AI Engineer
UK
The median AI Engineer salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 651 | 842 | 970 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +191 | +128 | +233 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 59 | 45 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.046% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.048% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 25 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,325 | £42,750 | £44,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £55,000 | £58,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £90,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +12.50% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,188 | £110,000 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,000 | £127,500 | £89,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £55,000 | £61,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -10.20% | -1.21% |
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 | 48,816 | 93,552 | 93,960 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.64% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,241 | 67,063 | 59,087 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,501 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Artificial Intelligence Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Engineer.
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Engineer over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Artificial Intelligence Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +180 | 57 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 182 |
| London | +122 | 30 | £85,000 | -19.05% | 145 |
| UK excluding London | +187 | 28 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 84 |
| Work from Home | +185 | 23 | £90,000 | +63.64% | 100 |
| South East | +119 | 14 | £100,000 | - | 48 |
| North of England | +76 | 10 | £81,250 | +71.05% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 5 | £92,500 | +131.25% | 1 |
| North West | +8 | 5 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 6 |
| Scotland | +118 | 2 | £70,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +47 | 1 | £90,000 | +38.46% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 1 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| East of England | +46 | 1 | £64,000 | -28.89% | 7 |
Artificial Intelligence Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Artificial Intelligence Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Artificial Intelligence Engineer 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:
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