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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 5 82
Rank change year-on-year -11 +77 +32
Permanent jobs citing AI 392 561 108
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 5.15% 16.60% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.64% 18.95% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 245 35 65
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,250 £39,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +11.11% -12.90%
75th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £92,250
England median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -3.33% -

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 5,131 2,961 3,697
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 67.42% 87.63% 79.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,816 1,388 1,675
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £67,500
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% -1.64%

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 7 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 7 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 -19 207 £70,000 -3.45% 372
South Yorkshire -15 105 £69,607 -15.63% 167
North Yorkshire -9 33 £55,000 -24.14% 68
East Yorkshire +6 28 £42,500 -26.09% 28
AI
England

AI
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 (5.61%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.02%) CMS
4 3 (0.77%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (11.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.79%) Chatbot
4 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.77%) LaTeX
6 2 (0.51%) Trello
7 1 (0.26%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.26%) Notion
Business Applications
1 4 (1.02%) Shopify
2 3 (0.77%) Magento
2 3 (0.77%) Q-Pulse
2 3 (0.77%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.51%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 138 (35.20%) Azure
2 75 (19.13%) Azure AI
3 56 (14.29%) Power Platform
4 55 (14.03%) SaaS
5 49 (12.50%) AWS
6 44 (11.22%) Microsoft 365
7 36 (9.18%) Microsoft Copilot
8 23 (5.87%) Entra ID
9 20 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (5.10%) Power Automate
10 15 (3.83%) GCP
11 14 (3.57%) Copilot Studio
11 14 (3.57%) GitHub
12 13 (3.32%) OneDrive
13 12 (3.06%) PowerApps
14 10 (2.55%) Microsoft Purview
14 10 (2.55%) NetDocuments
15 9 (2.30%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (2.04%) GitHub Actions
16 8 (2.04%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.04%) LAN
1 8 (2.04%) Network Security
2 7 (1.79%) Internet
2 7 (1.79%) WAN
3 4 (1.02%) CTI
3 4 (1.02%) VoIP
4 2 (0.51%) Broadband
4 2 (0.51%) DHCP
4 2 (0.51%) DNS
4 2 (0.51%) Firewall
5 1 (0.26%) DSL
5 1 (0.26%) SAN
5 1 (0.26%) SSL
5 1 (0.26%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.26%) VLAN
5 1 (0.26%) VPN
5 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (10.46%) Power BI
2 29 (7.40%) Tableau
3 12 (3.06%) MongoDB
4 10 (2.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.53%) Big Data
6 6 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.28%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.02%) Data Lake
8 4 (1.02%) DynamoDB
8 4 (1.02%) GIS
8 4 (1.02%) MySQL
9 3 (0.77%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.77%) Metadata
9 3 (0.77%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.51%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.51%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 6 (1.53%) Claude Code
2 3 (0.77%) Git
2 3 (0.77%) GitLab
3 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.51%) MLflow
4 1 (0.26%) JIRA
4 1 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 144 (36.73%) Social Skills
2 84 (21.43%) Finance
3 51 (13.01%) Marketing
4 44 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (8.93%) Public Sector
6 31 (7.91%) Legal
7 25 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (5.36%) Retail
9 18 (4.59%) Law
10 15 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (3.83%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.79%) Advertising
13 6 (1.53%) Banking
14 5 (1.28%) Aviation
14 5 (1.28%) Local Government
14 5 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.77%) French Language
15 3 (0.77%) Games
15 3 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 39 (9.95%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 37 (9.44%) Analyst
3 36 (9.18%) Lead
4 33 (8.42%) Developer
4 33 (8.42%) Senior
5 31 (7.91%) Architect
6 30 (7.65%) Junior
7 29 (7.40%) Data Analyst
8 28 (7.14%) Junior Analyst
9 27 (6.89%) Junior Data Analyst
10 26 (6.63%) Software Engineer
11 20 (5.10%) Account Executive
12 19 (4.85%) IT Manager
13 14 (3.57%) .NET Developer
13 14 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (3.06%) IT Operations Manager
14 12 (3.06%) Operations Manager
14 12 (3.06%) Product Manager
15 11 (2.81%) Consultant
15 11 (2.81%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.89%) .NET
2 25 (6.38%) React
3 14 (3.57%) ASP.NET
3 14 (3.57%) ASP.NET Core
3 14 (3.57%) ML.NET
3 14 (3.57%) Terraform
4 13 (3.32%) Node.js
5 12 (3.06%) Blazor
5 12 (3.06%) RESTful
6 10 (2.55%) .NET Core
7 9 (2.30%) REST
8 8 (2.04%) CSS
8 8 (2.04%) Middleware
9 5 (1.28%) Model Context Protocol
10 4 (1.02%) LangGraph
11 3 (0.77%) A2A Protocol
11 3 (0.77%) HTML
11 3 (0.77%) Tailwind CSS
12 2 (0.51%) JWT
12 2 (0.51%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.14%) AI Agents
2 25 (6.38%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.59%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.57%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.06%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.30%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.04%) Marketing Technology
8 7 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.53%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.53%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.28%) CMDB
10 5 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.02%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.02%) BBC
11 4 (1.02%) iPhone
11 4 (1.02%) IVR
11 4 (1.02%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 24 (6.12%) Windows
2 5 (1.28%) Linux
3 4 (1.02%) Android
3 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (18.11%) Analytics
2 67 (17.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 57 (14.54%) Roadmaps
4 54 (13.78%) Agile
4 54 (13.78%) Machine Learning
5 52 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (13.01%) Cybersecurity
7 50 (12.76%) Software Engineering
8 47 (11.99%) Stakeholder Management
9 46 (11.73%) Business Intelligence
10 44 (11.22%) Mentoring
11 40 (10.20%) Decision-Making
12 39 (9.95%) Coaching
13 35 (8.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 34 (8.67%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
14 34 (8.67%) CI/CD
15 30 (7.65%) DevOps
16 26 (6.63%) Disaster Recovery
16 26 (6.63%) LLM
17 25 (6.38%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 101 (25.77%) Python
2 65 (16.58%) SQL
3 29 (7.40%) JavaScript
4 26 (6.63%) C#
5 17 (4.34%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.79%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.28%) PHP
8 4 (1.02%) Go
8 4 (1.02%) XAML
9 3 (0.77%) Java
10 2 (0.51%) Ruby
11 1 (0.26%) C
11 1 (0.26%) C++
11 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.26%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.26%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.26%) Perl
11 1 (0.26%) R
11 1 (0.26%) Rust
11 1 (0.26%) Scala
Qualifications
1 55 (14.03%) Azure Certification
2 40 (10.20%) Degree
3 19 (4.85%) Security Cleared
4 17 (4.34%) SC Cleared
5 12 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.53%) CompTIA CySA+
7 6 (1.53%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (1.02%) CCSP
9 4 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.02%) CISSP
9 4 (1.02%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.02%) PhD
10 3 (0.77%) CIPD
11 1 (0.26%) ACCA
11 1 (0.26%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.59%) Cyber Essentials
2 17 (4.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 17 (4.34%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.32%) GDPR
4 11 (2.81%) Accessibility
4 11 (2.81%) QA
5 10 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.28%) NIST
7 3 (0.77%) GRC
7 3 (0.77%) ISO 19650
7 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 3 (0.77%) NCSC
7 3 (0.77%) PMO
8 2 (0.51%) WCAG
9 1 (0.26%) GAAP
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 9 (2.30%) Active Directory
1 9 (2.30%) Docker
2 1 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.26%) Firmware
2 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 119 (30.36%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.36%) Google
2 21 (5.36%) Salesforce
3 13 (3.32%) Databricks
4 12 (3.06%) Samsung
4 12 (3.06%) TikTok
5 8 (2.04%) Adobe
6 7 (1.79%) Foundry
6 7 (1.79%) OpenAI
7 5 (1.28%) Sage
7 5 (1.28%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.02%) Apple
8 4 (1.02%) Avaya
8 4 (1.02%) Cisco
8 4 (1.02%) Facebook
8 4 (1.02%) Genesys
8 4 (1.02%) Sony
8 4 (1.02%) Yahoo!
9 3 (0.77%) Botify
9 3 (0.77%) Oracle