Local Authority
AI Job Risk in Birmingham
Birmingham scores 52.7/100 for AI job risk, ranking #153 out of 261 uk local authorities. That puts it around the middle — a moderate mix of AI-vulnerable and AI-resistant jobs in the local economy.
Ranked #153 of 261 uk local authorities
Rank
#153
around the middle
Total Workforce
440 K
jobs analysed
High-Risk Jobs
53 K
12% of workforce
Out of
261
uk local authorities
Most at Risk
Jobs in Birmingham most likely to be automated or transformed by AI
Customer Service Occupations
7.8 K employed
Customer Service Supervisors
210 employed
Senior Officers in Protective Services
280 employed
Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture Related Services
160 employed
Information Technology Professionals
9.1 K employed
Elementary Administration Occupations
3.2 K employed
Other Administrative Occupations
11 K employed
Administrative Occupations: Records
5.7 K employed
Secretarial and Related Occupations
8.1 K employed
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
7.8 K employed
Safest from AI
Jobs in Birmingham least likely to be affected by AI
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
13 K employed
Construction Operatives
2.4 K employed
Construction and Building Trades
8.7 K employed
Caring Personal Services
27 K employed
Road Transport Drivers
21 K employed
Protective Service Occupations
3.6 K employed
Functional Managers and Directors
10 K employed
Sales Related Occupations
1.1 K employed
Elementary Security Occupations
8.5 K employed
Elementary Construction Occupations
2.4 K employed
What this means
The exposure score (52.7/100) measures how much of Birmingham's workforce is in jobs that AI can automate or significantly change. It's not a prediction that jobs will disappear — it's a measure of how exposed the local economy is to AI-driven change.
How it works: We score 289 occupations from 0 (AI has little impact) to 100 (AI can do most of the job) using 10 research sources. We then match these scores to real employment data for Birmingham, weighting by how many people actually work in each role.
High-risk jobs (score 60+) include roles like customer service, data entry, and bookkeeping where AI can already handle most tasks. Low-risk jobs (score under 30) include trades, healthcare, and social work where physical presence or human judgement is essential.
Full methodology · Data covers 59% of occupation categories in this area