Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom, 2014–2025
Source: Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom is 1.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 83.3% on the previous year and up 342.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom peaked at 1.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
That places United Kingdom 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +33.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +83.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom?
- Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Kingdom was 1.9% in 2025, according to Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of job postings that require at least one AI-related skill, such as machine learning, generative AI, or natural language processing.