Remote AI Training Jobs in the UK (2026): 844 Open Roles, Pay & Platforms

Q: Can I work a 4-hour PST overlap from the UK?

Yes — it’s an after-work evening. The early PST block is 5pm–9pm (GMT), the late block 10pm–2am. Ireland and Portugal share the same clock; most of Western Europe runs an hour later. The overlap explainer has the interactive calculator and map.

AI training work · country guide

Paid remote work evaluating and improving AI models — for UK-based professionals: doctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants, engineers. The UK holds a quietly privileged position here: Mercor roles with no stated location default to US/Canada/UK/EU candidates, and the restricted Five-Eyes clinical roles are open to you. The required US overlap is a 5pm–9pm evening — which is why this works as a genuine part-time side hustle around a day job.

844 live AI-training roles are open to candidates in the UK, out of 1,363 open worldwide — updated 7 November 2026. Source: Applied Clinical Judgement, live platform data.

Browse the UK-eligible roles →

Yes — 844 remote AI-training roles are open to people in the UK today, including 138 in media, 87 in generalist roles and 86 in finance. 198 name the UK specifically; the rest are open to everyone. Most pay in US dollars by the hour.

Most roles are open to everyone

About 646 live roles don’t name a country at all — you’re eligible through the platforms, not a country quota, so the global pool is the bulk of what’s open to you. A further 198 name the UK specifically.

Every role open to the UK

844 live roles across 10 fields, of which 198 name the UK specifically. Open a field, then a role, for the details. Updated daily.

Health roles open to UK

17 name UK 52

General & Hospital Medicine

3 GB 11

Emergency Medicine

1 GB 1

Endocrinology

1 GB 1

Pulmonology & Critical Care

1 GB 1

Nursing

1 GB 2

Allied Health Professionals

2 GB 10

Radiology

Oncology

1 GB 1

Pharmacy

Pharma & Life-Sciences Industry

2 GB 7

Public Health & Epidemiology

1 GB 2

Psychology & Therapy

2 GB 3

Healthcare Admin & Revenue Cycle

General health roles

2 GB 3

Finance roles open to UK

26 name UK 86

Investment Banking

3 GB 12

Private Equity & M&A

3 GB 6

Equity Research & Portfolio Management

3 GB 9

Quantitative Finance & Trading

2 GB 5

Accounting, Tax & Audit

4 GB 17

Corporate Finance & Analysis

6 GB 23

Insurance

Fraud & Financial Crime

1 GB 4

General finance roles

4 GB 5

Legal roles open to UK

5 name UK 32

Corporate & M&A Law

Paralegals & Law Clerks

General legal roles

5 GB 20

Sciences roles open to UK

28 name UK 64

Physics

2 GB 11

Chemistry

8 GB 17

Biology

18 GB 32

General sciences roles

Engineering roles open to UK

16 name UK 70

Electrical Engineering

7 GB 18

Mechanical Engineering

5 GB 29

Biomedical Engineering

1 GB 3

Civil & Structural Engineering

1 GB 8

General engineering roles

2 GB 12

Software roles open to UK

17 name UK 66

Web & Full-Stack Developers

2 GB 9

Python Developers

3 GB 3

Backend & Systems (Go/Rust/C++/C#)

3 GB 15

DevOps, Cloud & SRE

3 GB 5

Mobile Developers

Games Developers

General software roles

6 GB 27

AI, ML & data roles open to UK

8 name UK 22

Machine Learning Engineers

1 GB 7

Data Scientists & Analysts

4 GB 10

AI Red Team & Safety Testing

2 GB 4

General ai, ml & data roles

1 GB 1

Media roles open to UK

21 name UK 138

Voice, Podcast & Video Creators

13 GB 68

Transcription & Audio Annotation

Bilingual & Language Experts

2 GB 22

Visual Arts & Animation

5 GB 30

Music & Audio Experts

1 GB 7

Sport roles open to UK

Sports Experts & Fans

Generalist roles open to UK

24 name UK 87

AI Quality & Content Analysts

23 GB 60

Other generalist roles

1 GB 27

More professions roles open to UK

36 name UK 224

Data Engineers

1 GB 3

Cybersecurity & InfoSec

2 GB 9

Mathematics & Statistics

2 GB 7

Computational Science

6 GB 18

UX/UI & Product Designers

Presentation Designers

2 GB 13

Management Consultants

4 GB 22

Project & Operations Management

9 GB 23

HR & Recruitment

Marketing

1 GB 10

Customer Success & Support

1 GB 4

Education & Teaching

Sales & Business Development

Public Services & Government

Writers & Journalists

1 GB 4

Academic Researchers & PhDs

1 GB 15

Business Analysts

6 GB 45

Prefer cards with filters? See all roles you can apply for from the UK on the jobs page.

The hours, honestlyComfortable — evening

5pm – 9pm early block · evening · 10pm – 2am late block · night

The UK is in the comfortable band: the early block is 5pm–9pm GMT — an after-work evening — with 10pm–2am as the night alternative. On US summer time (PDT), and with BST, the working reality most of the year is a 5pm–9pm-ish evening either way.

US Pacific

early

late

12am6am12pm6pm

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early

late

8am2pm8pm2am

daytimeevening / morningpre-dawnnightthe two 4-hour blocks

Does it work in the UK? Platforms and live roles

Platform	the UK status	Live eligible roles	How you’re paid
Mercor	✓ Officially supported — with the default advantage: roles with no stated location default to US/CA/UK/EU candidates	41	Stripe Connect to UK banks; weekly, USD
micro1	No published country list; eligibility confirmed per role after ID verification	237	Through the platform after verification
Turing	✓ Available — via Deel	198	Deel: GBP bank transfer, Wise and more
AfterQuery	No published country list. Every AfterQuery role we track is advertised as remote, with no country named.	190
Ethos	No published country list. Every Ethos role we track is advertised as remote, with no country named.	115
Terac	No published country list. Every Terac role we track is advertised as remote, with no country named.	48
SME Careers	No published country list. Every SME Careers role we track is advertised as remote, with no country named.	15

Counts Updated 7 November 2026. The UK count is the highest on any page we publish — the default-eligibility rule (confirmed on Mercor’s site and repeatedly on our own referrer calls) plus Five-Eyes clinical access add roles most countries never see.

Other platforms people ask about

Applied Clinical Judgement doesn’t list roles from these platforms, but people often ask about them. Each answer comes from the platform’s own eligibility page; where a platform doesn’t say, neither do we.

Platform	Can you join from the UK?	Why we say so
Outlier	Yes	Outlier publishes the countries you can work from, and the UK is on it. Source: Outlier’s page
Mindrift	Yes	Mindrift publishes a list of countries it can’t accept, and the UK isn’t on it. Source: Mindrift’s page
Toloka	Yes	Toloka publishes a list of countries it can’t accept, and the UK isn’t on it. Source: Toloka’s page
Workada	No	Workada only accepts people living in the United States or Canada. Source: Workada’s page
Handshake AI	Invite only	Outside the US you can only join Handshake AI if you’re invited. Source: Handshake AI’s page
Alignerr	Unclear	Alignerr says it welcomes applicants worldwide, but its ID check lists only US documents. Source: Alignerr’s page
Others	Not stated	OneForma, DataAnnotation, Appen (CrowdGen), Remotasks (Scale AI), TELUS Digital, Luel don’t publish which countries they accept. Whether you can join depends on the project.

Checked 19 October 2026 against each platform’s own pages, re-checked monthly. Rules change, so confirm on the platform before you apply.

What can you earn from the UK?

Live posted rates for roles open to the UK

Across 600 live hourly roles open to the UK, the middle half post $55–$100 per hour (middle $80).

Media: $30–$48 per hour, middle $30 (111 roles)
Finance & Investment: $80–$109 per hour, middle $100 (64 roles)
Engineering: $88–$100 per hour, middle $94 (55 roles)
Software Engineers: $65–$110 per hour, middle $80 (50 roles)
Health: $80–$108 per hour, middle $98 (40 roles)

Source: Applied Clinical Judgement, live platform listings, updated daily. Each role counted at the midpoint of its posted hourly range; roles paid per task or per project are not included (28 today).

Those figures are what listings and 2026 contractor reviews show — and they are US-anchored. How they translate to you depends on the platform, because each localises differently. Mercor: roles with a posted hourly rate pay that rate wherever you are; roles with a negotiated band tend to land in the lower half of it from lower-cost countries. micro1: you set your own rate, but it must be “competitive for your skill level” — and contractor reviews report US/UK-based professionals landing higher rates for similar work, so regional pricing pressure is real. Turing: explicitly benchmarks compensation to your local market — expect the largest adjustment of the three.

Our working estimate for the UK: adjustments are modest — banded offers typically land 0–20% below the US top of band, and posted-rate roles pay as posted. Combined with the deeper role pool UK candidates see, the practical effect is that UK professional rates here run close to US rates — unusual for remote work priced from Britain.

Bands compiled from live platform listings and published 2026 contractor reviews; the platforms do not publish official rate cards. Country adjustments are ACJ estimates, refined continuously from our referrer calls — treat them as expectation-setting, not a quote.

Where to pitch: start from the role’s posted range. Where a rate is posted, that’s what’s paid. Where you’re asked for your expected rate, ask within the range for your field: the middle if you meet the stated requirements, the upper quarter if you bring the specialist credentials the role asks for. Some platforms adjust offers by location (see above), so don’t be surprised by offers below the top of the range.

How much interest is there in the UK and next door?

Searches for AI-training work as a share of all searches in each country (Google Trends, last 12 months). The map shows the UK and every country it shares a land border with; each bar is scaled to the highest country on the map.

AI training jobs Data annotation jobs Remote AI jobs

On the map (Google Trends, AI training jobs / data annotation jobs / remote AI jobs): United Kingdom 15 / 14 / 38; Ireland 8 / 13 / 22.

Compared with the wider region:

Netherlands 100
UK 68
Ireland 44
Germany 41
Switzerland 34
Austria 28
Belgium 21
France 16

The UK searches for this kind of work at a somewhat lower rate than the Netherlands, relative to all searches in each country. Index: Netherlands 100, UK 68, Ireland 44, Germany 41, Switzerland 34, Austria 28, Belgium 21, France 16 (Netherlands = 100).

Clinical work: for each doctor and nurse, the UK searches for clinical AI work at about half the rate of the Netherlands (indicative).

The UK is Applied Clinical Judgement’s largest search audience (Google Search Console, last 28 days).

Source: Google Trends, searches for AI-training and annotation work as a share of all searches in each country, last 12 months, measured October 2026. Clinical line divides clinical searches by doctors and nurses per 10,000 people (WHO). Both are broad measures: read them as a comparison, not a count.

Common questions

Can I work a 4-hour PST overlap from the UK?

Yes — it’s an after-work evening. The early PST block is 5pm–9pm (GMT), the late block 10pm–2am. Ireland and Portugal share the same clock; most of Western Europe runs an hour later. The overlap explainer has the interactive calculator and map.

Why do UK candidates see more roles than most countries?

Two structural advantages. First, Mercor roles that don’t state a location requirement default to US, Canada, UK and EU candidates only — stated on Mercor’s site and confirmed repeatedly on our referrer calls — so a UK applicant’s pool includes roles that never open to most of the world. Second, the restricted clinical and biosecurity roles limited to Five-Eyes countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ) include the UK. Net effect at our last check: 503 eligible roles, including 50 medical — the deepest pool on any page we publish.

Is this suitable for NHS clinicians — and what about the wider NHS jobs squeeze?

It’s one of the better-matched side incomes for clinicians: evaluating AI-generated clinical content pays for exactly the judgement NHS work builds, the 5pm–9pm block fits around most rotas, and it’s remote. With NHS vacancy competition tightening and the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 reshaping training access, plenty of UK-based doctors — including IMGs already here — are using this as flexible income. Check your contract’s secondary-employment rules and declare where required. The 2026 map for international doctors covers the wider picture.

How does freelance AI training income interact with Universal Credit?

Cautiously and honestly: it counts. Self-employed earnings must be reported to UC monthly and reduce your payment through the earnings taper; if UC treats you as gainfully self-employed, the Minimum Income Floor can apply after any start-up period, meaning you may be assessed as if earning a floor amount even in lean months. Because project income here is variable, that interaction matters. This isn’t advice — report your income, talk to your work coach, and read the official guidance at gov.uk/self-employment-and-universal-credit before relying on it.

How much can I actually earn from the UK?

US-anchored listings run $15–$30/hr for general evaluation, $25–$60 for graduate domains, $50–$150+ for specialist medical and legal work. From the UK, adjustments are modest — typically 0–20% below the US top of band on negotiated roles, with posted-rate roles paying as posted — so an evening block at specialist rates is a genuinely substantial side income. Paid weekly at USD rates; remember Self Assessment.

Is this a permanent job, or a side hustle?

A side hustle, honestly — freelance contracting with no benefits or guaranteed hours, paid weekly, where you choose your 4-hour block. In practice it’s part-time, work-from-home: the evening block is the whole daily commitment for most people, run alongside a day job. You’ll be self-employed for HMRC purposes — register for Self Assessment and put aside tax. See the live UK-eligible roles.

Can UK residents apply for remote AI training jobs?

Yes. 844 live roles are open to people in the UK today; 198 name the UK specifically and the rest are open worldwide. You apply through each platform, which checks your identity and location before you start.

Is Handshake AI available in the UK?

Only by invitation. Outside the US you can only join Handshake AI if you’re invited. (Checked against Handshake AI’s own page.)

Is Mercor open to people in the UK?

Yes. The UK is on Mercor’s supported-countries list, and 41 of its live roles are open to people there.

Is Outlier available in the UK?

Yes. Outlier publishes the countries you can work from, and the UK is on it. (Checked against Outlier’s own page.)

Is Workada available in the UK?

No. Workada only accepts people living in the United States or Canada. (Checked against Workada’s own page.)

How do I get paid in pounds?

Most roles pay in US dollars. Platforms pay out through services such as Stripe, Wise, Payoneer or Deel, which convert to pounds when you withdraw. Fees and exchange rates differ between them, so compare before you choose.

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