Hybrid/Remote Machine Learning Specialist Contract Job Trends
Machine Learning Specialist
UK > Work from Home
As of 6 November 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Machine Learning Specialist daily rate in Work from Home.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 379 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Machine Learning Specialist jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.015% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,704 | 9,412 | 11,309 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.85% | 93.73% | 93.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,990 | 6,160 | 7,105 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £519 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | -1.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 774 | 324 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £14.89 | £19.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £41.68 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.96% | -1.93% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £74.05 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.08 | £25.15 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.36% | -32.03% | -17.78% |
Machine Learning Specialist Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Machine Learning Specialist job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Machine Learning Specialist Skill Set Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Machine Learning Specialist 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 Machine Learning Specialist jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Bayesian Methods | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Visualisation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Databricks | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Deep Learning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Experimental Design | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Machine Learning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | MLflow | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Personalization | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Prototyping | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Visualisation | 100.0% | 2 |
Machine Learning Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |