The median AI Engineer salary in the City of London is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
121 |
160 |
159 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+39 |
-1 |
+86 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer |
13 |
5 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.56% |
0.19% |
0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.60% |
0.20% |
0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
5 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£61,875 |
- |
£90,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£52,500 |
£103,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£55,000 |
£140,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-60.71% |
+115.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,313 |
£77,500 |
£147,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,750 |
- |
| Central London median annual salary |
£82,500 |
£55,000 |
£140,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+50.00% |
-60.71% |
+115.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
2,173 |
2,445 |
2,683 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.19% |
92.09% |
95.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,627 |
1,587 |
2,388 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,532 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£54,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£74,000 |
£74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.35% |
- |
-1.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£99,375 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£113,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
