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 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 51 105
Rank change year-on-year -19 +54 -11
Permanent jobs citing Machine Learning 610 839 921
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.31% 5.74% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.00% 6.04% 3.11%
Number of salaries quoted 383 294 727
10th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,313 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,996 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.68% +9.22% -6.40%
75th Percentile £100,000 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £132,500 £133,500 £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 15,256 13,894 29,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.08%
Number of salaries quoted 10,822 8,909 23,455
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,208 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +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 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 11 May 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 28 (4.59%) Apache Spark
2 25 (4.10%) SharePoint
3 18 (2.95%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.15%) Apache
5 6 (0.98%) CMS
5 6 (0.98%) SAS
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Pulsar
6 3 (0.49%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.16%) Kinematics
Applications
1 6 (0.98%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.64%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.33%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 290 (47.54%) Azure
2 203 (33.28%) AWS
3 133 (21.80%) GCP
4 115 (18.85%) Azure AI
5 102 (16.72%) Azure Machine Learning
6 76 (12.46%) Power Platform
7 72 (11.80%) Snowflake
8 60 (9.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 35 (5.74%) Azure DevOps
10 31 (5.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 29 (4.75%) GitHub
12 27 (4.43%) SaaS
13 23 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
13 23 (3.77%) GitHub Copilot
13 23 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
14 21 (3.44%) Power Automate
15 19 (3.11%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 19 (3.11%) OneDrive
15 19 (3.11%) PowerApps
16 18 (2.95%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 116 (19.02%) Broadband
2 9 (1.48%) Firewall
3 7 (1.15%) 5G
3 7 (1.15%) Internet
4 6 (0.98%) Network Security
5 5 (0.82%) Kerberos
6 2 (0.33%) DNS
6 2 (0.33%) VLAN
6 2 (0.33%) VPN
6 2 (0.33%) WireGuard
7 1 (0.16%) 4G
7 1 (0.16%) LTE
7 1 (0.16%) Modbus
7 1 (0.16%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (12.62%) Azure SQL Database
2 69 (11.31%) Power BI
3 68 (11.15%) MongoDB
4 65 (10.66%) SQL Server
5 32 (5.25%) PostgreSQL
6 29 (4.75%) Data Warehouse
7 25 (4.10%) Tableau
8 20 (3.28%) Metadata
9 16 (2.62%) Elasticsearch
10 15 (2.46%) Looker
11 14 (2.30%) BigQuery
12 13 (2.13%) Amazon Redshift
12 13 (2.13%) Delta Lake
13 11 (1.80%) Data Lake
13 11 (1.80%) NoSQL
13 11 (1.80%) Pinecone
14 10 (1.64%) Apache Iceberg
14 10 (1.64%) Weaviate
15 8 (1.31%) Big Data
16 7 (1.15%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 22 (3.61%) MLflow
2 15 (2.46%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) Claude Code
3 5 (0.82%) GitLab
4 4 (0.66%) JIRA
5 3 (0.49%) Selenium
6 2 (0.33%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.33%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.16%) Appium
7 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
General
1 141 (23.11%) Finance
2 138 (22.62%) Social Skills
3 81 (13.28%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (5.25%) Retail
5 25 (4.10%) Banking
5 25 (4.10%) Marketing
6 24 (3.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (3.77%) Games
8 22 (3.61%) Legal
9 20 (3.28%) Law
9 20 (3.28%) Public Sector
10 14 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.30%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.80%) Publishing
12 10 (1.64%) Advertising
12 10 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.15%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.82%) Back Office
15 4 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.66%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 127 (20.82%) Senior
2 116 (19.02%) Developer
3 74 (12.13%) Lead
4 56 (9.18%) Data Scientist
5 52 (8.52%) .NET Developer
6 48 (7.87%) Software Engineer
7 46 (7.54%) Architect
8 44 (7.21%) Data Engineer
8 44 (7.21%) Data Manager
9 40 (6.56%) Engineering Manager
10 33 (5.41%) Finance Manager
11 31 (5.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 30 (4.92%) Consultant
12 30 (4.92%) Scala Engineer
13 27 (4.43%) Senior Developer
14 23 (3.77%) Data Architect
15 20 (3.28%) Machine Learning Engineer
16 19 (3.11%) Senior Data Scientist
17 18 (2.95%) Python Engineer
18 17 (2.79%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (13.44%) .NET
2 66 (10.82%) .NET Core
3 57 (9.34%) gRPC
3 57 (9.34%) RESTful
4 56 (9.18%) PyTorch
4 56 (9.18%) React
5 49 (8.03%) ASP.NET
5 49 (8.03%) ASP.NET Core
5 49 (8.03%) ML.NET
5 49 (8.03%) TensorFlow
6 48 (7.87%) CSS
6 48 (7.87%) HTML
7 33 (5.41%) Blazor
8 27 (4.43%) REST
9 24 (3.93%) Kafka
9 24 (3.93%) LangChain
9 24 (3.93%) Node.js
10 22 (3.61%) JSON
11 19 (3.11%) HTML5 Canvas
11 19 (3.11%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 81 (13.28%) Video\Live Streaming
2 77 (12.62%) Distributed Systems
3 60 (9.84%) Cloud Native
4 51 (8.36%) Over-the-Top Content
5 46 (7.54%) Product Ownership
6 39 (6.39%) Algorithms
7 30 (4.92%) AI Agents
8 29 (4.75%) Low-Code
9 17 (2.79%) Greenfield Project
9 17 (2.79%) Social Media
10 15 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.80%) Mobile App
11 11 (1.80%) Virtual Team
12 10 (1.64%) Cyberattack
12 10 (1.64%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.64%) FMCG
13 9 (1.48%) Digital TV
13 9 (1.48%) Legacy Applications
14 7 (1.15%) BBC
14 7 (1.15%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.46%) Android
2 6 (0.98%) Linux
3 4 (0.66%) Windows
4 3 (0.49%) Robot Operating System
5 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (74.43%) AI
2 195 (31.97%) Agile
3 187 (30.66%) CI/CD
4 184 (30.16%) Data Science
5 145 (23.77%) Software Engineering
6 144 (23.61%) Analytics
6 144 (23.61%) Roadmaps
7 125 (20.49%) Data Engineering
8 111 (18.20%) DevOps
9 96 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
10 94 (15.41%) Full-Stack Development
11 92 (15.08%) Data Governance
12 87 (14.26%) Generative AI
12 87 (14.26%) Microservices
13 86 (14.10%) Clean Code
13 86 (14.10%) Mentoring
14 80 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 79 (12.95%) LLM
16 76 (12.46%) Data Architecture
17 73 (11.97%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 282 (46.23%) Python
2 217 (35.57%) SQL
3 104 (17.05%) Go
4 84 (13.77%) C#
5 70 (11.48%) JavaScript
6 63 (10.33%) Scala
7 46 (7.54%) Java
8 40 (6.56%) TypeScript
9 25 (4.10%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.46%) R
11 14 (2.30%) C++
12 12 (1.97%) Bash
13 10 (1.64%) Rust
14 7 (1.15%) Bicep
14 7 (1.15%) PHP
15 6 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
17 3 (0.49%) T-SQL
18 2 (0.33%) C
19 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 89 (14.59%) Degree
2 29 (4.75%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (3.11%) PhD
4 18 (2.95%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.62%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.46%) DBS Check
7 12 (1.97%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.64%) ACCA
8 10 (1.64%) CIMA
8 10 (1.64%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.15%) CISSP
10 4 (0.66%) CISA
11 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.33%) GIAC
12 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (0.33%) SANS
13 1 (0.16%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.16%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (6.07%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.44%) GDPR
3 20 (3.28%) QA
4 13 (2.13%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.49%) IFRS
5 3 (0.49%) IFRS 17
5 3 (0.49%) Solvency II
6 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 109 (17.87%) Docker
2 55 (9.02%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.82%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 60 (9.84%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.28%) Terraform
3 6 (0.98%) Kubeflow
4 5 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 2 (0.33%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 2 (0.33%) Podman
6 1 (0.16%) Ansible
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
Vendors
1 177 (29.02%) Microsoft
2 99 (16.23%) Databricks
3 45 (7.38%) Typelevel
4 35 (5.74%) Google
5 21 (3.44%) Adobe
6 12 (1.97%) Palantir
6 12 (1.97%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.80%) OpenAI
8 10 (1.64%) Facebook
8 10 (1.64%) Foundry
9 6 (0.98%) Apple
9 6 (0.98%) SAP
9 6 (0.98%) Sony
9 6 (0.98%) Yahoo!
10 3 (0.49%) Ericsson
10 3 (0.49%) Mavenir
10 3 (0.49%) Nokia
11 2 (0.33%) Informatica
11 2 (0.33%) Northgate
11 2 (0.33%) Oracle