UK AI JobsExpected · in use · happened
UK AI Jobs/Government Services/Intelligence analyst
Grows with AI

Intelligence analyst

55.0K UK workers · typical pay £36,000 · entry route Bachelor's degree (Level 6). Projected growth of +15% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index
41%
Augmentation
AI mostly does the task
9.8×
Time compression
~5.6h → ~34min
2.9/5
AI autonomy
how hands-off it runs
59%
Automation
of measured usage
How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes
directive 43.1%task iteration 33.2%feedback loop 14.7%learning 5.4%unclassified 2.4%validation 1.2%
What people make with AI here
data / spreadsheet21%document / report17%analysis / summary8%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS
UK workers (2024)
55.0K
Median pay
£36.0K
Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement
AI exposure
8 / 10
Elasticity
8.5 / 10
2035 outlook
+15%
Exposure · 8/10
Why AI can do the work

The core tasks of collecting, processing, and analyzing digital data to identify patterns are highly susceptible to AI automation and enhancement. While the role involves human judgment for court testimony and sensitive security contexts, the vast majority of the work product is digital and can be significantly accelerated by large language models and advanced pattern-recognition algorithms.

Elasticity · 8.5/10
Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

The volume of digital signals and data points to monitor is effectively infinite, and cheaper analysis unlocks the ability to track millions of previously ignored low-level threats and patterns.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount grows +15%, a Jevons-pattern curve.

Adoption scenario
×1.00 · Consensus

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Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035
Baseline 55.0K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline
Peak 2027 +16%2035 +15%
Peak 20272024202620282030203220342035-8%+0%+19%+15%
Peak headcount
2027
+16% vs 2024
2035 endpoint
+15%
63.4K workers
Time to −10%
Never crosses in model
Total wage pool
£2.0B
pay × jobs
Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 3544.

London
28.5K · 23%
East
12.6K · 10.2%
South East
11.7K · 9.4%
South West
11.7K · 9.4%
North West
11.6K · 9.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
10.5K · 8.5%
East Midlands
9.5K · 7.7%
West Midlands
8.4K · 6.8%
Gender split

Relatively balanced: 41.9% women.

46.0K women · 42%63.8K men · 58%
slug: criminal-intelligence-analyst · dataset 2026.03 · CC-BY-4.0