The median AI Engineer salary in Leeds is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
                        
	
		| 
 | 
		6 months to 3 Nov 2025 | 
		Same period 2024 | 
		Same period 2023 | 
	
	
		| Rank | 
		86 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Rank change year-on-year | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 
		1 | 
		0 | 
		0 | 
	
	
		| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds | 
		0.094% | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| As % of the Job Titles category | 
		0.100% | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		1 | 
		0 | 
		0 | 
	
	
		| 10th Percentile | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 25th Percentile | 
		£75,000 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | 
		£80,000 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 75th Percentile | 
		£85,000 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 90th Percentile | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| West Yorkshire median annual salary | 
		£80,000 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title | 
		1,002 | 
		1,377 | 
		1,450 | 
	
	
		| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 
		94.17% | 
		96.09% | 
		97.84% | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		670 | 
		837 | 
		1,052 | 
	
	
		| 10th Percentile | 
		£29,175 | 
		£31,250 | 
		£31,000 | 
	
	
		| 25th Percentile | 
		£40,000 | 
		£45,000 | 
		£42,500 | 
	
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | 
		£60,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
		£55,043 | 
	
	
		| Median % change year-on-year | 
		+9.09% | 
		-0.08% | 
		+0.08% | 
	
	
		| 75th Percentile | 
		£72,750 | 
		£70,000 | 
		£73,750 | 
	
	
		| 90th Percentile | 
		£85,000 | 
		£85,000 | 
		£87,492 | 
	
	
		| West Yorkshire median annual salary | 
		£55,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
	
	
		| % change year-on-year | 
		- | 
		- | 
		+1.85% |