Senior Data Scientist
UK
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 677 | 832 | 740 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +155 | -92 | +62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 211 | 143 | 568 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.16% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 118 | 107 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,233 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £61,786 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £68,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.79% | -14.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £86,250 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £98,874 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.23% | -3.70% | +18.42% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £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% |
Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Scientist.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +160 | 198 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 96 |
| London | +158 | 121 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 66 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 91 | £75,000 | +11.82% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 83 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 43 |
| North of England | +44 | 20 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 7 |
| Midlands | +10 | 19 | £57,500 | -34.29% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 18 | £56,250 | -35.71% | 1 |
| South West | -22 | 18 | £77,500 | +41.21% | 9 |
| East of England | +14 | 14 | £80,000 | +6.67% | |
| North West | +6 | 13 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +83 | 7 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 1 |
| South East | +10 | 6 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 19 |
| Scotland | -62 | 6 | £81,677 | -24.02% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
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Senior 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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