Machine Learning Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Machine Learning Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Machine Learning Engineer salary in Bristol is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 157 156
Rank change year-on-year +63 -1 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Engineer 4 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.34% 0.12% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.13% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 8
10th Percentile - £58,875 £67,275
25th Percentile £45,000 £79,688 £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £92,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -45.95% +8.82% +70.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £92,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -45.95% +15.63% +45.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,124 3,186 2,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 97.13% 92.57%
Number of salaries quoted 766 2,380 1,464
10th Percentile £30,875 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +8.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Machine Learning Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Machine Learning Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Machine Learning Engineer in Bristol

Machine Learning Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Machine Learning Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Machine Learning Engineer in Bristol

Machine Learning Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Machine Learning Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Machine Learning Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) AWS
2 3 (75.00%) PhD
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 3 (75.00%) Data Science
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) PyTorch
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
3 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
3 2 (50.00%) Hugging Face
3 2 (50.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (50.00%) Prompt Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) LLM
3 2 (50.00%) scikit-learn
3 2 (50.00%) Reinsurance
3 2 (50.00%) TensorFlow
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Information Retrieval
3 2 (50.00%) Semantic Search
3 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Statistics
3 2 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity

Machine Learning Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) AWS
1 3 (75.00%) Azure
1 3 (75.00%) GCP
2 1 (25.00%) AWS Lambda
2 1 (25.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Hugging Face
1 2 (50.00%) PyTorch
1 2 (50.00%) scikit-learn
1 2 (50.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (50.00%) Reinsurance
2 1 (25.00%) Biopharmaceutical
2 1 (25.00%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Data Science
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (50.00%) Information Retrieval
3 2 (50.00%) LLM
3 2 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
3 2 (50.00%) Prompt Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Semantic Search
3 2 (50.00%) Statistics
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Personalization
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) PhD
2 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Databricks