Machine Learning Engineer Salary in South East
Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 54,000 jobs.
Median salary — South East
£52,671
gross, per year
▼ 4.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£58,190
Jobs measured
54,000
What most machine learning engineers actually earn
Half of machine learning engineers in South East earn between £42,281 and £77,466. Earning above £77,466 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in South East.
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.
How South East ranks for machine learning engineer pay
4th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £74,284 and Wales sits at the bottom on £45,942. South East is £21,613 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
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 South East?
The median is £52,671 a year and the mean is £58,190, 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 £42,281 and £77,466. Anything above £77,466 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 54,000 jobs in this occupation.
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