Machine Learning Engineer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 360,000 jobs.
Median salary
£55,587
gross, per year
▲ 4.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£62,387
Jobs measured
360,000
What most machine learning engineers actually earn
Half of machine learning engineers earn between £41,141 and £75,077. Earning above £75,077 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of machine learning engineers earn less than this.
Machine Learning Engineer salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £74,284 | £79,081 |
| East | £60,203 | £68,286 |
| North East | £54,279 | £55,043 |
| South East | £52,671 | £58,190 |
| South West | £51,631 | £55,065 |
| North West | £49,505 | £56,816 |
| East Midlands | £48,744 | £51,219 |
| West Midlands | £47,744 | £52,108 |
| Scotland | £47,301 | £55,359 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £46,594 | £50,833 |
| Wales | £45,942 | £48,379 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Programmers and software development professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2134
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “machine learning engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Programmers and software development professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Machine Learning Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Machine Learning Engineer salary in UK?
The median is £55,587 a year and the mean is £62,387, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Machine Learning Engineer salary?
Half of machine learning engineers earn between £41,141 and £75,077. Anything above £75,077 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 360,000 jobs in this occupation.
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