AI & Automation
Roles working with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and process automation tools. An emerging and rapidly expanding field.
Roles in this skill area
A RegTech Analyst works at the intersection of regulatory compliance and technology, helping organisations implement and manage software...
Estimated salary: £28,000–£45,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior RegTech Analysts £45,000–£65,000. RegTech managers and heads of regulatory technology £65,000–£90,000+. Vendor-side roles in London startups may include equity components in addition to base salary.
View role →An AI Prompt Engineer designs, tests, and refines the instructions — known as prompts — that guide large language models (LLMs) to produc...
Estimated salary: £35,000–£55,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior AI Prompt Engineers and AI Engineers £55,000–£85,000+. Staff and principal-level roles at tech companies and AI labs £85,000–£130,000+. The market is moving fast and salaries are not yet as standardised as in more established disciplines.
View role →An MLOps Support Analyst helps an organisation deploy, monitor, and maintain machine learning models in production, bridging the gap betw...
Estimated salary: £30,000–£48,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior MLOps Engineers £50,000–£75,000. ML Platform Engineers and Heads of MLOps £75,000–£110,000+. Financial services, tech, and AI-native company roles in London sit at the higher end. The discipline is in high demand and salaries have risen significantly since 2022.
View role →An Automation / RPA Analyst identifies, designs, and supports the deployment of software robots and automated workflows that replace or a...
Estimated salary: £28,000–£45,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior RPA Analysts and RPA Developers £45,000–£65,000. Automation Architects and Heads of RPA £65,000–£95,000+. Financial services and large public sector organisations at the higher end of each band. Contract day rates for experienced RPA developers range from £400–£700.
View role →An AI Quality / Testing Analyst designs and executes the evaluation processes that ensure AI systems — particularly those using large lan...
Estimated salary: £32,000–£52,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior AI QA Engineers £52,000–£75,000. AI Safety Evaluators and Heads of AI Quality £75,000–£110,000+. AI lab and safety-focused roles at the highest end. The market is not yet standardised and strong practitioners command significant premiums.
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Risk, Fraud & Compliance
RegTech Analyst
A RegTech Analyst works at the intersection of regulatory compliance and technology, helping organisations implement and manage software solutions that automate, streamline, or enhance their compliance processes. Day-to-day work involves analysing regulatory requirements and mapping them to technology capabilities, supporting the evaluation and onboarding of RegTech tools, maintaining regulatory change management processes, and working with compliance, IT, and data teams to ensure technology solutions meet both legal requirements and business needs. The role requires a combination of compliance knowledge, analytical thinking, and comfort with technology platforms — making it one of the most forward-looking entry points in the compliance market. RegTech Analyst roles exist in two main contexts: within regulated firms (banks, insurers, payment institutions) who are implementing RegTech solutions to improve their compliance operations, and within RegTech vendors who need analysts to support product development, client implementation, and regulatory mapping. Both offer strong career foundations, with vendor roles typically providing faster exposure to a variety of regulatory problems and client environments. The UK is one of the world's leading RegTech hubs, supported by the FCA's Innovation Hub and Regulatory Sandbox, which creates a dynamic job market for early-career professionals in this space.
Qualifications (summary)
Degree in finance, law, economics, computer science, or data science. Key qualifications include ICA Certificate in Compliance, BCS Business Analysis, and Prince2. Data skills in Excel and SQL are expected. Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (MiFID II, GDPR, AML, Basel) relevant to the sector is advantageous. Right to work in the UK required; FCA fitness and propriety checks apply for roles at regulated firms.
Salary (if available)
£28,000–£45,000 (entry to mid-level, UK). Senior RegTech Analysts £45,000–£65,000. RegTech managers and heads of regulatory technology £65,000–£90,000+. Vendor-side roles in London startups may include equity components in addition to base salary.
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