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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 23 42
Rank change year-on-year +12 +19 +24
Permanent jobs citing AI 572 250 219
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 8.52% 9.95% 4.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.50% 10.86% 5.91%
Number of salaries quoted 359 104 54
10th Percentile £38,750 £25,000 £41,625
25th Percentile £53,125 £33,438 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,750 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% +1.85% +3.85%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £86,875
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £99,600
North West median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +4.35% -11.54%

All Process & 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 4,972 2,302 3,705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 74.02% 91.60% 81.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,914 1,339 2,460
10th Percentile £33,150 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £83,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.85% -5.45%

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 5 August 2026.

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 5 August 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
Salford -3 16 £80,000 - 12
Cheadle - 11 £63,750 - 2
Ashton-under-Lyne - 9 £51,000 - 2
Bolton +23 7 £30,000 - 5
Stockport -6 3 £32,500 - 4
Bury - 3 £92,482 - 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 15 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.87%) Apache
2 5 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (0.87%) CMS
2 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.70%) Jupyter
4 3 (0.52%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.52%) WordPress
5 2 (0.35%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) nginx
6 1 (0.17%) Confluence
6 1 (0.17%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 18 (3.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.75%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (2.10%) Cloudability
2 2 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.17%) Odoo
3 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 147 (25.70%) Azure
2 144 (25.17%) AWS
3 61 (10.66%) GCP
3 61 (10.66%) Power Platform
4 59 (10.31%) SaaS
5 34 (5.94%) GitHub
6 32 (5.59%) Azure AI
6 32 (5.59%) Serverless
7 28 (4.90%) Microsoft Copilot
8 27 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
9 23 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (3.50%) Anthropic Claude
11 17 (2.97%) PowerApps
12 16 (2.80%) GitHub Actions
13 14 (2.45%) Snowflake
14 12 (2.10%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (2.10%) GitHub Copilot
14 12 (2.10%) Power Automate
15 11 (1.92%) PaaS
16 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.40%) Firewall
2 6 (1.05%) VLAN
3 5 (0.87%) BGP
3 5 (0.87%) DNS
3 5 (0.87%) SAN
4 3 (0.52%) DKIM
4 3 (0.52%) DMARC
4 3 (0.52%) OSPF
4 3 (0.52%) PBX
4 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.52%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.52%) VoIP
4 3 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.35%) DMZ
5 2 (0.35%) HTTP
5 2 (0.35%) IPFIX
5 2 (0.35%) IPsec
5 2 (0.35%) Network Security
5 2 (0.35%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.12%) Power BI
2 24 (4.20%) Tableau
3 23 (4.02%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.15%) MongoDB
5 15 (2.62%) NoSQL
5 15 (2.62%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.92%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.22%) DynamoDB
8 6 (1.05%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.87%) Big Data
9 5 (0.87%) Pinecone
10 4 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.70%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.70%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.70%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.70%) Electronic Patient Records
10 4 (0.70%) MySQL
11 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (5.24%) Git
2 20 (3.50%) GitLab
3 18 (3.15%) Jenkins
4 13 (2.27%) Claude Code
5 12 (2.10%) Snyk
6 11 (1.92%) JUnit
6 11 (1.92%) Spock
7 8 (1.40%) JIRA
7 8 (1.40%) Maven
8 7 (1.22%) Visual Studio Code
9 5 (0.87%) Postman
10 4 (0.70%) Selenium
10 4 (0.70%) Storybook
10 4 (0.70%) Vite
11 3 (0.52%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.35%) IntelliJ
12 2 (0.35%) Terragrunt
12 2 (0.35%) XCUITest
13 1 (0.17%) Gemini Tracker
13 1 (0.17%) MLflow
General
1 137 (23.95%) Social Skills
2 111 (19.41%) Finance
3 77 (13.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (5.59%) Public Sector
6 28 (4.90%) Banking
7 23 (4.02%) Law
8 17 (2.97%) Marketing
9 15 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.45%) Retail
11 10 (1.75%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.22%) Local Government
14 5 (0.87%) Legal
14 5 (0.87%) Social Housing
14 5 (0.87%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.70%) Billing
15 4 (0.70%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.70%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 167 (29.20%) Senior
2 65 (11.36%) Architect
3 56 (9.79%) Software Engineer
4 50 (8.74%) Developer
5 45 (7.87%) Analyst
6 30 (5.24%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
6 30 (5.24%) Python Engineer
6 30 (5.24%) Senior Developer
7 26 (4.55%) Data Engineer
7 26 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (4.20%) Senior Software Engineer
9 23 (4.02%) Senior Architect
10 22 (3.85%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
11 20 (3.50%) Data Analyst
11 20 (3.50%) Lead
12 19 (3.32%) Senior Analyst
12 19 (3.32%) Senior Manager
13 18 (3.15%) Consultant
13 18 (3.15%) Security Architect
13 18 (3.15%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (6.12%) React
2 24 (4.20%) Spring
3 23 (4.02%) Vue
4 22 (3.85%) CSS
4 22 (3.85%) HTML
4 22 (3.85%) Node.js
5 20 (3.50%) FastAPI
6 19 (3.32%) .NET
6 19 (3.32%) AngularJS
7 15 (2.62%) LangChain
8 13 (2.27%) OAuth
9 12 (2.10%) JWT
10 11 (1.92%) Kafka
10 11 (1.92%) Microsoft Graph
10 11 (1.92%) OpenID
10 11 (1.92%) RESTful
10 11 (1.92%) SAML
10 11 (1.92%) Spring Boot
11 10 (1.75%) REST
12 9 (1.57%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 68 (11.89%) Cloud Native
2 44 (7.69%) AI Agents
3 38 (6.64%) Distributed Systems
4 37 (6.47%) Product Ownership
5 33 (5.77%) Onboarding
6 20 (3.50%) Data Centre
7 19 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.27%) Private Cloud
9 12 (2.10%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.92%) Social Media
11 10 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
12 8 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (1.05%) Credit Risk
14 6 (1.05%) Life Science
14 6 (1.05%) Virtual Team
15 5 (0.87%) Data Structures
15 5 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.75%) Windows
2 9 (1.57%) Linux
3 6 (1.05%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.35%) VMS
5 1 (0.17%) Android
5 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (23.25%) CI/CD
2 117 (20.45%) Agile
3 113 (19.76%) DevOps
4 103 (18.01%) Software Engineering
5 91 (15.91%) Machine Learning
6 79 (13.81%) Analytics
7 71 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 65 (11.36%) Roadmaps
9 63 (11.01%) Problem-Solving
10 59 (10.31%) Cybersecurity
11 58 (10.14%) Decision-Making
12 54 (9.44%) Mentoring
12 54 (9.44%) Stakeholder Management
13 52 (9.09%) Microservices
14 49 (8.57%) LLM
14 49 (8.57%) Observability
15 47 (8.22%) Full-Stack Development
16 45 (7.87%) Infrastructure as Code
17 43 (7.52%) Generative AI
18 41 (7.17%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 164 (28.67%) Python
2 84 (14.69%) SQL
3 58 (10.14%) Java
4 54 (9.44%) JavaScript
5 50 (8.74%) TypeScript
6 26 (4.55%) C#
7 14 (2.45%) PowerShell
8 12 (2.10%) Go
9 10 (1.75%) Bash
9 10 (1.75%) Scala
10 7 (1.22%) Bicep
11 6 (1.05%) Groovy
12 4 (0.70%) C++
12 4 (0.70%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.70%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.52%) C
13 3 (0.52%) PHP
14 2 (0.35%) Swift
15 1 (0.17%) R
15 1 (0.17%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 47 (8.22%) Degree
2 32 (5.59%) Security Cleared
3 23 (4.02%) Azure Certification
4 18 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.80%) AWS Certification
5 16 (2.80%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.62%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 11 (1.92%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.05%) ACCA
9 6 (1.05%) CIMA
10 4 (0.70%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 4 (0.70%) MBA
10 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.35%) CCIE
11 2 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.35%) CSPO
11 2 (0.35%) HNC
11 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.32%) GDPR
3 17 (2.97%) GRC
4 16 (2.80%) QA
5 15 (2.62%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.10%) SLA
7 10 (1.75%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (1.22%) WCAG
9 6 (1.05%) NIST
10 4 (0.70%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.35%) GAAP
12 2 (0.35%) IFRS
13 1 (0.17%) Solvency II
System Software
1 47 (8.22%) Docker
2 15 (2.62%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.52%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.52%) Ceph
4 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 41 (7.17%) Kubernetes
2 38 (6.64%) Terraform
3 12 (2.10%) Grafana
3 12 (2.10%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.05%) Istio
5 5 (0.87%) Ansible
6 3 (0.52%) Argo
6 3 (0.52%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.52%) cPanel
6 3 (0.52%) linkerd
6 3 (0.52%) Nagios
6 3 (0.52%) Plesk
6 3 (0.52%) Podman
6 3 (0.52%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.52%) Puppet
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.35%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.17%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 87 (15.21%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.85%) ServiceNow
3 20 (3.50%) Adobe
4 18 (3.15%) Splunk
5 16 (2.80%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (2.80%) Google
6 15 (2.62%) Databricks
7 13 (2.27%) Apple
8 12 (2.10%) AppDynamics
8 12 (2.10%) OpenAI
8 12 (2.10%) Palo Alto
8 12 (2.10%) Tenable
9 9 (1.57%) Oracle
10 8 (1.40%) VMware
11 5 (0.87%) Cisco
12 3 (0.52%) Acronis
12 3 (0.52%) Dell
12 3 (0.52%) NETGEAR
12 3 (0.52%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.52%) Salesforce