Residents of Tula region with AI skills can count on 66 thousand per month

In the Central Federal District for the third quarter of 2026, there were more than 4.1 thousand vacancies, in which employers indicated the skills of working with neural networks. Compared to the second quarter, the number of such proposals increased by 5%.

Most vacancies were placed in Moscow, accounting for 81% of the total. Another 4% of proposals came from the Moscow region, 3% from Voronezh, 2% from Yaroslavl. In Tula and a number of other regions of the Central Federal District, the share of such vacancies was about 1% in each region.

The median salary offered by employers in Central Russia to specialists with skills in working with neural networks reached 100,900 rubles a month. This is 2,200 rubles, or 2%, more than a quarter earlier.

At the same time, the level of salaries varies significantly depending on the region. In the Tula region, employers offered such specialists an average median of 66 thousand rubles. In the Bryansk region, the figure reached 270 thousand rubles, in Moscow - 108 600 rubles, in the Tver region - 105 thousand rubles. In the Moscow, Ryazan and Smolensk regions, the median salary was 100 thousand rubles.

In the Lipetsk region offered 90 thousand rubles, in Voronezh — 83 900 rubles, in Kaluga — 80 300 rubles, and in Yaroslavl — 80 thousand rubles. In the Tambov and Orel regions, the figure was 75,300 rubles, in Vladimir - 75 thousand, in Ivanovo - 70 thousand. In the Kursk, Belgorod and Kostroma regions, the median salary reached 60 thousand rubles.

Among the professions that require skills in working with neural networks, data scientists received the highest salary offers. They are ready to pay an average of 220 thousand rubles. Analysts are offered 208 thousand rubles, heads of sales departments - 200 thousand, programmers-developers - 180 thousand, financial and investment analysts - 150 thousand rubles.

Marina Kachanova, director of hh.ru in the regions, said that residents of the Tula region and the Central Federal District most often use neural networks to search for information and ideas. This option was chosen by 74% of users who participated in the joint research hh.ru and “Kontur.Aegida”.

In second place is the creation and editing of texts, letters and messages: 65% of respondents do this. Another 32% use neural networks for analyzing documents and large volumes of text, 28% for preparing presentations and reports, and 22% for working with tables and data.

Less often, artificial intelligence is used when working with clients - 14% of the study participants, for solving career issues, including promotion - 12%, and for preparing for meetings, negotiations and speeches - 11%.

According to Marina Kachanova, now neural networks mainly help to solve everyday tasks related to the search for information and texts. More narrow professional scenarios of their use are less common.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” wrote that only for 23% of Tulas, the boss can be a friend at work. Among employees who adhere exclusively to business communication with their superiors, 34% believe this.