Head of AI Jobs in England

Head of Artificial Intelligence
UK > England

The median Head of Artificial Intelligence salary in England is £150,000 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 629 839 894
Rank change year-on-year +210 +55 +284
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of AI 50 11 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.012% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.013% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 28 11 10
10th Percentile £85,000 £48,750 -
25th Percentile £96,250 £64,375 £123,539
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £150,000 £105,000 £130,806
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -19.73% +45.34%
75th Percentile £175,000 £130,000 £138,073
90th Percentile - £237,500 £151,250
UK median annual salary £150,000 £100,000 £130,806
% change year-on-year +50.00% -23.55% +45.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Head of AI
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of AI in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of AI in England

Head of AI
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of AI in England.

Salary trend for Head of AI in England

Head of AI
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of AI in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of AI in England

Head of AI
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of AI within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +123 24 £150,000 +79.10% 17
South East +95 18 - - 2
North of England +45 8 £90,000 -14.29% 1
North West - 7 £90,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £100,000 -
Head of AI
UK

Head of AI Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Head of AI 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 England region featuring Head of AI in the job title.

1 49 (98.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 26 (52.00%) Roadmaps
3 25 (50.00%) Analytics
4 20 (40.00%) Decision-Making
5 19 (38.00%) Risk Management
6 18 (36.00%) Performance Management
6 18 (36.00%) SC Cleared
6 18 (36.00%) DV Cleared
6 18 (36.00%) Security Cleared
6 18 (36.00%) Project Governance
6 18 (36.00%) Machine Learning
6 18 (36.00%) Line Management
6 18 (36.00%) People Management
6 18 (36.00%) Technology Roadmap
6 18 (36.00%) Business Case
6 18 (36.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (30.00%) LLM
7 15 (30.00%) Python
8 14 (28.00%) Robotics
8 14 (28.00%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
9 8 (16.00%) Social Skills
10 7 (14.00%) Google
10 7 (14.00%) User Experience
10 7 (14.00%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (12.00%) Digital Enablement
11 6 (12.00%) Technology Enablement
12 5 (10.00%) Data Strategy
12 5 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
12 5 (10.00%) Microsoft
13 4 (8.00%) Finance

Head of AI Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (6.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.00%) Azure
2 1 (2.00%) GCP
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (2.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.00%) Neo4j
2 3 (6.00%) Power BI
General
1 18 (36.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.00%) Finance
4 3 (6.00%) Legal
5 2 (4.00%) Tech for Good
6 1 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.00%) Law
6 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.00%) Public Speaking
6 1 (2.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (2.00%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 14 (28.00%) Robotics
2 2 (4.00%) Virtual Team
3 1 (2.00%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.00%) Blockchain
3 1 (2.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (98.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 26 (52.00%) Roadmaps
3 25 (50.00%) Analytics
4 20 (40.00%) Decision-Making
5 19 (38.00%) Risk Management
6 18 (36.00%) Business Case
6 18 (36.00%) Line Management
6 18 (36.00%) Machine Learning
6 18 (36.00%) People Management
6 18 (36.00%) Performance Management
6 18 (36.00%) Project Governance
6 18 (36.00%) Technology Roadmap
7 15 (30.00%) LLM
8 14 (28.00%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
9 7 (14.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (14.00%) User Experience
10 6 (12.00%) Digital Enablement
10 6 (12.00%) Technology Enablement
11 5 (10.00%) Data Strategy
11 5 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (30.00%) Python
2 1 (2.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (36.00%) DV Cleared
1 18 (36.00%) SC Cleared
1 18 (36.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (14.00%) Google
2 5 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (8.00%) Databricks
4 1 (2.00%) OpenAI