Head of Data Science Jobs in London

Head of Data Science
England > London

The median Head of Data Science salary in London is £125,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 504 598 877
Rank change year-on-year +94 +279 -269
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Science 10 10 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.041% 0.032% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.033% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 10 9 12
10th Percentile £104,500 £101,000 -
25th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £77,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £125,000 £110,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +10.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £135,000 £117,500 £125,000
90th Percentile £140,250 £127,000 £127,250
England median annual salary £120,000 £112,500 £100,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +12.50% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 23,075 30,104 71,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 95.02% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 17,017 22,576 35,100
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,255 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.87% +0.43% +9.09%

Head of Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of Data Science in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Data Science in London.

Salary trend for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Data Science in London over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 6 June 2024, Head of Data Science 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 London region featuring Head of Data Science in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 10 (100.00%) Data Science
2 8 (80.00%) Python
2 8 (80.00%) SQL
3 7 (70.00%) Credit Risk
4 6 (60.00%) Scorecard
5 5 (50.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 5 (50.00%) Degree
6 4 (40.00%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (40.00%) Fintech
7 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
7 3 (30.00%) Analytics
7 3 (30.00%) Statistics
7 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
8 2 (20.00%) Statistical Modelling
8 2 (20.00%) Mathematics
8 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
8 2 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
8 2 (20.00%) PhD
8 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 2 (20.00%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
8 2 (20.00%) Model Validation
8 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
9 1 (10.00%) Feature Engineering
9 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
9 1 (10.00%) LLM
9 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
9 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 1 (10.00%) Support Vector Machines

Head of Data Science Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (10.00%) Apache
1 1 (10.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Looker
1 1 (10.00%) MySQL
1 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (10.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Law
2 1 (10.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (10.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Data Science
1 10 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 6 (60.00%) Scorecard
3 5 (50.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 4 (40.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (40.00%) Fintech
5 3 (30.00%) Analytics
5 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
5 3 (30.00%) Statistics
6 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 2 (20.00%) Mathematics
6 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 2 (20.00%) Model Validation
6 2 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (20.00%) Statistical Modelling
6 2 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
7 1 (10.00%) Data Cleansing
7 1 (10.00%) Neural Network
7 1 (10.00%) Software Engineering
7 1 (10.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 8 (80.00%) Python
1 8 (80.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (20.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Databricks