AI Engineer Jobs in United Kingdom
All jobs below are from employers who hold a valid UK sponsor licence and can issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).
AI Engineer roles are classified under Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) and qualify for UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Employers with a valid sponsor licence can hire internationally for this role. View our occupation codes & salary thresholds to understand how the required salary is calculated.
UK market salary · ASHE 2025
What programmers and software development professionals earn in the UK
Plus £1,639 – £8,322 in bonus & commission
UK market basic pay at a glance
How visa salary requirements compare to what employers pay.
Most programmers and software development professionals in the UK earn between £42,536 and £76,752 in basic pay, with experienced professionals in the top 10% earning above £97,864. For Skilled Worker visa holders, the minimum salary (going rate) for this role is £54,700 (SOC 2134), sitting at the 46th percentile of what UK employers pay and £2,084 below the median.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a AI Engineer to join our IT (EA & Technology Platforms) team, based in A&O Shearman's Belfast office. Enterprise Architecture and Technology Platforms team - Belfast The core of the global technology department's mission is to provide stable, reliable, and secure platforms and services to our partners, staff and clients and fulfil our regulatory obligations across 30+ countries. To ensure that a consistent and standardised IT service is delivered to a
The Company: A fast-scaling RegTech startup is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to help shape and scale its next-generation regulatory change management platform, powered by GenAI and automation. Backed by a major global bank and already working with several high-profile financial institutions, the company combines start-up agility with enterprise-grade ambition and infrastructure. Currently operating in stealth mode, the company is preparing for public launch with a strong client pipeline and a
Lead Solutions AI Engineer/Solutions Architect – Next-Generation AI Platform London / Hybrid | Competitive Salary + Equity | Series A | Several Million in Funding Are you ready to shape how world-leading enterprises design and deliver the next generation of AI-powered solutions? We’re an early-stage, high-growth AI company (Series A, multi-million funding) on a mission to redefine how organizations use data and automation to make decisions. We’re looking for hands-on, structured, and creative So
Graduate Programme: Technology No of Roles: 2 Location(s): Birmingham & London Start Date: 5th October 2026 Assessment Centres: July 2026 Duration: 24 months Ready to Launch Your Career in AI? Compass Group UK & Ireland isn’t just the UK’s top food and support services provider—we’re a global powerhouse, part of Compass Group PLC (FTSE 20), and we’re obsessed with creating amazing experiences for millions every single day. But here’s the real story: We’re looking for bold, ambitious grad
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Munich, Germany; London, UK . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience in software or data engineering, including one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java), and with design patterns, testing frameworks, and API contract design. Exper
About the Role This is a technical role within our AI platform team. This team sits within the Telegraph's Emerging Technology team, where alongside our data engineering and science teams, we have successfully delivered projects using AI and ML for over 9 years. The role will work in a cross functional manner to deliver the technical implementations that will power the next generation of personalisation for our customers. We're looking for someone who is excited to have a direct impact on the di
About Euphoric: Euphoric builds AI-first employee benefits administration software for the world’s largest and most prestigious employers. Born out of Peppy Health — a fast-growing, category-defining Series B startup — we spun out in May 2025 to tackle a far bigger opportunity. Global employers spend $3–5 trillion on benefits every year. It’s their second-largest cost after payroll — yet the entire category is still running on legacy systems and outdated assumptions. The space is primed for tran
About the role We are building real-time conversational AI systems powered by LLMs, ASR, and TTS. Our products evolve quickly, with new services, workflows, models, and customer-facing features constantly being developed. We are looking for an AI Reliability & Test Automation Engineer to work directly within the LLM AI team to build our automated test capability, helping our systems ship safely and confidently. This is an embedded engineering role focused on the craft of software testing in
Job Description: At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move o
We are looking for a platform infrastructure engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-native infrastructure for deploying AI workloads safely and reliably at scale. AI systems — including autonomous agents, model-serving pipelines, and long-running inference workloads — present unique infrastructure challenges: multi-tenant isolation, network security, container lifecycle management, and operational resilience. This role owns the Kubernetes platform layer that makes safe cloud deployment of
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. AI Engineer roles fall under SOC 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals), which is eligible for UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Employers with a valid sponsor licence can sponsor AI Engineer positions.