AI Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median AI Developer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 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
21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
296 |
320 |
421 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+24 |
+101 |
+186 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Developer |
10 |
11 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.10% |
0.087% |
0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.093% |
0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£423 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£456 |
- |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£400 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.25% |
-20.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£606 |
- |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£648 |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£518 |
£400 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.38% |
-27.27% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,101 |
11,840 |
19,221 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.79% |
93.49% |
94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,001 |
7,583 |
13,590 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£338 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£420 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£745 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-0.94% |
-3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
290 |
291 |
441 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.25 |
£19.59 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£31.38 |
£25.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£39.10 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.11% |
-10.00% |
+1.01% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£67.26 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£75.00 |
£79.19 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
-3.37% |
+71.15% |
