The median AI Engineer salary in Cardiff is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
1.24% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.30% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,000 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£47,500 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
768 |
239 |
632 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.93% |
97.55% |
95.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
551 |
171 |
525 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,800 |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£39,000 |
£37,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,309 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+9.33% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£74,258 |
£77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,000 |
£47,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.96% |
+10.64% |
-6.00% |
