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Where Britain is hiring
308
Live innovation roles
Not enough daily observations yet to state a trend.
£41,872
Median advertised salary
Manufacturing engineering
Largest live demand
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Where the work is.
Mapped by actual work location, never by the employer's registered office.
London
86 live opportunities
AI & machine learning · Data science · Software engineering · Life sciences
Explore opportunities →Cambridge
49 live opportunities
Quantum · Semiconductors · Software engineering · AI & machine learning
Explore opportunities →Oxford
22 live opportunities
Life sciences · Programme delivery · Manufacturing engineering · Laboratory & technical
Explore opportunities →Bristol
22 live opportunities
Space systems · Manufacturing engineering · Clean energy · AI & machine learning
Explore opportunities →Derby
22 live opportunities
Clean energy · Space systems · Manufacturing engineering · Programme delivery
Explore opportunities →Manchester
21 live opportunities
Programme delivery · Laboratory & technical · Semiconductors · Life sciences
Explore opportunities →Glasgow
8 live opportunities
Space systems · Software engineering · Programme delivery · Laboratory & technical
Explore opportunities →Sheffield
8 live opportunities
Manufacturing engineering · Programme delivery · Clean energy
Explore opportunities →What Britain needs next
Manufacturing engineering
98
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £33,500
Derby · Bristol · Sheffield · Oxford
Space systems
96
Trend not yet evidenced
Derby · Bristol · Glasgow · London
Clean energy
93
Trend not yet evidenced
Derby · Bristol · Culham · London
AI & machine learning
78
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £50,000
London · Cambridge · Bristol · Culham
Software engineering
35
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Cambridge · Glasgow · Belfast
Programme delivery
31
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £34,819
Manchester · Oxford · Cambridge · Culham
Life sciences
30
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £41,872
London · Oxford · Cambridge · Manchester
Data science
28
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Culham · Cambridge · Edinburgh
Quantum
24
Trend not yet evidenced
Cambridge · London
Semiconductors
19
Trend not yet evidenced
Cambridge · Manchester · Bristol
Who's building
Rolls-Royce
Clean energy
80
opportunities
Isomorphic Labs
London · AI & machine learning
41
opportunities
University of Manchester
Oxford · Programme delivery
40
opportunities
Synthesia
London · AI & machine learning
21
opportunities
Riverlane
Cambridge · Quantum
19
opportunities
Arm
Cambridge · Semiconductors
17
opportunities
Spire Global Glasgow
Glasgow · Space systems
11
opportunities
ITM Power
Sheffield · Manufacturing engineering
10
opportunities
Quantexa
London · Data science
10
opportunities
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Suggest an opportunity →Labour market evidence
180,000
Specialist AI job postings
Up 61% from 112,000 in 2024
34.2%
Average wage premium for specialist AI skills
Up from 11% in 2024
~1.8 million
Priority occupations projected growth
24% growth across identified priority occupations
70.6%
Clean-energy priority workforce growth
Fastest percentage growth among listed priority sectors
44.0%
Life-sciences priority workforce growth
66,000 additional priority workers projected
58.1%
Defence priority workforce growth
53,000 additional priority workers projected
239,000
Digital & technologies additional priority workers
27.3% priority occupation growth
192,000
Programmers and software developers additional workers
One of the largest projected priority-occupation increases
54,000+
UK tech and IT postings
Software development and testing led with 14,850; transformation project services 13,867
£62,700
AI Expert median advertised salary
42% premium over wider IT roles
£55,000
AI Specialist median advertised salary
25% premium over wider IT roles
60%
AI Expert vacancy concentration
Clusters also identified in the East, North West, South West, Scotland and Yorkshire & Humber
8,683
Live apprenticeships visible
Government Find an Apprenticeship search
44
UKAEA live vacancies
Fusion, engineering, data, project and commercial roles