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Machine Learning 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).

SOC 2134Eligible· Going rate £54,700

Machine Learning 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

£56,784
basic median, full-time▲ 3.6% YoY

Plus £1,639 – £8,322 in bonus & commission

UK market basic pay at a glance

ASHE 2025

How visa salary requirements compare to what employers pay.

10th £32,760p10£33k25th £42,536p25£43kmedian £56,784med£57k75th £76,752p75£77k90th £97,864p90£98k
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SOC 2134
£41,700 thresholdthreshold£42knew entrant £38,290–£49,230new entrant£38k–£49kgoing rate £54,700going rate£55k

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.

All figures are before tax. Calculate your take-home pay.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, Table 14. Sample: ~399k UK jobs. Full-time employees only. Figures show basic pay (excluding bonus, commission, and overtime), which the Home Office uses for Skilled Worker visa salary checks. The "going rate" is the minimum basic salary a Skilled Worker visa sponsor must pay for this occupation code.

Source & methodology

Source: ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, Table 14. Sample: ~399k UK jobs. Full-time employees only. Figures show basic pay (excluding bonus, commission, and overtime), which the Home Office uses for Skilled Worker visa salary checks. The "going rate" is the minimum basic salary a Skilled Worker visa sponsor must pay for this occupation code.

Capgemini UK PLC
Lead Machine Learning EngineerCapgemini UK PLC
100

Job Title: GEN AI Developer Location: London About the Job you are considering: We are looking for a skilled Generative AI Developer to join our Controls Technology team and contribute to the development and integration of innovative generative AI solutions In this role youll work closely with senior developers AI architects and business stakeholders to deliver impactful AIdriven features and products. Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, you

London, England, United Kingdom
5/26/2026
Darktrace Holdings Limited
Machine Learning Integration EngineerDarktrace Holdings Limited
88

Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI. The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from

Greater Cambridge Area
5/26/2026
Mind Foundry Limited
Machine Learning EngineerMind Foundry Limited
83

We’re looking for a  Machine Learning Engineer to join a supportive, multidisciplinary team developing AI/ML systems to solve critical Defence and National Security challenges. In this role ,  you’ll develop robust, production-ready machine learning solutions, exploring, prototyping, and deploying ML approaches from initial concept through to live operation. Working at the forefront of applied AI alongside experts across multiple disciplines, you’ll help users defend against Defence and National

Oxford / Hybrid , England, United Kingdom
5/26/2026
ASOS.COM LIMITED
Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Personalisation)ASOS.COM LIMITED

We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world. We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. But how are we showing up? We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and we placed 8th in

London, England, United Kingdom
5/22/2026
ASOS.COM LIMITED
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Recommendations)ASOS.COM LIMITED
91

We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world. We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. But how are we showing up? We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and we placed 8th in

London, England, United Kingdom
5/22/2026
ASOS.COM LIMITED
Machine Learning EngineerASOS.COM LIMITED
91

We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world. We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions. Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. We're Disability Confident Committed - Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works

London, England, United Kingdom
5/22/2026
Quantiphi Limited
Senior Machine Learning EngineerQuantiphi Limited

About Quantiphi: Quantiphi is an award-winning, AI-First global digital engineering company that helps the world’s leading Fortune 1000 organizations transform bold ideas into measurable business impact. We go beyond building innovative AI technologies—we solve the problems that matter most to our clients. Since our founding in 2013, Quantiphi has built a proven track record of turning complex challenges into meaningful outcomes across industries. Headquartered in Boston, with more than 4,000 pr

United Kingdom·Contract
5/21/2026
JETBRAINS UK LIMITED
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (IntelliJ AI)JETBRAINS UK LIMITED
80

At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since we started, back in 2000, we have strived to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create. AI features in JetBrains IDEs, developed by the IntelliJ AI team, have quickly become a core part of how developers work inside our IDEs. The IntelliJ AI team partners with product groups across JetBrains to embed advance

London, England, United Kingdom
5/20/2026
SPARTA GLOBAL GROUP LIMITED
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSPARTA GLOBAL GROUP LIMITED
80

Sparta Global are hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, with strong expertise in deep learning, to work on enterprise-scale production-grade machine learning systems within a highly mature engineering environment, where ML directly influences commercially critical decision-making and engineers are given genuine ownership, technical autonomy, and exposure to cutting-edge deep learning and MLOps practices. This role will be responsible for productionising machine learning systems to provide i

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
5/18/2026
SPARTA GLOBAL GROUP LIMITED
Mid-Level Machine Learning EngineerSPARTA GLOBAL GROUP LIMITED
80

Sparta Global are hiring 3 Machine Learning Engineers with strong foundations in Machine Learning and/or Deep Learning to work on enterprise-scale production-grade machine learning systems within a highly mature engineering environment, where ML directly influences commercially critical decision-making You will work closely with data scientists and software engineers to deliver scalable machine learning solutions across a variety of complex, data-rich problem spaces, and contribute to the develo

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
5/18/2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning Engineer positions.

Top nationalities sponsored for Machine Learning Engineer

  • India847
  • United States204
  • Russia170
  • China117
  • Germany105