Head of Data Science Jobs in England

Head of Data Science
UK > England

The median Head of Data Science salary in England is £140,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 751 696 1012
Rank change year-on-year -55 +316 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Science 6 16 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.009% 0.033% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.034% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 26
10th Percentile £106,000 £96,250 £85,000
25th Percentile £115,000 £98,750 £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 £122,500 £97,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +25.64% -7.14%
75th Percentile £151,250 £133,125 £115,000
90th Percentile £152,000 £153,000 £133,750
UK median annual salary £140,000 £122,500 £97,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% +25.64% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 63,203 46,991 109,309
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 95.50% 95.44%
Number of salaries quoted 33,347 34,738 68,113
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +4.35%

Head of Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Data Science in England

Head of Data Science
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Data Science in England

Head of Data Science
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Data Science in England over the 6 months to 13 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Data Science in England

Head of Data Science
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Data Science within the England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
London -3 6 £140,000 +30.23% 4
Head of Data Science
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 November 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 England region featuring Head of Data Science in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Data Science
2 5 (83.33%) Machine Learning
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
4 3 (50.00%) Python
4 3 (50.00%) SQL
4 3 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (50.00%) TensorFlow
4 3 (50.00%) PyTorch
4 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (50.00%) Customer Experience
4 3 (50.00%) LLM
5 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
5 2 (33.33%) Code Quality
5 2 (33.33%) Data Engineering
5 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
5 2 (33.33%) MLOps
5 2 (33.33%) Analytical Modelling
5 2 (33.33%) IT Strategy
5 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 2 (33.33%) Analytics
5 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
5 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (33.33%) Matrix Management
5 2 (33.33%) R
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) PhD
5 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
5 2 (33.33%) Finance
6 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment

Head of Data Science Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Machine Learning
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Stack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) PyTorch
1 3 (50.00%) TensorFlow
2 1 (16.67%) Keras
2 1 (16.67%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Data Science
2 5 (83.33%) Machine Learning
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
4 3 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (50.00%) Customer Experience
4 3 (50.00%) LLM
5 2 (33.33%) Analytical Modelling
5 2 (33.33%) Analytics
5 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
5 2 (33.33%) Code Quality
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (33.33%) Data Engineering
5 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
5 2 (33.33%) IT Strategy
5 2 (33.33%) Matrix Management
5 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
5 2 (33.33%) MLOps
5 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Python
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality