Artificial Intelligence Contracts in England

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Artificial Intelligence skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Artificial Intelligence over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 292 331
Rank change year-on-year +194 +39 -79
Contract jobs citing Artificial Intelligence 848 426 572
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.33% 0.89% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 0.98% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 290 379
10th Percentile £410 £412 £425
25th Percentile £500 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% +2.17% +4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £700 £675
90th Percentile £788 £875 £755
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £595
% change year-on-year +4.35% -3.36% +10.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 17
10th Percentile £17.75 £21.50 £18.50
25th Percentile £19.38 £35.00 £32.25
Median hourly rate £46.18 £49.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.76% +16.67% +33.97%
75th Percentile £72.50 £69.06 £49.59
90th Percentile £76.50 £94.75 £65.90
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £40.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year +14.02% -3.57% +33.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Artificial Intelligence is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,491 43,355 63,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.40% 90.10% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,622 30,435 45,445
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,535 1,743
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +45.00% +7.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

Artificial Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Artificial Intelligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Artificial Intelligence in England

Artificial Intelligence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Artificial Intelligence in England.

Daily rate trend for Artificial Intelligence in England

Artificial Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Artificial Intelligence in England

Artificial Intelligence
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Artificial Intelligence in England.

Hourly rate trend for Artificial Intelligence in England

Artificial Intelligence
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Artificial Intelligence in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Artificial Intelligence in England

Artificial Intelligence
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +185 503 £600 -4.00% 673
North of England +108 146 £500 -13.04% 115
Midlands +89 70 £613 +40.00% 55
North West +51 70 £500 -10.11% 82
West Midlands +66 47 £550 +29.41% 45
Yorkshire +51 47 £600 -3.61% 26
South West 0 42 £575 +4.55% 92
South East -6 42 £650 +12.07% 203
North East +37 31 - - 8
East Midlands +31 23 £750 +71.43% 10
East of England +27 22 £425 -30.61% 77
Artificial Intelligence
UK

Artificial Intelligence
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 73 (8.61%) Apache Airflow
2 64 (7.55%) Apache
3 11 (1.30%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.18%) Confluence
5 6 (0.71%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.35%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.24%) CMS
8 2 (0.24%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.12%) nginx
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 219 (25.83%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.35%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.24%) Simulink
4 1 (0.12%) Gliffy
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.12%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 18 (2.12%) Aladdin
2 13 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 12 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.71%) SimCorp Dimension
5 5 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.59%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.47%) Distributed Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.24%) Magento
7 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.12%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CX
8 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.12%) Shopify
8 1 (0.12%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 194 (22.88%) Azure
2 185 (21.82%) AWS
3 125 (14.74%) GCP
4 46 (5.42%) Power Platform
5 33 (3.89%) Cloud Computing
5 33 (3.89%) Vertex AI
6 22 (2.59%) Serverless
7 18 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (1.65%) SaaS
9 13 (1.53%) OCI
10 12 (1.42%) GitHub
10 12 (1.42%) Snowflake
11 11 (1.30%) Google Compute Engine
12 9 (1.06%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.06%) AWS Step Functions
12 9 (1.06%) ChatGPT
13 8 (0.94%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (0.94%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.83%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.59%) Firewall
2 4 (0.47%) 5G
2 4 (0.47%) CTI
2 4 (0.47%) VoIP
2 4 (0.47%) Wireless
3 3 (0.35%) Internet
3 3 (0.35%) VPN
4 2 (0.24%) MQTT
4 2 (0.24%) Network Security
5 1 (0.12%) Broadband
5 1 (0.12%) DHCP
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) Junos
5 1 (0.12%) LTE
5 1 (0.12%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (8.25%) PostgreSQL
2 62 (7.31%) Apache Ignite
3 39 (4.60%) Power BI
4 25 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (2.71%) BigQuery
6 22 (2.59%) Tableau
7 16 (1.89%) Big Data
8 12 (1.42%) Data Lake
8 12 (1.42%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.06%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.83%) Data Mining
10 7 (0.83%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.83%) SQL Server
11 6 (0.71%) Crystal Reports
11 6 (0.71%) MySQL
12 4 (0.47%) Amazon Athena
12 4 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.47%) Bigtable
12 4 (0.47%) Cloud Spanner
12 4 (0.47%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 46 (5.42%) Cypress.io
2 28 (3.30%) JIRA
3 27 (3.18%) Git
4 12 (1.42%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.30%) ER Studio
5 11 (1.30%) ERwin
6 8 (0.94%) MLflow
7 7 (0.83%) CircleCI
8 5 (0.59%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.59%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.59%) LoadRunner
8 5 (0.59%) NeoLoad
8 5 (0.59%) Selenium
9 4 (0.47%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.35%) Appium
10 3 (0.35%) GitLab
11 1 (0.12%) CMake
11 1 (0.12%) GoCD
11 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 183 (21.58%) Finance
2 117 (13.80%) Social Skills
3 108 (12.74%) Front Office
4 97 (11.44%) Banking
5 48 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (3.07%) Legal
8 22 (2.59%) Retail
9 20 (2.36%) Law
9 20 (2.36%) Marketing
9 20 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
9 20 (2.36%) Telecoms
10 19 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
11 17 (2.00%) Manufacturing
12 15 (1.77%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.18%) Financial Institution
13 10 (1.18%) German Language
14 9 (1.06%) Electronics
15 8 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.71%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 336 (39.62%) Developer
2 193 (22.76%) Software Developer
3 84 (9.91%) Python Engineer
3 84 (9.91%) Software Engineer
4 81 (9.55%) Architect
5 75 (8.84%) Python Developer
6 67 (7.90%) Python Software Engineer
7 61 (7.19%) Analyst
7 61 (7.19%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 61 (7.19%) React Developer
8 60 (7.08%) Senior
9 59 (6.96%) Lead
10 52 (6.13%) Business Analyst
11 34 (4.01%) Full Stack Developer
12 32 (3.77%) Full Stack Engineer
12 32 (3.77%) Machine Learning Engineer
13 31 (3.66%) Full Stack Python Developer
13 31 (3.66%) Full Stack Software Engineer
14 28 (3.30%) Consultant
15 27 (3.18%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (14.03%) HTML
2 86 (10.14%) React
3 61 (7.19%) gRPC
3 61 (7.19%) Material-UI
3 61 (7.19%) Protocol Buffers
3 61 (7.19%) Redux
4 50 (5.90%) TensorFlow
5 37 (4.36%) PyTorch
6 32 (3.77%) Pandas
7 25 (2.95%) scikit-learn
8 24 (2.83%) NumPy
9 19 (2.24%) CSS
10 17 (2.00%) .NET
11 16 (1.89%) Node.js
12 15 (1.77%) RESTful
13 14 (1.65%) SciPy
14 9 (1.06%) .NET Core
15 8 (0.94%) Kafka
16 7 (0.83%) Flask
16 7 (0.83%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 98 (11.56%) Hedge funds
2 91 (10.73%) Fixed Income
3 64 (7.55%) Equities
4 54 (6.37%) Algorithms
5 43 (5.07%) Product Ownership
6 30 (3.54%) Derivative
6 30 (3.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 25 (2.95%) Robotics
8 18 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
9 14 (1.65%) IoT
10 11 (1.30%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.30%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 10 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.18%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.06%) Cloud Native
12 9 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.94%) IVR
14 7 (0.83%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.30%) Windows
2 10 (1.18%) Linux
3 7 (0.83%) Android
4 5 (0.59%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (42.69%) Machine Learning
2 231 (27.24%) Software Engineering
3 222 (26.18%) Conversational UI
4 218 (25.71%) Agile
5 197 (23.23%) Code Quality
6 115 (13.56%) Analytics
7 112 (13.21%) Data Science
8 100 (11.79%) DevOps
9 97 (11.44%) Asset Management
10 91 (10.73%) Investment Management
11 90 (10.61%) Generative AI
12 84 (9.91%) Computer Science
13 77 (9.08%) Problem-Solving
14 76 (8.96%) Roadmaps
15 75 (8.84%) Full Stack Development
16 61 (7.19%) Automated Trading
17 57 (6.72%) LLM
18 55 (6.49%) CI/CD
19 51 (6.01%) Natural Language Processing
20 47 (5.54%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 401 (47.29%) Python
2 226 (26.65%) SQL
3 149 (17.57%) JavaScript
4 140 (16.51%) C#
5 75 (8.84%) TypeScript
6 55 (6.49%) Java
7 27 (3.18%) PowerShell
8 20 (2.36%) C++
9 13 (1.53%) Bash
10 11 (1.30%) R
11 7 (0.83%) Go
11 7 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
11 7 (0.83%) Shell Script
11 7 (0.83%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.71%) Clojure
12 6 (0.71%) Haskell
12 6 (0.71%) Rust
13 5 (0.59%) C
13 5 (0.59%) Scala
14 2 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 293 (34.55%) Degree
2 53 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 41 (4.83%) Security Cleared
4 36 (4.25%) Master's Degree
4 36 (4.25%) SC Cleared
5 21 (2.48%) PhD
6 12 (1.42%) Azure Certification
7 8 (0.94%) PMI Certification
7 8 (0.94%) PMP
8 7 (0.83%) AWS Certification
9 5 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.59%) CISSP
9 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.47%) CISM
10 4 (0.47%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.35%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.07%) QA
2 21 (2.48%) GDPR
3 7 (0.83%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.59%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.47%) Dodd-Frank
5 4 (0.47%) HIPAA
5 4 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.47%) MiFID
5 4 (0.47%) PMO
5 4 (0.47%) SOC 2
6 3 (0.35%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
6 3 (0.35%) GxP
6 3 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.35%) SLA
7 2 (0.24%) Basel III
7 2 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.12%) GRC
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.12%) NIST
System Software
1 22 (2.59%) Docker
2 5 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.24%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.12%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 38 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 30 (3.54%) Terraform
3 7 (0.83%) Kubeflow
4 5 (0.59%) Ansible
4 5 (0.59%) SysTrack
5 4 (0.47%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.24%) OPNET
6 2 (0.24%) PowerCLI
6 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.12%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.12%) Grafana
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 191 (22.52%) PayPal
2 88 (10.38%) Google
3 60 (7.08%) Microsoft
4 22 (2.59%) OpenAI
4 22 (2.59%) SAP
5 20 (2.36%) Oracle
6 13 (1.53%) Bloomberg
6 13 (1.53%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.53%) Sparx
7 12 (1.42%) BISAM
7 12 (1.42%) Databricks
8 9 (1.06%) Adobe
8 9 (1.06%) Genesys
9 8 (0.94%) Ariba
9 8 (0.94%) ServiceNow
10 7 (0.83%) Cisco
11 6 (0.71%) Citrix
11 6 (0.71%) SimCorp
12 5 (0.59%) Avaya
12 5 (0.59%) Hyperion