AI Job Trends in Manchester

AI
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 54 53
Rank change year-on-year +51 -1 +58
Permanent jobs citing AI 516 138 135
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 21.29% 3.79% 5.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.01% 4.41% 5.96%
Number of salaries quoted 120 42 113
10th Percentile £20,000 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,813 £84,056
90th Percentile £107,750 £93,250 £95,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £57,530 £65,000
% change year-on-year -0.05% -11.49% +18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,063 3,126 2,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 85.11% 85.88% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,284 1,428 1,837
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,675 £34,600
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.65% +8.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,225 £84,335
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

AI job vacancy trend in Manchester

AI
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing AI

AI
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing AI in Manchester over the 6 months to 15 November 2025.

Salary histogram for AI in Manchester

AI
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 15 November 2025. 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
Salford +20 26 £69,384 +2.79% 2
Stockport +8 26 - - 5
Bolton +11 8 £53,750 - 20
Rochdale +2 8 - -
Wigan - 8 - - 2
Altrincham - 8 £25,000 - 17
Oldham +10 6 £65,000 +8.33%
Cheadle - 6 - -
Dukinfield - 5 - -
Littleborough - 5 - -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 5 - - 17
Bury - 5 - - 18
Stalybridge - 5 - -
Sale - 4 - -
Heywood - 4 - -
AI
North West

AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (0.97%) Apache Solr
2 4 (0.78%) CMS
2 4 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.58%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 130 (25.19%) Chatbot
2 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.97%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 157 (30.43%) Cloud Computing
2 35 (6.78%) AWS
2 35 (6.78%) Azure
3 13 (2.52%) GCP
4 12 (2.33%) Power Platform
5 11 (2.13%) SaaS
6 9 (1.74%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (1.36%) Amazon Bedrock
7 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 5 (0.97%) AWS CloudFormation
8 5 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (0.97%) GitHub
9 4 (0.78%) Copilot Studio
9 4 (0.78%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.58%) OCI
10 3 (0.58%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.58%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 157 (30.43%) Internet
2 8 (1.55%) Telepresence
2 8 (1.55%) Unified Communications
2 8 (1.55%) VoIP
2 8 (1.55%) WebEx
3 1 (0.19%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.19%) HTTP
3 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.10%) MySQL
2 10 (1.94%) MongoDB
3 9 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.74%) Power BI
4 8 (1.55%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.97%) Tableau
7 4 (0.78%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.58%) Looker
8 3 (0.58%) Metadata
9 2 (0.39%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
10 1 (0.19%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.19%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.19%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (1.74%) Git
2 5 (0.97%) JIRA
3 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.39%) MLflow
5 1 (0.19%) JUnit
General
1 247 (47.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 227 (43.99%) Social Skills
3 168 (32.56%) Banking
4 87 (16.86%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (10.27%) Finance
6 24 (4.65%) Marketing
7 18 (3.49%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (1.94%) Telecoms
9 9 (1.74%) Law
9 9 (1.74%) Legal
9 9 (1.74%) Manufacturing
10 5 (0.97%) Advertising
10 5 (0.97%) Games
10 5 (0.97%) Retail
11 4 (0.78%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.58%) Billing
12 3 (0.58%) Private Banking
13 2 (0.39%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 128 (24.81%) Lecturer
2 125 (24.22%) Trainer
3 28 (5.43%) Microsoft Specialist
4 23 (4.46%) Senior
5 22 (4.26%) Developer
6 20 (3.88%) Architect
7 12 (2.33%) Software Engineer
8 11 (2.13%) Analyst
8 11 (2.13%) Consultant
9 10 (1.94%) Cisco Specialist
9 10 (1.94%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (1.74%) Senior Software Engineer
11 8 (1.55%) Sales Executive
11 8 (1.55%) Software Developer
11 8 (1.55%) Support Engineer
11 8 (1.55%) Voice Engineer
11 8 (1.55%) Voice Support Engineer
12 7 (1.36%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 7 (1.36%) Technical Manager
13 6 (1.16%) IT Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.26%) React
2 12 (2.33%) .NET
2 12 (2.33%) RESTful
3 11 (2.13%) CSS
4 9 (1.74%) HTML
5 6 (1.16%) CSS3
5 6 (1.16%) HTML5
5 6 (1.16%) Node.js
6 5 (0.97%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.78%) ASP.NET Core
7 4 (0.78%) Django
7 4 (0.78%) Kafka
7 4 (0.78%) Next.js
7 4 (0.78%) REST
7 4 (0.78%) Tailwind CSS
8 3 (0.58%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.58%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.58%) scikit-learn
8 3 (0.58%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.58%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 157 (30.43%) IoT
2 24 (4.65%) AI Agents
3 18 (3.49%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.91%) Blog
5 11 (2.13%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Licensing
8 5 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.97%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.78%) Taxonomies
10 3 (0.58%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (0.58%) Molecular Biology
10 3 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.39%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.39%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.39%) Marketing Technology
11 2 (0.39%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.39%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.97%) Windows
2 4 (0.78%) Linux
2 4 (0.78%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (37.79%) Machine Learning
2 177 (34.30%) Cybersecurity
3 175 (33.91%) User Experience
4 158 (30.62%) Web Development
5 130 (25.19%) Conversational UI
6 58 (11.24%) Chemistry
7 36 (6.98%) Analytics
8 33 (6.40%) Customer Service
9 32 (6.20%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (5.81%) CRM
11 28 (5.43%) CI/CD
12 27 (5.23%) Agile
13 26 (5.04%) Time Management
14 24 (4.65%) Customer Engagement
14 24 (4.65%) DevOps
15 22 (4.26%) Roadmaps
16 20 (3.88%) Decision-Making
16 20 (3.88%) Mathematics
16 20 (3.88%) Software Engineering
17 18 (3.49%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.20%) Python
2 22 (4.26%) SQL
3 16 (3.10%) TypeScript
4 15 (2.91%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.13%) Java
6 10 (1.94%) C#
7 4 (0.78%) Go
7 4 (0.78%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.58%) PHP
9 2 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.39%) VBA
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) C++
10 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.19%) R
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 353 (68.41%) Degree
2 242 (46.90%) Master's Degree
3 239 (46.32%) PhD
4 158 (30.62%) Postgraduate
5 5 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.97%) PMP
6 3 (0.58%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.58%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.39%) CBAP
7 2 (0.39%) CCIE
7 2 (0.39%) CCNA
7 2 (0.39%) CCNP
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.39%) MCP
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.19%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.19%) MBA
8 1 (0.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.97%) Data Quality
2 4 (0.78%) GDPR
3 2 (0.39%) QA
4 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (0.19%) FINRA
4 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.19%) NCSC
4 1 (0.19%) NIST
4 1 (0.19%) PERC
4 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (3.88%) Docker
2 4 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.71%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.55%) Cisco CUCM
2 8 (1.55%) Terraform
3 4 (0.78%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 125 (24.22%) PayPal
2 71 (13.76%) Microsoft
3 31 (6.01%) Cisco
4 12 (2.33%) Adobe
4 12 (2.33%) Oracle
5 11 (2.13%) Apple
6 10 (1.94%) Dell
7 9 (1.74%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.55%) Google
9 6 (1.16%) VMware
10 5 (0.97%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.78%) Foundry
11 4 (0.78%) Genesys
12 3 (0.58%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.58%) Databricks
13 2 (0.39%) Bloomberg
13 2 (0.39%) Hotjar
13 2 (0.39%) Salesforce
13 2 (0.39%) Splunk
13 2 (0.39%) UiPath