What does a AI / ML Engineer earn?
Typical AI / ML Engineer pay in the UK runs £38k–£126k, median £65k — from 196 live listings that disclose pay. There are 589 open AI / ML Engineer roles right now.
AI / ML Engineer hiring is steady right now, with 589 open roles across the UK and India and 4% of them remote. Most openings are at the Senior level. The numbers below are computed from live job listings that disclose pay, not survey self-reports, and refresh daily — so they track what employers are actually offering this month.
Typical pay, by market
Median & the typical (25th–75th percentile) range, from live AI / ML Engineer listings that disclose pay — normalized to annual. Source: QuantumCareer, updated June 2026.
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Common questions about AI / ML Engineer pay
What is the typical AI / ML Engineer salary in the UK?
The median AI / ML Engineer salary in the UK is £65k, with most roles paying between £38k and £126k — based on 196 live listings that disclose pay (QuantumCareer, refreshed daily).
How much does a senior AI / ML Engineer earn?
Senior, lead and staff AI / ML Engineer roles tend to sit in the upper half of the range — toward £126k and above — versus the £65k median across all levels.
How many AI / ML Engineer jobs are there right now?
There are 589 live AI / ML Engineer roles across the UK and India, 4% of them remote. That puts current demand in the steady range.
Which companies are hiring AI / ML Engineers?
Itol Recruit, Anthropic, Databricks, Datadog, Tata Consultancy Services are among the most active employers for AI / ML Engineer roles right now.