AI Developer
UK
The median AI Developer daily rate in the UK is £838, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 470 | 564 | 695 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +131 | +153 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Developer | 53 | 15 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.035% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.038% | 0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 11 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £459 | £438 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £531 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £838 | £708 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.37% | -2.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £881 | £875 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | - | £725 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,190 | 39,537 | 53,805 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 92.80% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,718 | 37,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,672 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.29 | £19.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.08 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.44 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Artificial Intelligence Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +83 | 42 | £838 | +18.37% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 32 | £838 | -1.47% | 5 |
| London | +59 | 26 | £838 | +18.37% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +62 | 18 | £600 | - | 9 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £600 | - | |
| South East | - | 5 | £575 | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £525 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £467 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +22 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +12 | 1 | - | - |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Artificial Intelligence Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Artificial Intelligence Developer in the job title.
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Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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