Artificial Intelligence Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hounslow
AI Engineer
West London > Hounslow
The median AI Engineer daily rate in Hounslow is £703, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hounslow | 2.94% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.19% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £640 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £654 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £703 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £730 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West London median daily rate | £670 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Hounslow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Hounslow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Hounslow matching a recognised job title | 94 | 51 | 91 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.16% | 85.00% | 95.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 42 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £225 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £313 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £405 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.24% | -10.11% | -15.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £667 | £518 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £538 | £600 |
| West London median daily rate | £538 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.47% | -10.53% | -12.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.97 | £39.20 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.63 | £40.63 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.04 | £43.00 | £29.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +107.07% | +48.28% | -59.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £155.00 | £49.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £155.17 | £52.60 | £67.40 |
| West London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.11 | £26.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.28% | -5.88% | -58.95% |
Artificial Intelligence Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Hounslow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Artificial Intelligence Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hounslow.
Artificial Intelligence Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Hounslow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Engineer job vacancies in Hounslow.
Artificial Intelligence Engineer Contract Job Locations in Hounslow
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs within the Hounslow region over the 6 months to 29 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osterley | - | 2 | £703 | - | |
| Artificial Intelligence Engineer West London |
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Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Artificial Intelligence Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Artificial Intelligence Engineer job ads across the Hounslow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2 | A/B Testing | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | AI | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Apache | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Apache Spark | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Big Data | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Content Analysis | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Data Pipeline | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Deep Learning | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Docker | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | ETL | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Feature Engineering | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Hadoop | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Kubernetes | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | LightGBM | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Machine Learning | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | MLOps | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Performance Monitoring | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Personalization | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | PySpark | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | PyTorch | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | scikit-learn | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | SQL | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | TensorFlow | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | XGBoost | 66.7% | 2 |
| 26 | AWS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 26 | Snowflake | 33.3% | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Learning Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Lead Data Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |