Data Scientist Jobs in the Midlands

Data Scientist
England > Midlands

The median Data Scientist salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 271 303 328
Rank change year-on-year +32 +25 -65
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 56 11 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.43% 0.13% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.14% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 29 9 14
10th Percentile £42,250 £33,750 £41,775
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £66,563
90th Percentile £85,500 £82,750 £71,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% -7.41% +17.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 12,357 7,658 10,690
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 89.51% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 9,004 4,510 7,073
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,650
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,250 £67,425 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the Midlands

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the Midlands

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the Midlands

Data Scientist
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +23 47 £57,500 +17.95%
East Midlands -10 9 £45,000 +20.00% 4
Data Scientist
England

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 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 across the Midlands region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 56 (100.00%) Data Science
2 32 (57.14%) Python
3 31 (55.36%) Degree
4 30 (53.57%) Statistical Modelling
5 26 (46.43%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (44.64%) Algorithms
6 25 (44.64%) Data Analysis
7 24 (42.86%) Decision-Making
8 22 (39.29%) Machine Learning
8 22 (39.29%) Mentoring
9 21 (37.50%) Mathematics
9 21 (37.50%) Computer Science
10 20 (35.71%) Digital Forensics
10 20 (35.71%) Coaching
10 20 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
10 20 (35.71%) SQL
10 20 (35.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (35.71%) Red Team
11 16 (28.57%) Analytics
12 15 (26.79%) R
13 14 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
13 14 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
14 12 (21.43%) Microsoft
15 10 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
15 10 (17.86%) Predictive Modelling
16 8 (14.29%) Strategic Planning
16 8 (14.29%) Law
16 8 (14.29%) Games
16 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
16 8 (14.29%) Self-Motivation

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.57%) SAS
2 1 (1.79%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 8 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.36%) AWS
2 3 (5.36%) Azure
3 1 (1.79%) Azure Machine Learning
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.29%) Power BI
2 3 (5.36%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (5.36%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.57%) Tableau
4 1 (1.79%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.79%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (7.14%) Git
General
1 20 (35.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 10 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (14.29%) Games
3 8 (14.29%) Law
4 5 (8.93%) Finance
4 5 (8.93%) Social Skills
5 3 (5.36%) Advertising
6 2 (3.57%) Banking
6 2 (3.57%) International Banking
6 2 (3.57%) Legal
6 2 (3.57%) Marketing
6 2 (3.57%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.79%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.57%) React
1 2 (3.57%) TensorFlow
2 1 (1.79%) Pandas
2 1 (1.79%) PyTorch
2 1 (1.79%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 25 (44.64%) Algorithms
2 8 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.57%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.79%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (100.00%) Data Science
2 30 (53.57%) Statistical Modelling
3 26 (46.43%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (44.64%) Data Analysis
5 24 (42.86%) Decision-Making
6 22 (39.29%) Machine Learning
6 22 (39.29%) Mentoring
7 21 (37.50%) Computer Science
7 21 (37.50%) Mathematics
8 20 (35.71%) Coaching
8 20 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
8 20 (35.71%) Digital Forensics
8 20 (35.71%) Red Team
9 16 (28.57%) Analytics
10 14 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
10 14 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
11 10 (17.86%) Predictive Modelling
12 8 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 8 (14.29%) Strategic Planning
13 6 (10.71%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 32 (57.14%) Python
2 20 (35.71%) SQL
3 15 (26.79%) R
4 2 (3.57%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (55.36%) Degree
2 4 (7.14%) PhD
3 2 (3.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.57%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.79%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.36%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 12 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.36%) Databricks
2 3 (5.36%) Oracle
3 2 (3.57%) Alteryx