Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 454 | 559 | 470 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | -89 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 520 | 476 | 1,248 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 251 | 319 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £43,125 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,500 | £46,570 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £90,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -4.35% | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +123 | 496 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 180 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 292 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 98 |
| London | +94 | 208 | £75,000 | +8.98% | 111 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 149 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 75 |
| South East | +77 | 125 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 38 |
| Midlands | +33 | 58 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | +48 | 49 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 5 |
| South West | -28 | 46 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 19 |
| North of England | +24 | 35 | £60,000 | - | 18 |
| North West | +12 | 21 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| East of England | -10 | 16 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 12 | £70,576 | +28.32% | 8 |
| Scotland | -58 | 12 | £65,288 | -23.19% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 9 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 5 |
| North East | -12 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% | 3 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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