Data Scientist Jobs in the South East

Data Scientist
England > South East

The median Data Scientist salary in the South East is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 270 348 417
Rank change year-on-year +78 +69 -72
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 125 50 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.74% 0.35% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 0.39% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 19 35 47
10th Percentile £47,650 - £37,300
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,570 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +26.32% -5.00%
75th Percentile £76,875 £75,000 £70,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,750 £76,020
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 15,844 12,924 19,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 90.26% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,341 8,141 12,419
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,032 £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 £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +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 16 May 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 16 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
Thames Valley +88 119 £65,000 +25.38% 9
Buckinghamshire +59 102 - -
Berkshire +15 12 £62,500 +20.56% 7
Surrey +3 6 £70,000 - 5
Oxfordshire +11 5 £80,000 - 2
Data Scientist
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 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 across the South East region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 124 (99.20%) Degree
1 124 (99.20%) Data Science
2 120 (96.00%) Algorithms
2 120 (96.00%) Computer Science
3 114 (91.20%) Mathematics
4 109 (87.20%) Data Analysis
5 108 (86.40%) Decision-Making
6 106 (84.80%) Problem-Solving
7 102 (81.60%) Red Team
7 102 (81.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 102 (81.60%) Digital Forensics
7 102 (81.60%) Statistical Modelling
7 102 (81.60%) Cybersecurity
7 102 (81.60%) Mentoring
7 102 (81.60%) Coaching
8 23 (18.40%) Python
9 20 (16.00%) Machine Learning
10 17 (13.60%) R
11 16 (12.80%) PhD
11 16 (12.80%) Master's Degree
12 15 (12.00%) Predictive Modelling
13 13 (10.40%) Artificial Intelligence
14 12 (9.60%) Computer Science Degree
15 10 (8.00%) Kubernetes
15 10 (8.00%) Mathematical Modelling
15 10 (8.00%) Agile
15 10 (8.00%) SQL Server
15 10 (8.00%) C#
15 10 (8.00%) Git
15 10 (8.00%) Propensity Modelling

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 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.40%) Azure
2 2 (1.60%) SaaS
3 1 (0.80%) AWS
3 1 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.40%) Tableau
3 2 (1.60%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.80%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.80%) MySQL
4 1 (0.80%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 10 (8.00%) Git
General
1 102 (81.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (4.80%) Social Skills
3 4 (3.20%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (2.40%) Legal
5 2 (1.60%) Marketing
5 2 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.80%) Electronics
6 1 (0.80%) Finance
6 1 (0.80%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.60%) Matplotlib
1 2 (1.60%) NumPy
1 2 (1.60%) Pandas
1 2 (1.60%) scikit-learn
1 2 (1.60%) Seaborn
1 2 (1.60%) XGBoost
2 1 (0.80%) Keras
2 1 (0.80%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.80%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 120 (96.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (1.60%) Data Structures
2 2 (1.60%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.80%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (99.20%) Data Science
2 120 (96.00%) Computer Science
3 114 (91.20%) Mathematics
4 109 (87.20%) Data Analysis
5 108 (86.40%) Decision-Making
6 106 (84.80%) Problem-Solving
7 102 (81.60%) Coaching
7 102 (81.60%) Cybersecurity
7 102 (81.60%) Digital Forensics
7 102 (81.60%) Mentoring
7 102 (81.60%) Red Team
7 102 (81.60%) Statistical Modelling
8 20 (16.00%) Machine Learning
9 15 (12.00%) Predictive Modelling
10 13 (10.40%) Artificial Intelligence
11 10 (8.00%) Agile
11 10 (8.00%) Mathematical Modelling
11 10 (8.00%) Propensity Modelling
12 6 (4.80%) Statistics
13 5 (4.00%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 23 (18.40%) Python
2 17 (13.60%) R
3 10 (8.00%) C#
4 4 (3.20%) SQL
5 2 (1.60%) Java
Qualifications
1 124 (99.20%) Degree
2 16 (12.80%) Master's Degree
2 16 (12.80%) PhD
3 12 (9.60%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.40%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.60%) Accessibility
System Software
1 10 (8.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (8.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (1.60%) Databricks
1 2 (1.60%) Microsoft