Machine Learning Scientist Jobs in London

Machine Learning Scientist
England > London

The median Machine Learning Scientist salary in London is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 499 621
Rank change year-on-year +101 +122 +217
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Scientist 5 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.039% 0.008% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.009% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile £85,250 - £46,875
25th Percentile £98,750 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 - £76,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.29%
75th Percentile £106,250 - £82,500
90th Percentile £111,500 - -
England median annual salary £102,500 £80,001 £65,000
% change year-on-year +28.12% +23.08% -10.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,677 22,261 33,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 94.13% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 7,473 16,753 24,565
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,150 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Machine Learning Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Machine Learning Scientist in London

Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Machine Learning Scientist in London

Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist in London over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Machine Learning Scientist in London

Machine Learning Scientist
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 7 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
Central London +38 1 £77,500 -
Machine Learning Scientist
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 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 London region featuring Machine Learning Scientist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science
2 4 (80.00%) Analytics
3 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
3 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Propensity Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) Business Analytics
3 3 (60.00%) Marketing
3 3 (60.00%) Use Case
3 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (60.00%) Econometrics
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Data Development
3 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (40.00%) TensorFlow
4 2 (40.00%) PyTorch
4 2 (40.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (40.00%) Azure
5 1 (20.00%) SaaS
5 1 (20.00%) NoSQL
5 1 (20.00%) R
5 1 (20.00%) Natural Language Processing
5 1 (20.00%) Neural Network
5 1 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Private Banking
5 1 (20.00%) ETL
5 1 (20.00%) SQL

Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Private Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) PyTorch
1 2 (40.00%) TensorFlow
2 1 (20.00%) OpenCV
2 1 (20.00%) pydantic
2 1 (20.00%) scikit-learn
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science
1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 4 (80.00%) Analytics
3 3 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 3 (60.00%) Business Analytics
3 3 (60.00%) Data Development
3 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Econometrics
3 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (60.00%) Propensity Modelling
3 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (60.00%) Use Case
4 2 (40.00%) Data Modelling
5 1 (20.00%) ETL
5 1 (20.00%) Neural Network
5 1 (20.00%) Predictive Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) R
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Docker