Machine Learning Scientist Jobs in England

Machine Learning Scientist
UK > England

The median Machine Learning Scientist salary in England is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 668 826 917
Rank change year-on-year +158 +91 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Scientist 9 8 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.009% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.010% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 8 2 10
10th Percentile £64,700 - £33,525
25th Percentile £79,063 £80,000 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 £80,001 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.12% +33.33% -17.24%
75th Percentile £108,438 £80,001 £80,938
90th Percentile £115,000 - £82,500
UK median annual salary £102,500 £80,001 £60,000
% change year-on-year +28.12% +33.33% -2.83%

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 43,278 80,816 83,674
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 94.49% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 24,456 60,386 53,004
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,125 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,501 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Machine Learning Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Machine Learning Scientist in England

Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist in England.

Salary trend for Machine Learning Scientist in England

Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Machine Learning Scientist in England

Machine Learning Scientist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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 +109 5 £102,500 - 18
South East +104 1 £80,000 - 4
East of England +48 1 - - 7
North of England - 1 £40,500 -
North West - 1 £40,500 -
Machine Learning Scientist
UK

Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Machine Learning Scientist 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 Machine Learning Scientist in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 8 (88.89%) Artificial Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Data Science
3 5 (55.56%) Decision-Making
3 5 (55.56%) Python
3 5 (55.56%) Analytics
4 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (44.44%) Marketing
4 4 (44.44%) Use Case
5 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (33.33%) Econometrics
5 3 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) Propensity Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) Business Analytics
5 3 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
5 3 (33.33%) Natural Language Processing
5 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
5 3 (33.33%) Azure
5 3 (33.33%) LLM
5 3 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
5 3 (33.33%) Data Strategy
5 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
5 3 (33.33%) Data Development
5 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
6 2 (22.22%) PyTorch
6 2 (22.22%) Semantic Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (22.22%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
6 2 (22.22%) TensorFlow
6 2 (22.22%) Design Patterns

Machine Learning Scientist 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 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Amazon Neptune
2 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) NoSQL
2 1 (11.11%) Big Data
2 1 (11.11%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
2 1 (11.11%) Tableau
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Banking
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
2 1 (11.11%) Private Banking
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) PyTorch
1 2 (22.22%) TensorFlow
2 1 (11.11%) FastAPI
2 1 (11.11%) Hugging Face
2 1 (11.11%) JSON
2 1 (11.11%) JSON-LD
2 1 (11.11%) OpenCV
2 1 (11.11%) Plotly
2 1 (11.11%) pydantic
2 1 (11.11%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Algorithms
2 1 (11.11%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (11.11%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (11.11%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (11.11%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 8 (88.89%) Artificial Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Data Science
3 5 (55.56%) Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) Decision-Making
4 4 (44.44%) Use Case
5 3 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
5 3 (33.33%) Business Analytics
5 3 (33.33%) Data Development
5 3 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) Data Strategy
5 3 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
5 3 (33.33%) Econometrics
5 3 (33.33%) LLM
5 3 (33.33%) Natural Language Processing
5 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
5 3 (33.33%) Propensity Modelling
5 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
5 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) Python
2 2 (22.22%) Java
2 2 (22.22%) R
2 2 (22.22%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) Gremlin
3 1 (11.11%) MATLAB
3 1 (11.11%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
2 1 (11.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Kibana
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) SAP