AI​/Machine Learning Engineer

Healthcare AI and Machine Learning Engineer Jobs UK

AI and machine learning engineering roles across UK health technology: clinical documentation, imaging, triage, risk stratification and operational automation for NHS and private providers. Salary, location and working model shown wherever confirmed.

The clinician, supported by AI. Judgement kept human.

What does a Health Tech AI / Machine Learning Engineer do?

A healthcare AI or machine learning engineer in the UK builds and operates models on clinical, imaging or administrative data, working within UK GDPR, information governance approvals and, where the model supports clinical decisions, MHRA medical device expectations.

Confidential client London, England Hybrid Posted 5 days ago

Healthcare AI and machine learning engineers in the UK typically earn £50,000 to £70,000, rising to roughly £70,000 to £95,000 at senior level and £95,000 or more at lead level.

AI / Machine Learning Engineer salary bands in the United Kingdom

A healthcare AI or machine learning engineer in the UK builds and operates models on clinical, imaging or administrative data, working within UK GDPR, information governance approvals and, where the model supports clinical decisions, MHRA medical device expectations.

UK teams typically spend as much effort on data access approvals and evaluation as on modelling. Work often runs through trusted research environments or trust data sharing agreements, and clinical safety documentation is part of shipping.

Assessment

• Python and a modern ML stack, including LLM application tooling
• Evaluation against clinical ground truth and prospective validation
• Working in trusted research environments and with NHS data
• UK GDPR, information governance and de-identification practice
• Awareness of MHRA software as a medical device requirements

Market

• Imaging AI and clinical documentation are the two most active UK hiring themes.
• Employers value candidates who have navigated NHS data access and evaluation processes.
• Cambridge, Oxford and London hold the majority of specialist clinical AI roles.

Also searched as: AI Engineer healthcare, Machine Learning Engineer healthcare, ML Engineer health, Healthcare AI Engineer.

FAQ

Not always, but experience of working through data access approvals and evaluation is a strong differentiator for clinical products.

Where software supports clinical decisions it can be a medical device requiring UKCA marking, which brings validation and documentation obligations into the engineering role.

Imaging and diagnostics, clinical documentation, triage and referral management, and population health analytics.

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