Artificial Intelligence Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

AI Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median AI Engineer salary in Bristol is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £66,250 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 2,730 906 2,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.49% 94.67% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,032 636 2,251
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -0.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,164 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Artificial Intelligence Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Artificial Intelligence Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, Artificial Intelligence Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Artificial Intelligence Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) AI
2 6 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Azure
2 6 (75.00%) Azure AI
2 6 (75.00%) Azure Certification
2 6 (75.00%) Python
3 1 (12.50%) Commercialisation
3 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Generative AI
3 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
3 1 (12.50%) Model Context Protocol
3 1 (12.50%) Reinforcement Learning
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Azure
1 6 (75.00%) Azure AI
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) AI
2 6 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
3 1 (12.50%) Commercialisation
3 1 (12.50%) Generative AI
3 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
3 1 (12.50%) Reinforcement Learning
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs