UK AI Jobs/Sports & Leisure/Cycling coach

Mixed signals

Cycling coach

11.5K UK workers · typical pay £28,000 · entry route Bachelor's degree (Level 6). Projected growth of +9% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

Thin signal. Only 20% of the Claude usage mapped to this job is actual work. The rest is personal or study use of the same skills. Read the figures below as indicative, not precise.

54%

Augmentation

AI mostly assists

3.6×

Time compression

~3.3h → ~55min

2.61/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

46%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

feedback loop 23.9%task iteration 23.5%directive 21.1%validation 17.1%learning 13%unclassified 1.4%

What people make with AI here

analysis / summary19%advice / recommendation15%plan / strategy12%

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)

11.5K

Median pay

£28.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

3 / 10

Elasticity

8.5 / 10

2035 outlook

+9%

Exposure · 3/10

Why AI can do the work

The core of the role requires physical presence, real-time human interaction, and hands-on instruction in outdoor or track environments. While AI can significantly enhance performance data analysis and training programme design for elite athletes, the essential tasks of safety supervision, technique correction, and motivational leadership remain human-centric.

Elasticity · 8.5/10

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Massive latent demand for personalized fitness and performance coaching exists but is currently priced as a luxury; 10x cheaper coaching would shift it from elite-only to a mass-market lifestyle service.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount grows +9%, a Jevons-pattern curve.

Adoption scenario

×1.00 · Consensus

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Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035

Baseline 11.5K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline

Peak 2035 +9%2035 +9%

Peak headcount

2035

+9% vs 2024

2035 endpoint

+9%

12.5K workers

Time to −10%

–

Never crosses in model

Total wage pool

£0.3B

pay × jobs

Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 3432.

London

15.6K · 13%

North West

15.4K · 12.8%

South West

15.2K · 12.6%

South East

14.2K · 11.8%

West Midlands

13.0K · 10.8%

East Midlands

10.1K · 8.4%

East

9.2K · 7.7%

Yorkshire and The Humber

7.3K · 6.1%

Gender split

Majority-male role (61.1% men).

40.3K women · 39%63.2K men · 61%