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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 5 74
Rank change year-on-year -10 +69 +34
Permanent jobs citing AI 397 547 110
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 5.24% 16.39% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.78% 18.71% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 241 34 65
10th Percentile £36,000 £37,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.77% +1.79% -9.68%
75th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £73,886
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £93,750
England median annual salary £72,500 £71,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +1.40% -4.67% -

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 5,101 2,923 3,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.30% 87.57% 80.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,771 1,374 1,624
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,082 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.47% -9.52% -0.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,147
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

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

AI
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 10 October 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 10 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
West Yorkshire -16 213 £70,000 - 382
South Yorkshire -13 104 £65,000 -18.75% 176
North Yorkshire -7 34 £55,000 -24.14% 54
East Yorkshire +2 27 £42,500 -26.09% 22
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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 22 (5.54%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.26%) CMS
2 5 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.76%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (11.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.51%) Chatbot
4 4 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.76%) LaTeX
6 2 (0.50%) Trello
7 1 (0.25%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.01%) Shopify
2 3 (0.76%) Magento
2 3 (0.76%) Q-Pulse
2 3 (0.76%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.50%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 140 (35.26%) Azure
2 75 (18.89%) Azure AI
3 57 (14.36%) Power Platform
4 52 (13.10%) SaaS
5 45 (11.34%) AWS
5 45 (11.34%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (9.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 23 (5.79%) Entra ID
8 21 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (5.04%) Power Automate
10 17 (4.28%) GCP
11 14 (3.53%) Copilot Studio
11 14 (3.53%) GitHub
12 13 (3.27%) OneDrive
13 12 (3.02%) PowerApps
14 11 (2.77%) Microsoft Purview
15 10 (2.52%) NetDocuments
16 9 (2.27%) Amazon ECS
17 8 (2.02%) GitHub Actions
17 8 (2.02%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.02%) Internet
1 8 (2.02%) LAN
1 8 (2.02%) Network Security
2 7 (1.76%) WAN
3 4 (1.01%) CTI
3 4 (1.01%) VoIP
4 2 (0.50%) Broadband
4 2 (0.50%) DHCP
4 2 (0.50%) DNS
4 2 (0.50%) Firewall
5 1 (0.25%) DSL
5 1 (0.25%) SAN
5 1 (0.25%) SSL
5 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.25%) VLAN
5 1 (0.25%) VPN
5 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (10.58%) Power BI
2 29 (7.30%) Tableau
3 12 (3.02%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (2.02%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.51%) Big Data
7 6 (1.51%) SQL Server
8 5 (1.26%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.01%) DynamoDB
9 4 (1.01%) GIS
9 4 (1.01%) MySQL
9 4 (1.01%) Star Schema
10 3 (0.76%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.76%) Metadata
10 3 (0.76%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.50%) ClickHouse
11 2 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.50%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (1.51%) Claude Code
2 3 (0.76%) Git
2 3 (0.76%) GitLab
3 2 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.50%) MLflow
4 1 (0.25%) JIRA
4 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 148 (37.28%) Social Skills
2 91 (22.92%) Finance
3 54 (13.60%) Marketing
4 45 (11.34%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.56%) Public Sector
6 31 (7.81%) Legal
7 29 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (5.79%) Retail
9 16 (4.03%) Law
10 15 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (3.78%) Manufacturing
10 15 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.76%) Advertising
11 7 (1.76%) Banking
12 6 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.26%) Local Government
14 4 (1.01%) Aviation
14 4 (1.01%) French Language
15 3 (0.76%) Games
15 3 (0.76%) Police
Job Titles
1 38 (9.57%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 37 (9.32%) Analyst
3 36 (9.07%) Lead
4 34 (8.56%) Developer
4 34 (8.56%) Senior
5 32 (8.06%) Architect
6 30 (7.56%) Junior
7 29 (7.30%) Data Analyst
8 28 (7.05%) Junior Analyst
9 27 (6.80%) Junior Data Analyst
10 25 (6.30%) Software Engineer
11 21 (5.29%) Account Executive
12 19 (4.79%) IT Manager
13 16 (4.03%) Solutions Architect
14 14 (3.53%) .NET Developer
15 13 (3.27%) Consultant
16 12 (3.02%) IT Operations Manager
16 12 (3.02%) Operations Manager
17 11 (2.77%) Product Manager
17 11 (2.77%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.55%) .NET
2 25 (6.30%) React
3 15 (3.78%) Terraform
4 14 (3.53%) ASP.NET
4 14 (3.53%) ASP.NET Core
4 14 (3.53%) ML.NET
5 13 (3.27%) Node.js
6 12 (3.02%) Blazor
6 12 (3.02%) RESTful
7 10 (2.52%) .NET Core
8 9 (2.27%) CSS
8 9 (2.27%) Middleware
8 9 (2.27%) REST
9 4 (1.01%) LangGraph
9 4 (1.01%) Model Context Protocol
10 3 (0.76%) HTML
10 3 (0.76%) JWT
10 3 (0.76%) OAuth
10 3 (0.76%) Tailwind CSS
11 2 (0.50%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.56%) AI Agents
2 28 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.03%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.53%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.77%) Marketing Technology
5 11 (2.77%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.02%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (1.51%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.26%) CMDB
9 5 (1.26%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.26%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.26%) Social Media
10 4 (1.01%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.01%) BBC
10 4 (1.01%) iPhone
10 4 (1.01%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.30%) Windows
2 6 (1.51%) Linux
3 4 (1.01%) Android
3 4 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (18.39%) Analytics
2 65 (16.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (14.11%) Agile
3 56 (14.11%) Roadmaps
4 54 (13.60%) Machine Learning
4 54 (13.60%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (13.10%) Cybersecurity
6 49 (12.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 48 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
7 48 (12.09%) Software Engineering
8 43 (10.83%) Decision-Making
9 42 (10.58%) Mentoring
10 37 (9.32%) Coaching
11 35 (8.82%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
11 35 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (8.31%) CI/CD
12 33 (8.31%) DevOps
13 26 (6.55%) Data Protection
13 26 (6.55%) LLM
14 25 (6.30%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 107 (26.95%) Python
2 67 (16.88%) SQL
3 30 (7.56%) JavaScript
4 25 (6.30%) C#
5 18 (4.53%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.76%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.26%) Go
7 5 (1.26%) PHP
8 4 (1.01%) Java
8 4 (1.01%) XAML
9 3 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.50%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.50%) Ruby
10 2 (0.50%) Rust
11 1 (0.25%) C
11 1 (0.25%) C++
11 1 (0.25%) Perl
11 1 (0.25%) R
11 1 (0.25%) Scala
11 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (14.11%) Azure Certification
2 41 (10.33%) Degree
3 23 (5.79%) Security Cleared
4 21 (5.29%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.02%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.51%) CompTIA CySA+
8 6 (1.51%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (1.26%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.01%) CCSP
10 4 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.01%) CISSP
10 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 4 (1.01%) PhD
11 3 (0.76%) CIPD
12 1 (0.25%) ACCA
12 1 (0.25%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.29%) Data Quality
2 17 (4.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 13 (3.27%) GDPR
5 12 (3.02%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.52%) QA
7 9 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.51%) NIST
9 5 (1.26%) GRC
10 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.76%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.76%) PMO
12 2 (0.50%) NCSC
12 2 (0.50%) WCAG
13 1 (0.25%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.25%) GAAP
13 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 10 (2.52%) Docker
2 9 (2.27%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (5.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.02%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 123 (30.98%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.05%) Google
3 20 (5.04%) Salesforce
4 15 (3.78%) Databricks
4 15 (3.78%) Samsung
4 15 (3.78%) TikTok
5 9 (2.27%) Adobe
6 7 (1.76%) Foundry
6 7 (1.76%) OpenAI
7 5 (1.26%) Sage
7 5 (1.26%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.01%) Apple
8 4 (1.01%) Avaya
8 4 (1.01%) Cisco
8 4 (1.01%) Facebook
8 4 (1.01%) Genesys
8 4 (1.01%) Sony
8 4 (1.01%) Yahoo!
9 3 (0.76%) Botify
9 3 (0.76%) Oracle