UK AI JobsExpected · in use · happened
UK AI Jobs/Managerial/TV or film producer
Grows with AI

TV or film producer

16.8K UK workers · typical pay · entry route GCSEs grades 4-9 (A*-C). Projected growth of +12% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index
58%
Augmentation
AI mostly assists
7.3×
Time compression
~6.2h → ~50min
2.85/5
AI autonomy
how hands-off it runs
42%
Automation
of measured usage
How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes
task iteration 50%directive 28.6%feedback loop 12.7%learning 4.4%unclassified 2.6%validation 1.8%
What people make with AI here
video / animation17%document / report13%plan / strategy7%

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)
16.8K
Median pay
Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement
AI exposure
6 / 10
Elasticity
8.5 / 10
2035 outlook
+12%
Exposure · 6/10
Why AI can do the work

While the role involves significant interpersonal work like talent management and physical presence on sets, many core tasks such as script analysis, budgeting, and scheduling are highly susceptible to AI optimization. Generative AI is also rapidly transforming pre-production through automated storyboarding and concept art, though the high-level creative vision and financial risk-taking remain human-centric.

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

Lower production costs unlock a massive latent demand for niche, localized, and experimental content that is currently financially unviable.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount grows +12%, a Jevons-pattern curve.

Adoption scenario
×1.00 · Consensus

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Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035
Baseline 16.8K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline
Peak 2027 +12%2035 +12%
Peak 20272024202620282030203220342035-7%+0%+14%+12%
Peak headcount
2027
+12% vs 2024
2035 endpoint
+12%
18.8K workers
Time to −10%
Never crosses in model
Total wage pool
pay not published
Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 3416.

London
50.2K · 48.3%
South East
13.6K · 13.1%
North West
9.1K · 8.8%
East
8.0K · 7.7%
South West
6.6K · 6.3%
Scotland
5.2K · 5%
West Midlands
4.7K · 4.5%
East Midlands
4.4K · 4.2%
Gender split

Majority-male role (69.3% men).

31.0K women · 31%69.9K men · 69%
slug: tv-or-film-producer · dataset 2026.03 · CC-BY-4.0