Head of AI salary UK
Head of AI salary in the UK
Robert Half publishes Head of AI pay separately from Chief AI Officer. This page shows that range, in the source's own wording, with the link and the date we read it.
Last reviewed: 2 November 2026. The figure itself was taken from Robert Half on 1 November 2026. We have not found a second published UK source that isolates Head of AI in the same way, so we do not add one.
Ranges vary by company size and stage.
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Head of AI, published separately from Chief AI Officer
£90,000 to £205,000
£157,250 with experience
Source: Robert Half, The highest-paying tech jobs in the UK. Accessed 1 November 2026. Robert Half describes £90,000 as a starting level, £157,250 as an experienced average, and £205,000 at the top of its published range.
The role itself is on the Head of AI recruitment page. Chief AI Officer pay, from a different source, is on the Chief AI Officer salary page. The wider set of roles is in the salary guide.
Questions we are often asked
What published figure is there for a Head of AI salary in the UK?
Robert Half publishes a Head of AI range separately from Chief AI Officer: £90,000 at the starting level it describes, £157,250 as an experienced average, and up to £205,000. That page was accessed on 1 November 2026.
Is a Head of AI paid the same as a Chief AI Officer?
Not on the published sources we use. Computing reports a Harvey Nash average of £199,500 for a Chief AI Officer at large corporate firms. Robert Half's Head of AI range is a different population. Both pages name the source and the date.
Does this range apply to every company?
No. Pay moves with company size and stage, and with whether the person reports to a CTO or sits with the executive team. The published range is a check, not a quote for your role.