1.08%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.08%) Security Cleared
7 5 (0.90%) CISSP
8 4 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (0.72%) CCSP
8 4 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 3 (0.54%) PhD
10 2 (0.36%) CompTIA CySA+
10 2 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.18%) CRISC
11 1 (0.18%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.39%) Accessibility
2 15 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (2.69%) QA
3 14 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 13 (2.33%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.33%) GDPR
5 10 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.90%) NIST
7 4 (0.72%) GRC
8 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.54%) NCSC
8 3 (0.54%) PMO
9 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) GAAP
10 1 (0.18%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 6 (1.08%) Docker
2 5 (0.90%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (2.51%) Terraform
2 7 (1.26%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.18%) Grafana
Vendors
1 215 (38.60%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.41%) Google
2 19 (3.41%) Salesforce
3 13 (2.33%) Databricks
4 7 (1.26%) Foundry
4 7 (1.26%) OpenAI
5 5 (0.90%) Apple
5 5 (0.90%) Facebook
5 5 (0.90%) HubSpot
5 5 (0.90%) Sony
5 5 (0.90%) Yahoo!
6 4 (0.72%) Avaya
6 4 (0.72%) Cisco
6 4 (0.72%) Genesys
7 3 (0.54%) Sage
7 3 (0.54%) SAP
7 3 (0.54%) Xero
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle
8 2 (0.36%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.36%) Workday