AI Developer
UK
The median AI Developer salary in the UK is £66,254 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 714 | 862 | 903 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +41 | +382 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Developer | 15 | 49 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.045% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.029% | 0.048% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 48 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | £46,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,254 | £63,750 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.93% | +41.67% | -47.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £76,250 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £78,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,254 | £62,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +6.01% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 51,867 | 102,282 | 81,878 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.61% | 94.79% | 91.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,945 | 72,135 | 54,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +5.94% |
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Artificial Intelligence Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +148 | 15 | £66,254 | +6.01% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | +147 | 12 | £66,254 | +6.01% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 8 | £66,254 | -14.51% | 22 |
| East of England | +31 | 6 | £66,254 | +6.01% | 8 |
| London | +106 | 3 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 28 |
| South East | +35 | 3 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 8 |
| South West | +110 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, Artificial Intelligence Developer 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 featuring Artificial Intelligence Developer in the job title.
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Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: