Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £68,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 477 | 570 | 469 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | -101 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 515 | 414 | 1,332 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.44% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.49% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 243 | 281 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,800 | £43,125 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,570 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,700 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.69% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,539 | £90,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £57,500 | £57,063 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +0.77% | +20.13% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 9 June 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 9 June 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 | +109 | 494 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 138 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 307 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 64 |
| London | +63 | 191 | £72,500 | +7.41% | 81 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 153 | £60,000 | - | 51 |
| South East | +81 | 139 | £60,000 | - | 23 |
| Midlands | +12 | 56 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 6 |
| South West | -14 | 54 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 47 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -4 | 32 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 13 |
| North West | -4 | 19 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 8 |
| East of England | -16 | 16 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 11 | £70,576 | +28.32% | 5 |
| Scotland | -63 | 10 | £70,576 | -0.95% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 9 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| North East | -19 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 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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