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 23 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 455 | 555 | 458 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | -97 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 518 | 457 | 1,285 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.46% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.51% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 249 | 305 | 492 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £43,125 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,570 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -2.62% | +16.09% |
| 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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 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 | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
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 23 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 23 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 | +136 | 495 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 147 |
| UK excluding London | +74 | 294 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 70 |
| London | +110 | 205 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 84 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 152 | £60,000 | - | 77 |
| South East | +87 | 126 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 18 |
| Midlands | +32 | 56 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 8 |
| South West | -7 | 51 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 47 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 3 |
| North of England | +10 | 34 | £60,000 | - | 17 |
| North West | +8 | 21 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 8 |
| East of England | -4 | 16 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +51 | 11 | £70,576 | +28.32% | 7 |
| Scotland | -55 | 11 | £70,576 | -8.93% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 9 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 5 |
| North East | -12 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% | 2 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 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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