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Machine Learning Research Engineer - NLP / LLM Expert
Machine Learning Research Engineer - NLP / LLM ExpertA brilliant opportunity for a Machine Learning Research Engineer to work on researching and investigating new concepts for industry-leading, machine-learning software in Cambridge, UK. This unique opportunity is ideally suited to those with a Ph.D. relating to Machine Learning who have a strong knowledge within Natural Language Processing and its application to...
Cambridge
Machine Learning Engineer
Role: Machine Learning Operations EngineerLocation: OxfordshireSalary: £65,000 - £75,000This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leading company specialising in motion capture and tracking systems, with products used globally in the entertainment, engineering, and life sciences sectors. My Client are looking for a talented Machine Learning Operations Engineer to support and enhance their cutting edge machine learning capabilities.The RoleYou...
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Machine Learning Research Engineer (5490) - Cambridge
MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH ENGINEERSalary: £48,330 - £62,835Location: Cambridge - Triangle/Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) Contract: Full Time (35 hours per week), Permanent Shape the future of AI-powered learning solutions with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.This is an exciting opportunity for Machine ...
Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Cambridge
Machine Learning Engineer
🚀Founding Engineer | London | AI x Real-World ImpactAn early-stage (but well-funded) AI startup is on a mission to accelerate real-world innovation — think aerospace, energy, healthcare.Backed by investors from Spotify, Reddit, Flexport, Coinbase etc., they’ve just closed a10x oversubscribed $4.5M seed round.Now hiring aFounding Engineer: someone who ships fast, thinks like a founder, and wants to shape how AI...
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City of London
Machine Learning Operations Engineer
ML Ops Engineer – Motion Capture Technology | Hybrid (Oxford, UK)An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ML Ops Engineer to join a world-leading technology company specialising in high-performance motion capture solutions for the entertainment, engineering, and life sciences industries. Their products are widely used in feature films, gaming, commercials, and cutting-edge research in biomechanics, robotics, and beyond.You’ll be part...
About the role:Join a mission-focused technology consultancy delivering breakthrough AI and machine learning solutions to complex, real-world problems. You will apply your curiosity, creativity, and rigour to design and deploy ML systems across diverse projects, working in multi-disciplinary teams of highly skilled scientists and engineers.In this role, you will:Research, design, and build ML models, pipelines, and systems, often in novel...
With deep‑learning projects now integral across healthcare, finance and tech, UK demand for machine‑learning talent is booming. Lightcast shows +50 % YoY growth in UK adverts referencing “machine learning,” “deep learning,” “computer vision” or “reinforcement learning” in Q1 2025. Monthly vacancies sit around 1,800–2,100, but certified ML specialists number fewer than 15,000. Specialist recruiters help candidates access hidden roles, competitive packages, and structured interview prep.
How we screened:
Only UK‑registered agencies with clear ML/AI or Data practices
Agencies that posted ≥ 5 UK ML roles between March and June 2025
Machine learning is no longer confined to academic research—it's embedded in how UK companies detect fraud, recommend content, automate processes & forecast risk. But with model complexity rising and LLMs transforming workflows, employers are demanding new skills from machine learning professionals.
Welcome to the Machine Learning Jobs Skills Radar 2026—your annual guide to the top languages, frameworks, platforms & tools shaping machine learning roles in the UK. Whether you're an aspiring ML engineer or a mid-career data scientist, this radar shows what to learn now to stay job-ready in 2026.
Machine learning (ML) continues to transform sectors across the UK—from fintech and retail to healthtech and autonomous systems. But while the demand for ML engineers, researchers, and applied scientists is growing, many of the best opportunities are never posted on traditional job boards.
So, where do you find them?
The answer lies in professional bodies, academic-industry networks, and tight-knit ML communities. In this guide, we’ll show you how to uncover hidden machine learning jobs in the UK by engaging with groups like the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT), Turing Society, Alan Turing Institute, and others.
We’ll explore how to use member directories, CPD events, SIGs (Special Interest Groups), and community projects to build connections, gain early access to job leads, and raise your professional profile in the ML ecosystem.
Redundancy in machine learning can feel especially frustrating when your role was technically advanced, strategically important, or AI-facing. But the UK still has strong demand for machine learning professionals across fintech, healthtech, retail, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and generative AI.
Whether you're a research-oriented ML engineer, production-focused MLOps developer, or applied scientist, this guide is designed to help you bounce back from redundancy and find a better opportunity that suits your goals.
Why last year’s pay survey is useless for UK ML professionals today
Ask a Machine Learning Engineer wrangling transformer checkpoints, an MLOps Lead firefighting drift alarms, or a Research Scientist training diffusion models at 3 a.m.: “Am I earning what I deserve?” The honest answer changes monthly. A single OpenAI model drop doubles GPU demand, healthcare regulators release fresh explainability guidance, & a fintech unicorn pays six figures for vector‑search expertise. Each shock nudges salary bands. Any PDF salary guide printed in 2024 now looks like an outdated Jupyter notebook—missing the gen‑AI tsunami, the surge in edge inference, & the UK’s new Responsible‑AI framework.
To give ML professionals an accurate benchmark, MachineLearningJobs.co.uk distilled a transparent, three‑factor formula that estimates a realistic 2025 salary in under a minute. Feed in your discipline, UK region, & seniority; you’ll receive a defensible figure—no stale averages, no guesswork. This article unpacks the formula, highlights the forces driving ML pay skyward, & offers five practical moves to boost your value inside the next ninety days.
Machine learning is driving change across nearly every industry—from retail and finance to health and logistics. But while the technology continues to evolve rapidly, the ability to communicate it clearly has become just as important as building the models themselves.
Whether you're applying for a junior ML engineer role, a research position, or a client-facing AI consultant job, UK employers increasingly expect candidates to explain complex machine learning solutions to non-technical audiences.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to confidently present your work, structure your message, use simple visuals, and explain the real-world value of machine learning in a way that makes sense to people without a background in data science.
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