Head of Data Science Jobs in London

Head of Data Science
England > London

The median Head of Data Science salary in London is £130,000 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
Rank 489 611 861
Rank change year-on-year +122 +250 -282
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Science 13 12 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.055% 0.034% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.036% 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 11
10th Percentile £106,000 £101,750 -
25th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £77,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 £110,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £142,500 £117,500 £120,000
90th Percentile £160,500 £122,250 £125,000
England median annual salary £130,000 £110,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,245 33,556 64,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 95.05% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,727 24,642 34,900
10th Percentile £38,095 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £92,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Head of Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Data Science in London over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Data Science in London

Head of Data Science
Job Locations in London

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 London region 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
Central London - 1 £107,500 -
Head of Data Science
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 London region featuring Head of Data Science in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 12 (92.31%) Machine Learning
2 12 (92.31%) Python
3 11 (84.62%) SQL
4 8 (61.54%) Degree
5 7 (53.85%) Credit Risk
6 6 (46.15%) Scorecard
7 5 (38.46%) Credit Risk Modelling
7 5 (38.46%) Analytics
7 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
8 4 (30.77%) Mathematics
8 4 (30.77%) Statistical Analysis
8 4 (30.77%) AWS
8 4 (30.77%) Data Analysis
8 4 (30.77%) Artificial Intelligence
8 4 (30.77%) R
8 4 (30.77%) Fintech
8 4 (30.77%) Master's Degree
9 3 (23.08%) Azure
9 3 (23.08%) Finance
9 3 (23.08%) PhD
9 3 (23.08%) Statistics
9 3 (23.08%) Marketing
9 3 (23.08%) ETL
10 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
10 2 (15.38%) Power BI
10 2 (15.38%) Statistical Modelling
10 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
10 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Apache
1 1 (7.69%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) AWS
2 3 (23.08%) Azure
3 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (7.69%) GCP
4 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Power BI
2 1 (7.69%) Looker
2 1 (7.69%) MySQL
2 1 (7.69%) NoSQL
2 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (7.69%) Relational Database
2 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.69%) Tableau
General
1 3 (23.08%) Finance
1 3 (23.08%) Marketing
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) PyTorch
1 1 (7.69%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Credit Risk
2 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 12 (92.31%) Machine Learning
3 6 (46.15%) Scorecard
4 5 (38.46%) Analytics
4 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
4 5 (38.46%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 4 (30.77%) Artificial Intelligence
5 4 (30.77%) Data Analysis
5 4 (30.77%) Fintech
5 4 (30.77%) Mathematics
5 4 (30.77%) Statistical Analysis
6 3 (23.08%) ETL
6 3 (23.08%) Statistics
7 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (15.38%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
7 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
7 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
7 2 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
7 2 (15.38%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 12 (92.31%) Python
2 11 (84.62%) SQL
3 4 (30.77%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) Master's Degree
3 3 (23.08%) PhD
4 2 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Databricks