UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 2126
How exposed to AI are design and development engineers?
87/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Very high#23
of 100 large UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£41,794
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 95,000 employee jobs
Design and development engineers sits in the very high exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 87% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. High exposure usually means AI can help with many of the tasks involved, such as drafting, analysis or information handling. That can change how the job is done, but it is not a forecast that the job will disappear.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) 1.18, LLM exposure 0.98 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 4. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
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Occupations with similar exposure
- Quality assurance and regulatory professionals (87/100)
- Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c. (87/100)
- Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. (85/100)
- Senior professionals of educational establishments (85/100)
← #22 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals · #24 Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. →
Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14. Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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