Artificial Intelligence Developer Job Trends
AI Developer
UK
The median AI Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 728 | 632 | 711 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | +79 | +24 |
| Permanent Artificial Intelligence Developer jobs | 111 | 35 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.092% | 0.071% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.100% | 0.079% | 0.062% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 30 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,375 | £52,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64,063 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £106,563 | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £85,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +8.33% | -25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,319 | 44,214 | 65,925 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.21% | 89.77% | 95.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,105 | 26,119 | 37,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,128 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,592 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,252 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,497 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.89% | -9.01% | -4.76% |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Artificial Intelligence Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Artificial Intelligence Developer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Artificial Intelligence Developer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Artificial Intelligence Developer jobs over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Artificial Intelligence Developer Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Artificial Intelligence Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -77 | 104 | £80,000 | - | 67 |
| UK excluding London | -100 | 67 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 32 |
| London | -55 | 44 | £125,000 | +56.25% | 35 |
| Work from Home | -41 | 31 | £125,000 | +92.31% | 24 |
| South East | -45 | 30 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| North of England | -57 | 17 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 12 |
| North West | -20 | 14 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 8 |
| East of England | -30 | 9 | £60,000 | - | 8 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | -72 | 3 | £50,750 | - | |
| North East | - | 3 | £75,000 | - | |
| Midlands | -68 | 1 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £57,500 | - | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Artificial Intelligence Developer job ads cited 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 Artificial Intelligence Developer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 111 |
| 2 | Azure | 38.7% | 43 |
| 2 | Python | 38.7% | 43 |
| 4 | Software Engineering | 36.0% | 40 |
| 5 | LLM | 30.6% | 34 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 28.8% | 32 |
| 7 | AWS | 26.1% | 29 |
| 8 | LangChain | 21.6% | 24 |
| 9 | GCP | 20.7% | 23 |
| 10 | Investment Management | 18.9% | 21 |
| 11 | Amazon Bedrock | 18.0% | 20 |
| 11 | CrewAI | 18.0% | 20 |
| 11 | 18.0% | 20 | |
| 11 | LangGraph | 18.0% | 20 |
| 11 | Pair Programming | 18.0% | 20 |
| 11 | pydantic | 18.0% | 20 |
| 11 | R | 18.0% | 20 |
| 18 | Problem-Solving | 17.1% | 19 |
| 19 | C# | 15.3% | 17 |
| 20 | Microsoft Copilot | 13.5% | 15 |
| 21 | CI/CD | 10.8% | 12 |
| 21 | Machine Learning | 10.8% | 12 |
| 21 | Power Platform | 10.8% | 12 |
| 21 | TypeScript | 10.8% | 12 |
| 25 | Azure AI | 9.9% | 11 |
| 25 | FastAPI | 9.9% | 11 |
| 25 | Full-Stack Development | 9.9% | 11 |
| 28 | .NET | 9.0% | 10 |
| 28 | Middleware | 9.0% | 10 |
| 28 | Platform Engineering | 9.0% | 10 |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Developer | 27.0% | 30 |
| 2 | Software Developer | 23.4% | 26 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 21.6% | 24 |
| 3 | Python Developer | 21.6% | 24 |
| 5 | Lead Developer | 19.8% | 22 |
| 6 | Developer/Software Engineer | 18.0% | 20 |
| 6 | Python Software Engineer | 18.0% | 20 |
| 8 | Lead Python Developer | 13.5% | 15 |
| 9 | Lead Software Developer | 10.8% | 12 |
| 9 | Lead Software Engineer | 10.8% | 12 |
| 11 | Power Platform Developer | 8.1% | 9 |
| 12 | Middleware Developer | 6.3% | 7 |
| 13 | Artificial Intelligence Software Developer | 5.4% | 6 |
| 14 | Automation Developer | 4.5% | 5 |
| 15 | Applications Developer | 3.6% | 4 |
| 16 | Artificial Intelligence Specialist | 2.7% | 3 |
| 17 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Developer | 1.8% | 2 |
| 18 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 0.9% | 1 |
| 18 | Gen AI Developer | 0.9% | 1 |
| 18 | Gen AI Specialist | 0.9% | 1 |