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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 26 58
Rank change year-on-year +12 +32 +45
Permanent jobs citing AI 466 216 220
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 7.64% 9.51% 3.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.63% 9.98% 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 310 83 77
10th Percentile £43,625 £25,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £31,000 £35,092
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,500 £70,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.43% +47.37% -26.92%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,950
North West median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.54% +36.84% -26.92%

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 4,382 2,164 4,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 71.81% 95.25% 82.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,461 1,226 3,670
10th Percentile £32,775 £29,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,501
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -9.48%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,250 £80,492
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 -8 8 £80,000 - 10
Bolton +24 7 £30,000 - 1
Cheadle - 7 £63,750 -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 4 £51,000 - 5
Stockport -1 3 £32,500 - 8
Bury - 3 £92,482 - 3
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 11 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.29%) CMS
2 6 (1.29%) Jupyter
3 5 (1.07%) WordPress
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.43%) IIS
5 2 (0.43%) nginx
6 1 (0.21%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 22 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.36%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.58%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 135 (28.97%) Azure
2 116 (24.89%) AWS
3 54 (11.59%) Power Platform
4 51 (10.94%) GCP
5 46 (9.87%) SaaS
6 30 (6.44%) Azure AI
6 30 (6.44%) Serverless
7 22 (4.72%) GitHub
8 21 (4.51%) Microsoft 365
9 19 (4.08%) Microsoft Copilot
10 17 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (3.22%) Anthropic Claude
12 12 (2.58%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.93%) Amazon ECS
14 9 (1.93%) AWS Lambda
15 8 (1.72%) ChatGPT
16 7 (1.50%) Amazon S3
16 7 (1.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.07%) Firewall
1 5 (1.07%) VLAN
2 4 (0.86%) DNS
2 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.86%) VoIP
3 3 (0.64%) BGP
3 3 (0.64%) OSPF
3 3 (0.64%) SAN
3 3 (0.64%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.43%) DKIM
4 2 (0.43%) DMARC
4 2 (0.43%) IPFIX
4 2 (0.43%) PBX
4 2 (0.43%) SNMP
4 2 (0.43%) Telepresence
4 2 (0.43%) WebEx
4 2 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.21%) HTTP
5 1 (0.21%) LTE
5 1 (0.21%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.94%) Power BI
2 25 (5.36%) Tableau
3 15 (3.22%) MongoDB
4 14 (3.00%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.79%) NoSQL
6 11 (2.36%) SQL Server
7 10 (2.15%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.29%) Big Data
8 6 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.29%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.86%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.86%) MySQL
9 4 (0.86%) Pinecone
10 3 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.43%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.43%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.43%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.43%) Redis
Development Applications
1 22 (4.72%) Git
2 14 (3.00%) GitLab
3 13 (2.79%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.58%) Snyk
5 10 (2.15%) Claude Code
6 7 (1.50%) JUnit
7 6 (1.29%) Spock
7 6 (1.29%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.86%) Postman
8 4 (0.86%) Vite
9 3 (0.64%) JIRA
9 3 (0.64%) Selenium
10 2 (0.43%) Maven
10 2 (0.43%) Terragrunt
10 2 (0.43%) XCUITest
11 1 (0.21%) Gemini Tracker
11 1 (0.21%) Gradle
11 1 (0.21%) MLflow
11 1 (0.21%) Xcode
General
1 95 (20.39%) Social Skills
2 92 (19.74%) Finance
3 74 (15.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 51 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (7.94%) Banking
6 25 (5.36%) Public Sector
7 19 (4.08%) Retail
8 15 (3.22%) Law
8 15 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.58%) Marketing
10 11 (2.36%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.29%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.86%) Local Government
14 3 (0.64%) French Language
14 3 (0.64%) Italian Language
14 3 (0.64%) Legal
14 3 (0.64%) Portuguese Language
14 3 (0.64%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 119 (25.54%) Senior
2 48 (10.30%) Analyst
2 48 (10.30%) Software Engineer
3 46 (9.87%) Architect
4 38 (8.15%) Developer
5 30 (6.44%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
6 29 (6.22%) Python Engineer
7 21 (4.51%) Data Analyst
7 21 (4.51%) Senior Developer
8 19 (4.08%) Lead
8 19 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
9 18 (3.86%) Security Architect
9 18 (3.86%) Service Manager
10 17 (3.65%) Cloud Architect
10 17 (3.65%) Cloud Security Architect
10 17 (3.65%) Senior Software Engineer
11 16 (3.43%) Junior
11 16 (3.43%) Junior Analyst
11 16 (3.43%) Junior Data Analyst
12 15 (3.22%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.22%) React
2 21 (4.51%) FastAPI
2 21 (4.51%) Vue
3 20 (4.29%) CSS
3 20 (4.29%) HTML
4 18 (3.86%) Spring
5 17 (3.65%) .NET
6 16 (3.43%) Node.js
7 14 (3.00%) LangChain
8 12 (2.58%) JWT
8 12 (2.58%) OAuth
8 12 (2.58%) Spring Boot
9 11 (2.36%) OpenID
9 11 (2.36%) SAML
10 10 (2.15%) AngularJS
10 10 (2.15%) REST
10 10 (2.15%) RESTful
11 9 (1.93%) Django
11 9 (1.93%) Flask
12 8 (1.72%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 59 (12.66%) Cloud Native
2 32 (6.87%) AI Agents
3 31 (6.65%) Product Ownership
4 30 (6.44%) Distributed Systems
5 27 (5.79%) Onboarding
6 21 (4.51%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.15%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.72%) Private Cloud
10 7 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.50%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.29%) Credit Risk
12 5 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.07%) Life Science
12 5 (1.07%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.07%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.07%) Social Media
12 5 (1.07%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.15%) Windows
2 5 (1.07%) Apple iOS
2 5 (1.07%) Linux
2 5 (1.07%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.86%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (22.96%) CI/CD
2 95 (20.39%) DevOps
3 81 (17.38%) Agile
4 79 (16.95%) Software Engineering
5 70 (15.02%) Analytics
5 70 (15.02%) Machine Learning
6 58 (12.45%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
8 48 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
9 45 (9.66%) Roadmaps
10 43 (9.23%) Decision-Making
10 43 (9.23%) LLM
10 43 (9.23%) Observability
11 41 (8.80%) Infrastructure as Code
12 40 (8.58%) Mentoring
13 38 (8.15%) Microservices
14 37 (7.94%) Event-Driven
15 36 (7.73%) Business Intelligence
16 34 (7.30%) Full-Stack Development
16 34 (7.30%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 146 (31.33%) Python
2 69 (14.81%) SQL
3 41 (8.80%) Java
4 34 (7.30%) TypeScript
5 32 (6.87%) JavaScript
6 18 (3.86%) C#
7 10 (2.15%) Go
7 10 (2.15%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.93%) Bash
9 5 (1.07%) Bicep
9 5 (1.07%) Scala
10 4 (0.86%) Groovy
11 3 (0.64%) C
11 3 (0.64%) C++
11 3 (0.64%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.64%) PHP
11 3 (0.64%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.43%) Swift
Qualifications
1 35 (7.51%) Degree
2 25 (5.36%) Azure Certification
3 21 (4.51%) AWS Certification
3 21 (4.51%) Security Cleared
4 12 (2.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 12 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (2.58%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.29%) ACCA
5 6 (1.29%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 6 (1.29%) CIMA
6 5 (1.07%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.07%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.43%) CSPO
8 2 (0.43%) HNC
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.21%) CISM
9 1 (0.21%) CISSP
9 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.65%) GDPR
1 17 (3.65%) GRC
2 15 (3.22%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.00%) QA
4 12 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.58%) SLA
5 8 (1.72%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.50%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (1.29%) NIST
8 4 (0.86%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.64%) WCAG
10 2 (0.43%) GAAP
10 2 (0.43%) IFRS
11 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 33 (7.08%) Docker
2 15 (3.22%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.07%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 35 (7.51%) Kubernetes
2 34 (7.30%) Terraform
3 9 (1.93%) Grafana
4 8 (1.72%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.64%) Nagios
7 2 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (0.43%) cPanel
7 2 (0.43%) Istio
7 2 (0.43%) linkerd
7 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.43%) Plesk
7 2 (0.43%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.43%) Puppet
7 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 83 (17.81%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.29%) ServiceNow
3 16 (3.43%) Adobe
3 16 (3.43%) Apple
3 16 (3.43%) CrowdStrike
4 13 (2.79%) Google
5 12 (2.58%) Palo Alto
5 12 (2.58%) Tenable
6 11 (2.36%) OpenAI
7 10 (2.15%) Splunk
8 8 (1.72%) Databricks
9 7 (1.50%) Oracle
10 6 (1.29%) AppDynamics
11 5 (1.07%) Cisco
11 5 (1.07%) VMware
12 4 (0.86%) OneLogin
13 3 (0.64%) Salesforce
14 2 (0.43%) New Relic
14 2 (0.43%) SonicWALL
14 2 (0.43%) WatchGuard