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UIPath Developer (Automation)

Posted 3 days ago by TEKsystems


The role of UIPath AI Enabled Automation Developer involves supporting the delivery of an AI-enabled automation programm...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Edinburgh, UK

Senior Enterprise Architect (Contract)

Posted 3 days ago by Hamilton Barnes


The role of Senior Enterprise Architect involves leading enterprise architecture initiatives across various business dom...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, or Bristol , UK

UX/UI Product Designer (Mobile App)

Posted 4 days ago by Alexander Mann Solutions


The role of UX/UI Product Designer (Mobile App) at Computershare involves leading the design process for a mobile applic...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

AI Engineer (Contract) - AI Cloud

Posted 4 days ago by Hamilton Barnes


The AI Engineer role involves designing, building, and deploying scalable AI/ML and GenAI solutions across the full life...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location London, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh , UK

Senior Insight Manager - UK

Posted 4 days ago by Circana


The Senior Insight Manager at Circana is a pivotal role within the Retail team, focusing on leveraging extensive industr...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham

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Copilot Trainer

Posted 7 days ago by Damia Group Ltd


The Microsoft Copilot Trainer is tasked with promoting and implementing Microsoft Copilot within the organization, focus...

  • Rate £650 per day
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham

Test Analyst - Live Poker

Posted 7 days ago by Fruition Group


The Test Analyst - Live Poker role is a fully remote contract position focused on ensuring the accuracy and consistency...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Remote
  • Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham

Applied Physics Specialist

Posted 7 days ago by Alignerr


The Applied Physics Specialist role involves leveraging PhD-level expertise in physics to evaluate and enhance AI models...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

252848 (CHA) Project Manager

Posted 7 days ago by NHS Lothian


The role of Project Manager at NHS Scotland involves planning, managing, and delivering projects within specified timesc...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Senior Interaction Designer

Posted 7 days ago by HM Revenue & Customs


The Senior Interaction Designer at HMRC will enhance the quality and consistency of interaction design across services,...

  • Rate £58,541 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biochemistry Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Biochemistry Subject Matter Expert will collaborate with leading AI research teams to enhance AI models through thei...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Health Policy & Management - AI Content Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Health Policy & Management - AI Content Specialist role at Alignerr seeks Masters in Public Health professionals to...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biology Masters

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Biology Masters - AI Data Trainer role at Alignerr involves collaborating with leading AI research teams to enhance...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biology Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Biology Subject Matter Expert role at Alignerr involves collaborating with leading AI research labs to enhance AI mo...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Mechanical Engineering

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Mechanical Engineering AI Trainer role involves collaborating with leading AI research labs to enhance AI models thr...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Senior Machine Learning Engineer role focuses on developing high-fidelity reasoning traces to enhance the training o...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Physics Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Physics Subject Matter Expert - AI Content Specialist role at Alignerr involves collaborating with leading AI resear...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Computer Engineering Expert - AI Content Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Computer Engineering Expert - AI Content Specialist at Alignerr is responsible for designing advanced computer engin...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Voice Actor - UK English (Scotland)

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


This role seeks professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic Scottish accents to participate in paid...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Data Scientist (Masters)

Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr


The Data Scientist (Masters) role involves evaluating and improving advanced AI models through the design of complex dat...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

About Our AI Trainer Contract Roles in Edinburgh

What does a ai trainer contractor do?

The AI Trainer contractor role centres on the ability to generate, review, label, and evaluate the data used to train and improve artificial intelligence models, particularly large language models and other generative AI systems. The work varies depending on the client and model type but typically involves writing high-quality prompt and response pairs, evaluating model outputs for accuracy, helpfulness, and safety, identifying failure modes and edge cases in model behaviour, and providing structured feedback that feeds directly into model fine-tuning and reinforcement learning processes. AI Trainers are primarily engaged by AI companies, technology firms developing AI products, and research organisations building or refining foundation models.

The skills expected depend on the specific domain focus of the engagement. Generalist AI Trainer roles require strong written communication skills, critical thinking, and the ability to evaluate nuanced outputs objectively. Specialist roles in areas such as legal, medical, scientific, or coding content require deep domain expertise alongside the ability to assess AI outputs against the standards of that field. Familiarity with annotation platforms and data labelling tools is useful, as is a conceptual understanding of how large language models work. While AI Trainer contracts can be accessible to candidates without deep technical backgrounds, the highest-value engagements consistently go to those with both domain expertise and a clear understanding of what good AI output looks like.

What is the market like for ai trainer contractors?

The AI Trainer contracting market has grown rapidly in line with the expansion of large language model development, but it is a structurally different market to most other AI contractor disciplines. Volume is high at the generalist end but rates are relatively modest. The more commercially interesting segment involves specialist domain trainers , lawyers, doctors, scientists, and senior engineers , who can evaluate and generate training data in high-stakes technical areas where model accuracy is critical. These engagements command rates more consistent with the underlying domain expertise, and demand in this segment is growing as AI companies seek to improve model performance in regulated and specialist fields.

What is the contracting market like in Edinburgh?

As the UK's second largest financial centre by assets under management, Edinburgh generates deep and recurring demand for technology, change, risk, actuarial, and regulatory contractors from its concentration of asset managers, insurers, banks, and investment firms. Scottish Government departments and agencies headquartered in the city add a public sector dimension covering digital delivery, policy implementation, and programme management. A growing fintech community draws on Edinburgh's strong university talent pipeline to feed both permanent and contract hiring. Financial services roles requiring niche expertise can command rates that match or exceed those seen elsewhere in the UK, and the city's quality of life continues to attract contractors willing to relocate from London for comparable earnings in a more manageable environment.

How much do ai trainer contractors usually earn in Edinburgh?

Contract rates for ai trainer roles in Edinburgh typically range from £250 to £450 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.

How many ai trainer vacancies in Edinburgh are there on Quality Contracts?

Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 ai trainer contract roles across the site, with Edinburgh maintaining steady volume. Data reviewed up to June 2026.