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 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 676 | 855 | 965 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +179 | +110 | +226 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Developer | 16 | 41 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.042% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.044% | 0.025% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 40 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £32,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,254 | £75,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.66% | +66.67% | -47.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,254 | £77,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.51% | +72.22% | -43.57% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 2025.
Artificial Intelligence Developer
Top 7 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 1 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 |
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| England | +150 | 16 | £66,254 | -11.66% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +186 | 13 | £66,254 | -14.51% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +195 | 12 | £66,254 | -14.51% | 3 |
| East of England | +60 | 7 | £66,254 | +6.01% | |
| South East | +84 | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +110 | 3 | £47,500 | -36.67% | 2 |
| South West | +106 | 2 | £55,000 | +57.14% |
Artificial Intelligence Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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: