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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 293 324
Rank change year-on-year +189 +31 -68
Contract jobs citing Artificial Intelligence 777 413 579
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.09% 0.88% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 0.98% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 287 379
10th Percentile £400 £413 £425
25th Percentile £500 £475 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% +2.17% +4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £725 £663
90th Percentile £790 £888 £738
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £588
% change year-on-year - -2.13% +6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 17
10th Percentile £17.75 £35.00 £18.50
25th Percentile £19.38 £37.06 £32.25
Median hourly rate £46.18 £51.84 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.92% +23.43% +40.35%
75th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £49.59
90th Percentile £76.50 £95.13 £65.90
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £46.18 £42.00
% change year-on-year - +9.95% +14.29%

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 31,789 42,321 64,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.46% 89.92% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,644 29,706 45,695
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £440 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £548
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,352 1,534 1,708
10th Percentile £12.81 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.73 £15.30
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +41.18% +13.33%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.63 £49.77
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.35 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 +186 497 £600 -4.00% 607
North of England +86 102 £475 -19.15% 123
Midlands +59 50 £613 +40.00% 44
North West +35 48 £475 -19.15% 77
South East 0 48 £600 +10.60% 149
West Midlands +42 36 £550 +15.79% 32
Yorkshire +37 33 £600 +4.35% 36
South West 0 31 £550 - 66
North East +29 24 - - 11
East of England +18 21 £375 -38.78% 56
East Midlands +20 14 £750 +71.43% 12
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 75 (9.65%) Apache Airflow
2 68 (8.75%) Apache
3 11 (1.42%) Confluence
4 10 (1.29%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.03%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.51%) SAS
8 3 (0.39%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.26%) CMS
10 1 (0.13%) Drupal
10 1 (0.13%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.13%) nginx
10 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
10 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 142 (18.28%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.39%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.26%) Gliffy
4 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.13%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 19 (2.45%) Aladdin
2 13 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 7 (0.90%) SimCorp Dimension
6 5 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.39%) Distributed Ledger
7 3 (0.39%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.26%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.13%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 1 (0.13%) SAP CX
9 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
9 1 (0.13%) Shopify
9 1 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 206 (26.51%) Azure
2 201 (25.87%) AWS
3 133 (17.12%) GCP
4 37 (4.76%) Power Platform
5 34 (4.38%) Cloud Computing
6 30 (3.86%) Vertex AI
7 24 (3.09%) Serverless
8 15 (1.93%) Azure AI
8 15 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (1.80%) AWS Lambda
10 13 (1.67%) GitHub
10 13 (1.67%) SaaS
11 11 (1.42%) Google Compute Engine
12 10 (1.29%) Azure Machine Learning
12 10 (1.29%) ChatGPT
12 10 (1.29%) OCI
13 9 (1.16%) Amazon S3
13 9 (1.16%) AWS Step Functions
13 9 (1.16%) Azure Functions
13 9 (1.16%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.64%) Firewall
1 5 (0.64%) VPN
2 4 (0.51%) CTI
2 4 (0.51%) VoIP
3 3 (0.39%) Wireless
4 2 (0.26%) 5G
4 2 (0.26%) MQTT
4 2 (0.26%) Network Security
4 2 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.13%) Broadband
5 1 (0.13%) DHCP
5 1 (0.13%) DNS
5 1 (0.13%) Internet
5 1 (0.13%) Junos
5 1 (0.13%) LTE
5 1 (0.13%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (9.52%) PostgreSQL
2 66 (8.49%) Apache Ignite
3 30 (3.86%) Power BI
4 24 (3.09%) BigQuery
5 22 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (2.70%) Tableau
7 16 (2.06%) Big Data
8 12 (1.54%) Data Lake
8 12 (1.54%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.16%) DynamoDB
10 8 (1.03%) Data Mining
11 7 (0.90%) Crystal Reports
11 7 (0.90%) MySQL
11 7 (0.90%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.90%) SQL Server
12 6 (0.77%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.51%) Amazon Athena
13 4 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.51%) Bigtable
13 4 (0.51%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 50 (6.44%) Cypress.io
2 34 (4.38%) Git
3 29 (3.73%) JIRA
4 12 (1.54%) Jenkins
5 8 (1.03%) Bitbucket
5 8 (1.03%) ER Studio
5 8 (1.03%) ERwin
5 8 (1.03%) MLflow
6 7 (0.90%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.64%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.64%) LoadRunner
7 5 (0.64%) NeoLoad
7 5 (0.64%) Selenium
8 4 (0.51%) Mercurial
9 3 (0.39%) Appium
9 3 (0.39%) GitLab
10 1 (0.13%) CMake
10 1 (0.13%) GoCD
10 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 182 (23.42%) Finance
2 127 (16.34%) Social Skills
3 112 (14.41%) Front Office
4 109 (14.03%) Banking
5 37 (4.76%) Public Sector
6 36 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
7 24 (3.09%) Retail
8 20 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (2.45%) Legal
10 18 (2.32%) Marketing
11 17 (2.19%) Pharmaceutical
11 17 (2.19%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.93%) Investment Banking
12 15 (1.93%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.29%) German Language
14 9 (1.16%) Law
15 8 (1.03%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.90%) Electronics
16 7 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 261 (33.59%) Developer
2 115 (14.80%) Software Developer
3 95 (12.23%) Software Engineer
4 92 (11.84%) Python Engineer
5 91 (11.71%) Architect
6 77 (9.91%) Python Developer
7 74 (9.52%) Python Software Engineer
8 66 (8.49%) React Developer
9 65 (8.37%) Developer/Software Engineer
10 60 (7.72%) Analyst
11 59 (7.59%) Senior
12 51 (6.56%) Business Analyst
13 50 (6.44%) Lead
14 37 (4.76%) Full Stack Developer
14 37 (4.76%) Full Stack Engineer
15 36 (4.63%) Full Stack Software Engineer
16 33 (4.25%) Full Stack Python Developer
17 28 (3.60%) Consultant
17 28 (3.60%) Finance Business Analyst
17 28 (3.60%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 121 (15.57%) HTML
2 92 (11.84%) React
3 65 (8.37%) gRPC
3 65 (8.37%) Material-UI
3 65 (8.37%) Protocol Buffers
3 65 (8.37%) Redux
4 50 (6.44%) TensorFlow
5 39 (5.02%) PyTorch
6 30 (3.86%) Pandas
7 25 (3.22%) scikit-learn
8 23 (2.96%) CSS
9 22 (2.83%) NumPy
10 20 (2.57%) .NET
11 18 (2.32%) Node.js
12 14 (1.80%) SciPy
13 13 (1.67%) RESTful
14 11 (1.42%) .NET Core
14 11 (1.42%) Flask
14 11 (1.42%) Kafka
15 7 (0.90%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 102 (13.13%) Hedge funds
2 94 (12.10%) Fixed Income
3 67 (8.62%) Equities
4 58 (7.46%) Algorithms
5 45 (5.79%) Product Ownership
6 29 (3.73%) Derivative
6 29 (3.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 23 (2.96%) Robotics
8 17 (2.19%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.67%) IoT
10 12 (1.54%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (1.42%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.42%) FMCG
11 11 (1.42%) Management Information System
11 11 (1.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 10 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
13 9 (1.16%) Blockchain
14 8 (1.03%) Cloud Native
14 8 (1.03%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.54%) Linux
2 11 (1.42%) Windows
3 7 (0.90%) Android
4 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (47.62%) Machine Learning
2 248 (31.92%) Software Engineering
3 220 (28.31%) Agile
4 145 (18.66%) Conversational UI
5 119 (15.32%) Analytics
6 116 (14.93%) Code Quality
7 112 (14.41%) Data Science
8 107 (13.77%) DevOps
9 102 (13.13%) Asset Management
10 94 (12.10%) Investment Management
11 87 (11.20%) Computer Science
12 86 (11.07%) Full Stack Development
13 84 (10.81%) Generative AI
14 81 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
15 74 (9.52%) Roadmaps
16 66 (8.49%) LLM
17 65 (8.37%) Automated Trading
18 63 (8.11%) CI/CD
19 57 (7.34%) Natural Language Processing
20 42 (5.41%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 427 (54.95%) Python
2 228 (29.34%) SQL
3 158 (20.33%) JavaScript
4 144 (18.53%) C#
5 82 (10.55%) TypeScript
6 58 (7.46%) Java
7 31 (3.99%) PowerShell
8 25 (3.22%) C++
9 18 (2.32%) R
10 16 (2.06%) Bash
11 9 (1.16%) Go
11 9 (1.16%) T-SQL
12 8 (1.03%) C
13 7 (0.90%) Rust
13 7 (0.90%) Shell Script
14 6 (0.77%) Clojure
14 6 (0.77%) Haskell
14 6 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.64%) Scala
16 3 (0.39%) PHP
Qualifications
1 217 (27.93%) Degree
2 54 (6.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (5.66%) Security Cleared
4 39 (5.02%) Master's Degree
5 38 (4.89%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.45%) PhD
7 11 (1.42%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.03%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.03%) PMP
9 7 (0.90%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.64%) CISSP
10 5 (0.64%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.51%) CISM
11 4 (0.51%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.39%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.26%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.22%) QA
2 13 (1.67%) GDPR
3 9 (1.16%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.64%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.51%) Dodd-Frank
5 4 (0.51%) HIPAA
5 4 (0.51%) MiFID
5 4 (0.51%) PMO
5 4 (0.51%) SOC 2
6 3 (0.39%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.39%) Government Security Classifications
6 3 (0.39%) NIST
6 3 (0.39%) SLA
7 2 (0.26%) Basel III
7 2 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.13%) GRC
8 1 (0.13%) GxP
8 1 (0.13%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (3.35%) Docker
2 5 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.51%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.26%) HDFS
5 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 49 (6.31%) Kubernetes
2 35 (4.50%) Terraform
3 7 (0.90%) Ansible
4 5 (0.64%) Kubeflow
4 5 (0.64%) SysTrack
5 4 (0.51%) OPNET
5 4 (0.51%) PowerCLI
5 4 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.13%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Kibana
7 1 (0.13%) logstash
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.13%) Rancher
7 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 110 (14.16%) PayPal
2 95 (12.23%) Google
3 66 (8.49%) Microsoft
4 23 (2.96%) OpenAI
5 19 (2.45%) SAP
6 17 (2.19%) Oracle
7 13 (1.67%) Bloomberg
7 13 (1.67%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.54%) BISAM
9 10 (1.29%) Databricks
10 9 (1.16%) Adobe
10 9 (1.16%) Cisco
10 9 (1.16%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.16%) Sparx
11 8 (1.03%) Ariba
11 8 (1.03%) Genesys
12 7 (0.90%) SimCorp
13 6 (0.77%) Citrix
14 5 (0.64%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.64%) New Relic