AI Consultant · Serving London · Remote-first
AI Consultant for London — Without London Day Rates
Production AI features for London businesses and agencies, delivered remotely so you pay for the work, not a Shoreditch office. I scope and build the right AI feature into your web app or SaaS product — fixed-price, shipped in 7 working days, from £750.
What an AI consultant costs in London
London rates carry a location premium. Here's what that looks like — and what you actually pay working with me.
London commands the highest AI consulting rates in the UK. A London-based AI consultant typically charges £900–£1,500 per day, and the larger agencies in the City and the West End charge well beyond that once account management and overheads are added. For a single production-ready AI feature, London quotes commonly land in the £2,000–£5,000+ range.
Most of that premium pays for the postcode, not better software. Because virtually all AI development happens remotely — access to your codebase, async check-ins, deployment to your environment — a London office adds cost without adding capability. Working with me, the same feature is fixed-price from £750, because there's no city-centre overhead priced into the number.
| Engagement | Typical London cost | Remote (NRB) cost |
|---|---|---|
| One AI feature (chatbot, search, extraction) | £2,000–£5,000 | from £750 fixed |
| A week of development | £5,000–£7,500 (day rate) | from £750 (one sprint) |
| Cost certainty before you start | Often day-rate, open-ended | Fixed-price, scoped up front |
For a full breakdown of UK AI pricing models, see the AI consulting cost guide.
Who I work with in London
London has more agencies and funded startups than anywhere in the UK — both are a strong fit.
Your client asked for AI and you don't have someone in-house. I work white-label behind your brand, delivering the feature so your client never knows a subcontractor was involved.
You're moving fast and need a production AI feature shipped without hiring a full-time ML engineer. I scope it, build it, and hand it over — no headcount commitment.
You want the AI feature but not the London consultancy invoice. Same production standard, delivered remotely, at a fixed price you approve before work starts.
Production AI I've shipped
Live commercial products, built and run by me.
Job Space AI
Production AI platform with CV analysis, document processing, and AI-assisted matching. A commercial SaaS with paying users, built from scratch.
Live · jobspaceai.com ↗Primary Story
AI reading platform for UK primary school children with personalised story generation and teacher dashboards. Built and launched solo, end to end.
⭐ 4.9 · 247 reviews · primary-story.com ↗6+ years building production web applications, including for enterprise organisations in aviation, logistics, and recruitment. Based in West Lancashire, working with London clients remotely.
Pricing
Fixed-price, no London premium. Discovery call is free.
- Free 30-min discovery call, no commitment
- Written fixed-price scope before we start
- Feature built into your existing app
- Production-ready: tested, deployed, documented
- Code walkthrough + one round of revisions
Common questions
London AI consultants typically charge £900–£1,500 per day, and large London agencies more. A single production-ready AI feature can run £2,000–£5,000+ at London rates. Delivered remotely from outside London, the same feature starts at £750 fixed-price because there's no city-centre overhead priced in.
Rarely. Almost all AI development is done remotely, so a London postcode mainly adds cost, not value. What matters is production AI experience and a clearly scoped engagement. I work with London clients remotely and can meet in person when a project genuinely needs it.
Yes. I work behind the scenes for agencies regularly, delivering the AI feature under your brand so your client never needs to know a subcontractor was involved.
A fixed-price AI feature sprint starts at £750 for one feature over 7 working days. At a London day rate of £1,000–£1,500, the same week of work would be quoted at £5,000–£7,500 with no cost certainty. Fixed-price caps the number up front.