Lead and principal Data, AI & Machine Learning jobs in the UK
Live lead and principal Data, AI & Machine Learning jobs in the UK, observed on public careers and vacancy pages and updated hourly.
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We are currently tracking 76 live vacancies matching lead and principal Data, AI & Machine Learning jobs in the UK, across 50 source domains. 10 of them were first seen in the last seven days. The source labels with the most observed roles in this slice are Monzo, Cypexsoft, Youlend and Optimapartners. Every role links back to the public careers or vacancy page where it was observed.
Too few of these roles publish a salary for a reliable benchmark. Where a figure is quoted it appears on the listing; day and hourly rates are kept separate from annual salaries.
On working pattern, 40% of roles with a known arrangement are fully remote, 53% of roles with a known arrangement are hybrid and 40% of roles with a known basis are contract. By seniority, 100% at lead or principal level. Filter by any of these on the left.
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Questions about these roles
How many lead and principal Data, AI & Machine Learning jobs in the UK are there right now?
We are tracking 76 live vacancies across 50 source domains. The crawler revisits public careers and vacancy pages continuously and roles disappear from this page as soon as they come down, so the count reflects what is genuinely open today.
Can these roles be done remotely?
40% are advertised as fully remote and 53% as hybrid. Based on 15 roles that state an arrangement; 61 unknowns are excluded.
Are these contract or permanent roles?
40% of roles with a stated basis are contract or fixed-term; unknowns are excluded. A quoted day rate is treated as contract even when the advert does not use the word.
Which sources list the most roles?
The most active source labels right now are Monzo, Cypexsoft, Youlend, Optimapartners and Mayborngroup. Every vacancy links to its public source page — we are an aggregator, not the hiring company.
Can you work from home as a data, ai & machine learning specialist in the UK?
14 of the 76 live adverts here offer home working in some form — 6 fully remote and 8 hybrid. Fully remote means the advert states no office requirement; hybrid means it names a split.
Are there entry-level or graduate data, ai & machine learning specialist jobs in the UK?
Not right now — every live advert here signals mid-level experience or above. Graduate intakes are seasonal, so this is worth checking again rather than reading as a permanent state of the market.
What job titles are used for this role?
Employers on this page advertise it as Lead Data Engineer, Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Principal Data Engineer, Data Architect and Lead Data Analyst. Searching one wording and not another is the most common way people miss vacancies, which is why this page groups them.
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