Machine Learning Developer Job Trends in London

Machine Learning Developer
England > London

The median Machine Learning Developer salary in London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 382 -
Rank change year-on-year -28 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Developer 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.005% 0.049% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.054% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% - -
England median annual salary £95,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +35.71% +21.74% -30.30%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 19,040 11,104 22,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 90.06% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 13,018 7,211 16,647
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -12.01%

Machine Learning Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Machine Learning Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Machine Learning Developer job vacancy trend in London

Machine Learning Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Machine Learning Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Machine Learning Developer job vacancies in London

Machine Learning Developer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 May 2026, Machine Learning Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Machine Learning Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Machine Learning Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python