Hybrid/Remote Machine Learning Job Trends

Machine Learning (ML)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Machine Learning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 33 100
Rank change year-on-year -34 +67 -4
Permanent jobs citing Machine Learning 683 1,181 966
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.56% 7.95% 2.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.31% 8.39% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 407 262 765
10th Percentile £46,050 £47,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -2.80%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £145,920 £101,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £77,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.60% +10.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Machine Learning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,829 14,071 30,131
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.52% 94.77% 89.76%
Number of salaries quoted 11,309 8,239 23,590
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

Machine Learning
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Machine Learning and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Machine Learning job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Machine Learning
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Machine Learning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Machine Learning

Machine Learning
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Machine Learning over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.

Machine Learning salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Machine Learning
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 26 (3.81%) Apache Spark
2 24 (3.51%) SharePoint
3 18 (2.64%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.02%) Apache
5 6 (0.88%) SAS
6 3 (0.44%) CMS
7 2 (0.29%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.29%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.15%) Confluence
8 1 (0.15%) Kinematics
Applications
1 6 (0.88%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.44%) Blender
2 3 (0.44%) Maya
3 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.02%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.15%) HFM
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 300 (43.92%) Azure
2 213 (31.19%) AWS
3 135 (19.77%) GCP
4 124 (18.16%) Azure AI
5 101 (14.79%) Azure Machine Learning
6 72 (10.54%) Snowflake
7 70 (10.25%) Power Platform
8 60 (8.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 43 (6.30%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (5.12%) GitHub
10 35 (5.12%) SaaS
11 31 (4.54%) Azure Data Factory
12 29 (4.25%) GitHub Copilot
13 23 (3.37%) Azure Logic Apps
13 23 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
14 21 (3.07%) Vertex AI
15 20 (2.93%) Power Automate
16 19 (2.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (2.78%) OneDrive
16 19 (2.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 125 (18.30%) Broadband
2 10 (1.46%) Firewall
3 8 (1.17%) Internet
4 7 (1.02%) 5G
5 6 (0.88%) Kerberos
5 6 (0.88%) Network Security
6 2 (0.29%) DNS
6 2 (0.29%) VLAN
6 2 (0.29%) VPN
6 2 (0.29%) WireGuard
7 1 (0.15%) 4G
7 1 (0.15%) LTE
7 1 (0.15%) Modbus
7 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.15%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (12.74%) Azure SQL Database
2 78 (11.42%) MongoDB
3 66 (9.66%) SQL Server
4 65 (9.52%) Power BI
5 34 (4.98%) PostgreSQL
6 31 (4.54%) Data Warehouse
7 26 (3.81%) Metadata
8 20 (2.93%) Tableau
9 18 (2.64%) Big Data
10 16 (2.34%) Elasticsearch
11 15 (2.20%) BigQuery
11 15 (2.20%) Looker
12 13 (1.90%) Delta Lake
13 12 (1.76%) Amazon Redshift
14 10 (1.46%) Apache Iceberg
14 10 (1.46%) Pinecone
15 9 (1.32%) NoSQL
15 9 (1.32%) Relational Database
15 9 (1.32%) Weaviate
16 8 (1.17%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 21 (3.07%) MLflow
2 15 (2.20%) Git
3 9 (1.32%) GitLab
4 6 (0.88%) Claude Code
4 6 (0.88%) JIRA
5 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Appium
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 177 (25.92%) Finance
2 145 (21.23%) Social Skills
3 99 (14.49%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (6.15%) Banking
5 31 (4.54%) Retail
6 28 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (3.81%) Marketing
8 25 (3.66%) Law
8 25 (3.66%) Public Sector
9 24 (3.51%) Games
10 22 (3.22%) Legal
11 13 (1.90%) Advertising
11 13 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.17%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.17%) Publishing
13 8 (1.17%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.73%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 150 (21.96%) Developer
2 128 (18.74%) Senior
3 91 (13.32%) Lead
4 86 (12.59%) Data Scientist
5 62 (9.08%) .NET Developer
6 57 (8.35%) Software Engineer
7 53 (7.76%) Data Engineer
8 50 (7.32%) Architect
9 42 (6.15%) Data Manager
9 42 (6.15%) Engineering Manager
10 39 (5.71%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 35 (5.12%) Senior Data Scientist
12 33 (4.83%) Finance Manager
13 30 (4.39%) Consultant
13 30 (4.39%) Scala Engineer
14 28 (4.10%) Machine Learning Engineer
15 27 (3.95%) Senior Developer
16 26 (3.81%) Lead Data Scientist
17 24 (3.51%) Lead Developer
18 23 (3.37%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (13.62%) .NET
2 81 (11.86%) PyTorch
3 76 (11.13%) .NET Core
4 75 (10.98%) TensorFlow
5 64 (9.37%) React
6 59 (8.64%) ASP.NET
6 59 (8.64%) ASP.NET Core
6 59 (8.64%) ML.NET
6 59 (8.64%) RESTful
7 52 (7.61%) CSS
7 52 (7.61%) HTML
8 50 (7.32%) gRPC
9 40 (5.86%) Blazor
10 37 (5.42%) LangChain
11 30 (4.39%) Node.js
12 24 (3.51%) Hugging Face
12 24 (3.51%) REST
13 23 (3.37%) JSON
14 20 (2.93%) Microsoft Graph
15 19 (2.78%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 91 (13.32%) Video\Live Streaming
2 75 (10.98%) Distributed Systems
3 64 (9.37%) Cloud Native
4 52 (7.61%) Over-the-Top Content
5 50 (7.32%) Product Ownership
6 48 (7.03%) Algorithms
7 29 (4.25%) AI Agents
8 27 (3.95%) Low-Code
9 18 (2.64%) Social Media
10 17 (2.49%) Greenfield Project
11 15 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
12 13 (1.90%) Blog
12 13 (1.90%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.90%) Mobile App
13 10 (1.46%) Cyberattack
13 10 (1.46%) Life Science
14 9 (1.32%) Digital TV
14 9 (1.32%) Legacy Applications
14 9 (1.32%) Virtual Team
15 8 (1.17%) BBC
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.46%) Android
2 9 (1.32%) Linux
3 3 (0.44%) Robot Operating System
3 3 (0.44%) Windows
4 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 505 (73.94%) AI
2 222 (32.50%) Data Science
3 209 (30.60%) CI/CD
4 205 (30.01%) Agile
5 185 (27.09%) Roadmaps
6 175 (25.62%) Software Engineering
7 151 (22.11%) Analytics
8 124 (18.16%) Data Engineering
9 115 (16.84%) DevOps
9 115 (16.84%) Problem-Solving
10 112 (16.40%) Generative AI
11 108 (15.81%) Full-Stack Development
11 108 (15.81%) Mentoring
12 92 (13.47%) Data Governance
12 92 (13.47%) LLM
13 88 (12.88%) Clean Code
14 87 (12.74%) Decision-Making
15 82 (12.01%) Microservices
16 80 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
17 77 (11.27%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 348 (50.95%) Python
2 241 (35.29%) SQL
3 99 (14.49%) C#
4 98 (14.35%) Go
5 83 (12.15%) JavaScript
6 62 (9.08%) Scala
7 47 (6.88%) TypeScript
8 46 (6.73%) Java
9 27 (3.95%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.20%) R
11 13 (1.90%) Bash
12 10 (1.46%) C++
12 10 (1.46%) Rust
13 8 (1.17%) PHP
14 6 (0.88%) Bicep
14 6 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
16 3 (0.44%) C
16 3 (0.44%) T-SQL
17 1 (0.15%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 83 (12.15%) Degree
2 34 (4.98%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.07%) PhD
3 21 (3.07%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.20%) Master's Degree
5 13 (1.90%) DBS Check
6 12 (1.76%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.61%) Azure Certification
7 11 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.17%) CISSP
9 7 (1.02%) ACCA
9 7 (1.02%) CIMA
10 4 (0.59%) CISA
11 3 (0.44%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.29%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.29%) GIAC
12 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (0.29%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.29%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.30%) Data Quality
2 20 (2.93%) GDPR
2 20 (2.93%) QA
3 17 (2.49%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.44%) IFRS
4 3 (0.44%) IFRS 17
4 3 (0.44%) Solvency II
5 1 (0.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.15%) SLA
System Software
1 111 (16.25%) Docker
2 55 (8.05%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.88%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 59 (8.64%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.95%) Terraform
3 7 (1.02%) Kubeflow
4 6 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.44%) Grafana
6 2 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 2 (0.29%) Podman
6 2 (0.29%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.15%) Ansible
7 1 (0.15%) Istio
7 1 (0.15%) linkerd
7 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 190 (27.82%) Microsoft
2 97 (14.20%) Databricks
3 45 (6.59%) Typelevel
4 35 (5.12%) Google
5 20 (2.93%) Adobe
6 13 (1.90%) OpenAI
7 12 (1.76%) Facebook
8 11 (1.61%) Foundry
8 11 (1.61%) Palantir
9 9 (1.32%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.02%) Apple
10 7 (1.02%) SAP
10 7 (1.02%) Sony
10 7 (1.02%) Yahoo!
11 6 (0.88%) Oracle
12 4 (0.59%) ServiceNow
13 2 (0.29%) IBM
13 2 (0.29%) Informatica
14 1 (0.15%) Cognizant
14 1 (0.15%) Nokia