Machine Learning Developer Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Machine Learning Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Machine Learning Developer salary for remote or hybrid work is £70,000 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 392 588 670
Rank change year-on-year +196 +82 +167
Permanent jobs requiring a Machine Learning Developer 5 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.033% 0.012% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.012% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile - - £49,250
25th Percentile £67,500 - £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -18.52% -10.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 - £80,625
90th Percentile - - £87,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +21.74% -14.81% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,554 32,482 41,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 95.99% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 9,860 24,960 29,208
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

Machine Learning Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Machine Learning Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Machine Learning Developer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Machine Learning Developer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Machine Learning Developer.

Machine Learning Developer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Machine Learning Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Machine Learning 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Machine Learning Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) .NET
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
1 5 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 5 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 5 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science
1 5 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 5 (100.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (40.00%) Azure Machine Learning
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics

Machine Learning Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) Azure Machine Learning
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) .NET
1 5 (100.00%) .NET Framework
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science
1 5 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 5 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 5 (100.00%) Parallel Programming
1 5 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Python