Data Scientist Jobs in the South East

Data Scientist
England > South East

The median Data Scientist salary in the South East is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 267 332 433
Rank change year-on-year +65 +101 -74
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 139 45 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.75% 0.34% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 0.38% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 29 33 49
10th Percentile - - £40,482
25th Percentile £38,620 £46,570 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +26.32% -5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £77,790
England median annual salary £68,100 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.96% -7.41% +17.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 17,582 11,899 20,479
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.31% 89.64% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 12,383 7,812 12,372
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the South East

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in the South East.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the South East

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the South East

Data Scientist
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Thames Valley +86 132 £60,000 +23.24% 15
Buckinghamshire +59 102 - - 1
Oxfordshire +6 15 £49,396 - 9
Berkshire +3 15 £60,000 +23.24% 5
Surrey -13 6 £70,000 - 3
Kent -18 1 £60,000 -
Data Scientist
England

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 across the South East region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 138 (99.28%) Data Science
2 130 (93.53%) Degree
3 124 (89.21%) Computer Science
4 123 (88.49%) Algorithms
5 118 (84.89%) Mathematics
6 110 (79.14%) Decision-Making
7 109 (78.42%) Data Analysis
8 106 (76.26%) Problem-Solving
8 106 (76.26%) Statistical Modelling
8 106 (76.26%) Mentoring
9 103 (74.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 102 (73.38%) Red Team
10 102 (73.38%) Coaching
10 102 (73.38%) Cybersecurity
10 102 (73.38%) Digital Forensics
11 29 (20.86%) Python
12 25 (17.99%) Machine Learning
13 19 (13.67%) Master's Degree
13 19 (13.67%) PhD
13 19 (13.67%) R
14 14 (10.07%) Predictive Modelling
14 14 (10.07%) Artificial Intelligence
15 11 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (7.91%) Statistics
16 9 (6.47%) Propensity Modelling
16 9 (6.47%) Docker
16 9 (6.47%) Kubernetes
16 9 (6.47%) Mathematical Modelling
16 9 (6.47%) Agile
16 9 (6.47%) SQL Server

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.04%) Azure
2 4 (2.88%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.44%) SaaS
4 1 (0.72%) AWS
4 1 (0.72%) Azure Machine Learning
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.47%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.88%) Power BI
3 3 (2.16%) Tableau
4 2 (1.44%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.72%) MySQL
5 1 (0.72%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 9 (6.47%) Git
General
1 103 (74.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (5.04%) Social Skills
3 5 (3.60%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (2.88%) Finance
5 3 (2.16%) Legal
6 2 (1.44%) Marketing
6 2 (1.44%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.72%) Electronics
7 1 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.72%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.44%) Matplotlib
1 2 (1.44%) NumPy
1 2 (1.44%) Pandas
1 2 (1.44%) scikit-learn
1 2 (1.44%) Seaborn
1 2 (1.44%) XGBoost
2 1 (0.72%) EDI
2 1 (0.72%) Keras
2 1 (0.72%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.72%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 123 (88.49%) Algorithms
2 2 (1.44%) Data Structures
2 2 (1.44%) Grid Computing
2 2 (1.44%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.72%) Credit Risk
3 1 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (0.72%) Molecular Biology
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (99.28%) Data Science
2 124 (89.21%) Computer Science
3 118 (84.89%) Mathematics
4 110 (79.14%) Decision-Making
5 109 (78.42%) Data Analysis
6 106 (76.26%) Mentoring
6 106 (76.26%) Problem-Solving
6 106 (76.26%) Statistical Modelling
7 102 (73.38%) Coaching
7 102 (73.38%) Cybersecurity
7 102 (73.38%) Digital Forensics
7 102 (73.38%) Red Team
8 25 (17.99%) Machine Learning
9 14 (10.07%) Artificial Intelligence
9 14 (10.07%) Predictive Modelling
10 11 (7.91%) Statistics
11 9 (6.47%) Agile
11 9 (6.47%) Mathematical Modelling
11 9 (6.47%) Propensity Modelling
12 6 (4.32%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 29 (20.86%) Python
2 19 (13.67%) R
3 9 (6.47%) C#
3 9 (6.47%) SQL
4 2 (1.44%) C
4 2 (1.44%) C++
4 2 (1.44%) Fortran
4 2 (1.44%) Java
4 2 (1.44%) Julia
5 1 (0.72%) Rust
Qualifications
1 130 (93.53%) Degree
2 19 (13.67%) Master's Degree
2 19 (13.67%) PhD
3 11 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.44%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.16%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
System Software
1 9 (6.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (6.47%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (1.44%) Databricks
1 2 (1.44%) Microsoft
1 2 (1.44%) Sun