AI Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 767 open AI Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 259 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, llm and python.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £90,000 | £107,000 | £135,000 | 25 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- ai 95%
- llm 67%
- python 65%
- agentic-ai 57%
- machine-learning 56%
- cloud 52%
- api 43%
- generative-ai 37%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 200 · 26%
- Remote 116 · 15%
- Onsite 39 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 55% of the 76 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 165
- Lead 110
- C-level 45
- Staff 22
- Junior 21
- Principal 21
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 58
- 501-1000 employees 27
- 11-50 employees 14
- 51-200 employees 13
- 201-500 employees 2
Applied AI Engineer - Direct Acquisition
Six-month secondment (possibly permanent) at SME lender iwoca, building AI agents that automate acquisition business processes end to end, starting with direct-mail campaign planning. Mostly system design and backend engineering: agent architecture, guardrails, integrations and measurement, largely built with AI coding tools.
Senior Applied AI Engineer
Senior Applied AI Engineer Contract Outside IR35 £700 - £900 per day DOE 6 months + likely extension Oxfordshire (hybrid - 2 days p/w on site) Our client is a rapidly scaling UK deep-tech company delivering advanced…
Senior GenAI & Python Backend Engineer (Hybrid London)
Senior engineer building core services for Inara's enterprise Generative AI platform in London (hybrid). Day to day blends Python backend development, DevOps enablement, and hands-on integration of LLM/agentic technologies into secure, scalable, observable systems in a regulated environment.
Backend Software Engineer Python LLM - Finance
Backend engineer at a finance technology consultancy serving global investment banks, designing autonomous AI systems: multi-modal LLM integration, agentic workflows with RAG and prompt engineering, model optimisation, and scalable MLOps pipelines. Core stack is Python with API development and cloud-native AI deployment.
AI Software Engineer - Mid Level
Mid-level full-stack software engineer in Belfast joining a new tech team at a growing business, building features end-to-end (frontend, backend, cloud deployment) with AI-assisted development as a daily workflow. Requirements include commercial full-stack experience and practical AI/LLM exposure; salary £30,000-£40,000.
IT Systems & AI Engineer
Sits in loveholidays' Applied AI team (part of the AI Centre of Excellence) administering SaaS platforms and AI-enabled services, and building agentic AI workflows and automation pipelines. Core stack includes Google ADK, REST APIs/webhooks, and Google Cloud Platform.

Applied AI Engineer, Global Public Sector
Build and deploy end-to-end AI applications for public-sector clients, fine-tune LLMs, and create high-quality training datasets to improve citizen-facing services globally.
AI Engineer
Contract: Full-time, permanent Location: Hybrid (London office) Level : 2-4 years professional experience Salary: £70K+ depending on experience About Materiom Materiom's mission is to create a world where materials…
AI Software Engineer
We are seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer to join a growing engineering and technology team in Gloucester. This is an exciting opportunity to work on innovative AI-driven solutions, taking ideas from concept…
AI Engineer
AI Engineer Senior AI Engineering role at a globally recognised technology consultancy Production GenAI and ML delivery integrated with SAP, Oracle and major cloud platforms Hybrid working with UK-wide and…
AI Engineer
AI Engineer at an established Belfast-based organisation (posted via recruiter VANRATH): designing, building and deploying AI-powered applications and automation, integrating LLMs, AI APIs, RAG and vector databases using Python/TypeScript, LangChain/LangGraph and cloud platforms. Hybrid working; must already be based in Northern Ireland; no visa sponsorship.
Senior AI / LLM Engineer
We’re hiring a Senior AI / LLM Engineer to design and industrialise the core AI capabilities that will power ASOS. At ASOS, AI is central to how we evolve the customer experience — from product discovery and…
Senior Lead Applied AI ML
We’re looking for an Applied AI Scientist with strong machine learning experience to join our AI Technologies team. In this role, you’ll help build practical machine learning and generative AI solutions that can move…
Senior Python AI Engineer
Ready to build production AI that actually ships — not another proof-of-concept chatbot? Join us as a Senior Python AI Engineer on HR Expert, where you'll help design and build a modern, AI-enabled application from the…
Senior Lead Applied AI ML
We’re looking for an Applied AI Scientist with strong machine learning experience to join our AI Technologies team. In this role, you’ll help build practical machine learning and generative AI solutions that can move…
Graduate AI Engineer
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) - 12 month FTC In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out…
AI Engineer I - Zonda - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
AI Engineer I - Zonda - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom <br> Job Description <br> AI Engineer I – Zonda - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Job Description Company Overview: CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading…
Graduate AI Engineer
About Us At Scrumconnect, we are at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation. Our mission is to leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to solve complex problems and improve everyday life.…
AI Engineer
About Scrumconnect Consulting: Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively…
Senior Lead Applied AI ML
We’re looking for an Applied AI Scientist with strong machine learning experience to join our AI Technologies team. In this role, you’ll help build practical machine learning and generative AI solutions that can move…