Machine Learning Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

Machine Learning Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Machine Learning Engineer salary in Cambridge is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 40 75
Rank change year-on-year -23 +35 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Engineer 5 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.62% 1.21% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 1.33% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £59,925
25th Percentile - - £74,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £87,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
75th Percentile - - £95,625
90th Percentile - - £96,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £90,000 £88,500 £87,500
% change year-on-year +1.69% +1.14% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 753 225 960
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 91.09% 97.17%
Number of salaries quoted 514 139 740
10th Percentile £33,575 £30,000 £30,963
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,000 £85,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -2.78%

Machine Learning Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Machine Learning Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Machine Learning Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Machine Learning Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Machine Learning Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Machine Learning Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Machine Learning Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 27 April 2026, Machine Learning 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 Cambridge region featuring Machine Learning Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 5 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (80.00%) AI
2 4 (80.00%) SaaS
3 3 (60.00%) LLM
4 2 (40.00%) B2B
4 2 (40.00%) B2C
4 2 (40.00%) Docker
4 2 (40.00%) FastAPI
4 2 (40.00%) LangGraph
4 2 (40.00%) Observability
4 2 (40.00%) Redis
4 2 (40.00%) TensorFlow
5 1 (20.00%) AWS
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Vision
5 1 (20.00%) Deep Learning
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Flask
5 1 (20.00%) Keras
5 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Matplotlib
5 1 (20.00%) MLOps
5 1 (20.00%) Natural Language Processing
5 1 (20.00%) NumPy
5 1 (20.00%) OpenCV
5 1 (20.00%) Pandas
5 1 (20.00%) PhD
5 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) PyTorch

Machine Learning Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 4 (80.00%) SaaS
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Redis
General
1 3 (60.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) FastAPI
1 2 (40.00%) LangGraph
1 2 (40.00%) TensorFlow
2 1 (20.00%) Flask
2 1 (20.00%) Keras
2 1 (20.00%) Matplotlib
2 1 (20.00%) NumPy
2 1 (20.00%) OpenCV
2 1 (20.00%) Pandas
2 1 (20.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (20.00%) scikit-learn
2 1 (20.00%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) AI Agents
1 2 (40.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 4 (80.00%) AI
3 3 (60.00%) LLM
4 2 (40.00%) B2B
4 2 (40.00%) B2C
4 2 (40.00%) Observability
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Vision
5 1 (20.00%) Deep Learning
5 1 (20.00%) MLOps
5 1 (20.00%) Natural Language Processing
5 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PhD
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Docker