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salary report · updated november 2026

How Much Do AI Engineer Jobs Pay in London? (November 2026)

As of November 2026, the median AI Engineer salary in London is $250,400 a year. Most roles pay between $142,240 and $416,560 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 20 live salaried listings across 14 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary
$250,400
per year · annual USD
Typical range
$142k – $417k
10th–90th percentile
Range seen
$85k – $645k
lowest to highest
Sample
20
salaried listings · 14 companies
Data Scientist payData Analyst payResearch Scientist payMachine Learning Engineer payData Engineer pay

How pay has moved

$103k$277k$450kSep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026

Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.

Highest-paying employers

  1. #1
    A
    Anthropic
    5 salaried listings in London
    $400,050
    median
    Research Engineer, RL Scaling Science£375k – £640k (≈ $645k)·London, UKResearch Engineer, Pretraining£260k – £630k (≈ $565k)·London, UK[Expression of Interest] Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment - London£260k – £370k (≈ $400k)·London, UKApplied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Lab Automation)£225k – £255k (≈ $305k)·London, UKApplied AI Engineer, Startups£225k – £255k (≈ $305k)·London, UK
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  2. #2
    HR
    Hudson River Trading
    3 salaried listings in London
    $275,000
    median
    AI Research Engineer, Inference$250k – $300k·London, United KingdomAI Research Engineer, Pre-Training$250k – $300k·London, United KingdomApplied AI Engineer$200k – $300k·London, United Kingdom
    All Hudson River Trading roles →

Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in London; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

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AI Engineer pay elsewhere

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Methodology: AI Engineer listings in London with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.