What is the average Research Scientist salary in London?

The median midpoint of 12 live Research Scientist postings in London is £311k a year. Half of them fall between £133k and £445k.

Which companies pay Research Scientist roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic (£445k), Monzo (£133k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Research Scientist salary in London

What employers are offering right now, from 12 live Research Scientist postings in London that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

£311k

a year, base pay

Middle half

£133k–£445k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

£508k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

£133k

£179k

£226k

£273k

£320k

£367k

£414k

£461k

Top-paying companies for Research Scientist roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	£445k	6
Monzo	£133k	4

Highest-paying open Research Scientist jobs

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Anthropic

Research Engineer, RL Scaling Science

London, UK £375k – £640k/yr

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Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)

London, UK £370k – £630k/yr

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Research Engineer, Pretraining

London, UK £260k – £630k/yr

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Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)

London, UK £260k – £630k/yr

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Anthropic

Research Engineer, Pretraining Scaling - London

London, UK £260k – £630k/yr

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Anthropic

[Expression of Interest] Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment - London

London, UK £260k – £370k/yr

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Research Scientist salary: common questions

What is the average Research Scientist salary in London?: The median midpoint of 12 live Research Scientist postings in London is £311k a year. Half of them fall between £133k and £445k.
Which companies pay Research Scientist roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic (£445k), Monzo (£133k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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