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 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 713 | 829 | 740 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +116 | -89 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 193 | 164 | 542 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.16% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.17% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 118 | 122 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,900 | £58,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £60,000 | £65,213 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £68,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.79% | -14.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £96,154 | £83,963 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £97,061 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £76,250 | £65,000 | £67,572 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.31% | -3.81% | +17.52% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 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 3 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 3 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 | +121 | 180 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 69 |
| London | +143 | 103 | £90,000 | +24.14% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 81 | £76,250 | +17.31% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 77 | £75,000 | +13.46% | 50 |
| North of England | +59 | 21 | £72,788 | +11.98% | 5 |
| Midlands | +32 | 19 | £57,500 | -34.29% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 18 | £56,250 | -35.71% | |
| South West | -32 | 16 | £77,500 | +31.14% | 2 |
| East of England | +21 | 14 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 3 |
| North West | +14 | 13 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 8 | £75,000 | +27.66% | 1 |
| Scotland | -60 | 6 | £81,677 | -25.75% | 1 |
| South East | +4 | 5 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 13 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 7 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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