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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 58 48
Rank change year-on-year +55 -10 +60
Permanent jobs citing AI 507 138 133
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 21.19% 3.86% 5.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 24.94% 4.48% 5.95%
Number of salaries quoted 123 42 112
10th Percentile £20,000 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £24,570 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,285 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.58% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £81,875 £82,813 £84,056
90th Percentile £103,750 £93,250 £97,061
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 2,033 3,082 2,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 84.96% 86.21% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,277 1,395 1,806
10th Percentile £28,150 £32,500 £33,858
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,450 £85,000
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 18 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 18 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 +21 26 £69,384 +2.79% 2
Stockport +8 25 - - 5
Altrincham - 8 £25,000 - 22
Bolton +11 7 £53,750 - 23
Rochdale +1 7 - -
Wigan - 7 - - 2
Oldham +11 6 £65,000 +8.33%
Cheadle - 6 - -
Dukinfield - 5 - -
Bury - 5 - - 23
Ashton-under-Lyne - 5 - - 22
Littleborough - 5 - -
Stalybridge - 5 - -
Heywood - 4 - -
Sale - 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 (0.99%) Apache Solr
2 4 (0.79%) CMS
2 4 (0.79%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 120 (23.67%) Chatbot
2 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.99%) 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 (30.97%) Cloud Computing
2 36 (7.10%) Azure
3 35 (6.90%) AWS
4 13 (2.56%) GCP
4 13 (2.56%) Power Platform
5 11 (2.17%) SaaS
6 9 (1.78%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (1.38%) Amazon Bedrock
7 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (0.99%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 5 (0.99%) AWS CloudFormation
8 5 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.99%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (0.99%) GitHub
9 4 (0.79%) Copilot Studio
9 4 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.59%) OCI
10 3 (0.59%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.59%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 157 (30.97%) Internet
2 8 (1.58%) Telepresence
2 8 (1.58%) Unified Communications
2 8 (1.58%) VoIP
2 8 (1.58%) WebEx
3 1 (0.20%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.20%) HTTP
3 1 (0.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.96%) MySQL
2 10 (1.97%) MongoDB
2 10 (1.97%) Power BI
3 9 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.58%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (1.18%) Tableau
6 4 (0.79%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.59%) Looker
7 3 (0.59%) Metadata
8 2 (0.39%) Neo4j
8 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.20%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.20%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (1.78%) Git
2 5 (0.99%) JIRA
3 3 (0.59%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.39%) MLflow
5 1 (0.20%) JUnit
General
1 249 (49.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 226 (44.58%) Social Skills
3 168 (33.14%) Banking
4 86 (16.96%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (10.45%) Finance
6 24 (4.73%) Marketing
7 19 (3.75%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.78%) Law
9 9 (1.78%) Legal
9 9 (1.78%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.78%) Telecoms
10 5 (0.99%) Advertising
10 5 (0.99%) Games
10 5 (0.99%) Retail
11 4 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.59%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.59%) Billing
12 3 (0.59%) Private Banking
13 2 (0.39%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 128 (25.25%) Lecturer
2 115 (22.68%) Trainer
3 28 (5.52%) Microsoft Specialist
4 22 (4.34%) Developer
4 22 (4.34%) Senior
5 20 (3.94%) Architect
6 12 (2.37%) Analyst
7 11 (2.17%) Consultant
7 11 (2.17%) Software Engineer
8 10 (1.97%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.58%) Cisco Specialist
9 8 (1.58%) Sales Executive
9 8 (1.58%) Senior Software Engineer
9 8 (1.58%) Software Developer
9 8 (1.58%) Support Engineer
9 8 (1.58%) Voice Engineer
9 8 (1.58%) Voice Support Engineer
10 7 (1.38%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 7 (1.38%) Technical Manager
11 6 (1.18%) IT Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.14%) React
2 12 (2.37%) .NET
2 12 (2.37%) RESTful
3 11 (2.17%) CSS
4 9 (1.78%) HTML
5 6 (1.18%) CSS3
5 6 (1.18%) HTML5
5 6 (1.18%) Node.js
6 5 (0.99%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.79%) ASP.NET Core
7 4 (0.79%) Django
7 4 (0.79%) Kafka
7 4 (0.79%) Next.js
7 4 (0.79%) REST
7 4 (0.79%) Tailwind CSS
8 3 (0.59%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.59%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.59%) scikit-learn
8 3 (0.59%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.59%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 157 (30.97%) IoT
2 23 (4.54%) AI Agents
3 19 (3.75%) Blog
4 18 (3.55%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.17%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Licensing
7 5 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (0.99%) Product Ownership
7 5 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (0.79%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.59%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.59%) Molecular Biology
9 3 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.39%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.39%) Low-Code
10 2 (0.39%) Marketing Technology
10 2 (0.39%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.39%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.99%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Linux
2 4 (0.79%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (38.46%) Machine Learning
2 178 (35.11%) Cybersecurity
3 175 (34.52%) User Experience
4 158 (31.16%) Web Development
5 120 (23.67%) Conversational UI
6 58 (11.44%) Chemistry
7 36 (7.10%) Analytics
8 35 (6.90%) Customer Service
9 32 (6.31%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (5.92%) CRM
11 28 (5.52%) CI/CD
11 28 (5.52%) Time Management
12 27 (5.33%) Agile
13 24 (4.73%) DevOps
14 23 (4.54%) Customer Engagement
15 22 (4.34%) Roadmaps
16 19 (3.75%) Decision-Making
16 19 (3.75%) Software Engineering
17 17 (3.35%) Software Licensing
18 16 (3.16%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.51%) Python
2 23 (4.54%) SQL
3 15 (2.96%) JavaScript
3 15 (2.96%) TypeScript
4 10 (1.97%) C#
4 10 (1.97%) Java
5 4 (0.79%) Go
5 4 (0.79%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.59%) PHP
7 2 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.39%) VBA
8 1 (0.20%) Bash
8 1 (0.20%) C++
8 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.20%) R
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 347 (68.44%) Degree
2 236 (46.55%) Master's Degree
3 233 (45.96%) PhD
4 158 (31.16%) Postgraduate
5 6 (1.18%) PMP
6 5 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.59%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.59%) Security Cleared
8 2 (0.39%) CBAP
8 2 (0.39%) CCIE
8 2 (0.39%) CCNA
8 2 (0.39%) CCNP
8 2 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.39%) MCP
8 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.20%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.20%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.20%) MBA
9 1 (0.20%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.99%) Data Quality
2 4 (0.79%) GDPR
3 2 (0.39%) QA
4 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (0.20%) FINRA
4 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.20%) NCSC
4 1 (0.20%) NIST
4 1 (0.20%) PERC
4 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (3.94%) Docker
2 4 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.76%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.58%) Cisco CUCM
2 8 (1.58%) Terraform
3 4 (0.79%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 115 (22.68%) PayPal
2 72 (14.20%) Microsoft
3 29 (5.72%) Cisco
4 12 (2.37%) Adobe
4 12 (2.37%) Oracle
5 11 (2.17%) Apple
6 10 (1.97%) Dell
7 9 (1.78%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.58%) Google
9 6 (1.18%) VMware
10 5 (0.99%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.79%) Foundry
11 4 (0.79%) Genesys
12 3 (0.59%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.59%) 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