Machine Learning Scientist
UK
The median Machine Learning Scientist salary in the UK is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 703 | 870 | 961 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +167 | +91 | +212 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Scientist | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.008% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.009% | 0.013% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,700 | - | £33,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £79,063 | £80,000 | £45,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £102,500 | £80,001 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.12% | +33.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £108,438 | £80,001 | £80,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | - | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,250 | £80,001 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.69% | +60.00% | -16.67% |
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 | 49,912 | 93,707 | 92,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,050 | 67,086 | 58,518 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Machine Learning Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Machine Learning Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist.
Machine Learning Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Machine Learning Scientist
Top 8 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +143 | 9 | £102,500 | +28.12% | 27 |
| London | +117 | 5 | £102,500 | - | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +181 | 3 | £60,250 | -24.69% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 3 | £95,000 | - | 9 |
| South East | +98 | 1 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +45 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,500 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £40,500 | - |
Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 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 featuring Machine Learning Scientist in the job title.
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Machine Learning Scientist 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: