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 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 706 | 903 | 950 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +47 | +218 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Scientist | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.008% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.008% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,850 | - | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,125 | £80,000 | £45,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £102,500 | £80,001 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.12% | +23.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £80,001 | £80,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,750 | - | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,250 | £80,001 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.69% | +39.13% | -4.17% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
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 22 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 22 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 | +160 | 8 | £102,500 | +28.12% | 28 |
| London | +120 | 4 | £102,500 | - | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +186 | 3 | £60,250 | -24.69% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +134 | 3 | £95,000 | - | 12 |
| South East | +89 | 1 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +39 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £40,500 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,500 | - |
Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 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: