Data Scientist Jobs in the Thames Valley

Data Scientist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Data Scientist salary in the Thames Valley is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 227 245
Rank change year-on-year +97 +18 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 121 39 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.80% 0.64% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% 0.71% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 18 29 18
10th Percentile £46,475 £45,756 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,570 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £48,687 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.51% +2.50% -5.00%
75th Percentile £77,188 £67,500 £70,938
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £78,750
South East median annual salary £65,000 £61,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.12% +28.95% -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,377 5,507 6,676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.88% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4,541 3,214 4,169
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the Thames Valley

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the Thames Valley

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the Thames Valley

Data Scientist
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Buckinghamshire +58 104 £65,000 +1.02%
Berkshire +20 12 £62,500 +28.37% 5
Oxfordshire +19 5 £80,000 - 1
Data Scientist
South East

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 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 Thames Valley region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 120 (99.17%) Data Science
2 119 (98.35%) Degree
3 117 (96.69%) Algorithms
4 116 (95.87%) Computer Science
5 112 (92.56%) Mathematics
6 106 (87.60%) Data Analysis
6 106 (87.60%) Decision-Making
7 105 (86.78%) Problem-Solving
8 102 (84.30%) Red Team
8 102 (84.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 102 (84.30%) Digital Forensics
8 102 (84.30%) Mentoring
8 102 (84.30%) Coaching
8 102 (84.30%) Statistical Modelling
8 102 (84.30%) Cybersecurity
9 19 (15.70%) Python
10 18 (14.88%) Machine Learning
11 14 (11.57%) Artificial Intelligence
11 14 (11.57%) R
12 13 (10.74%) PhD
12 13 (10.74%) Predictive Modelling
12 13 (10.74%) Master's Degree
13 12 (9.92%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (9.92%) Agile
14 10 (8.26%) SQL Server
14 10 (8.26%) C#
14 10 (8.26%) Git
14 10 (8.26%) Propensity Modelling
14 10 (8.26%) Docker
14 10 (8.26%) Kubernetes

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (1.65%) Azure
1 2 (1.65%) Azure Data Factory
1 2 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (1.65%) SaaS
2 1 (0.83%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.26%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.48%) Tableau
3 2 (1.65%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.83%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.83%) MySQL
4 1 (0.83%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 10 (8.26%) Git
General
1 102 (84.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (4.13%) Social Skills
3 2 (1.65%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (0.83%) Electronics
4 1 (0.83%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.65%) Matplotlib
1 2 (1.65%) NumPy
1 2 (1.65%) Pandas
1 2 (1.65%) scikit-learn
1 2 (1.65%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 117 (96.69%) Algorithms
2 2 (1.65%) IoT
2 2 (1.65%) Smart Meter
3 1 (0.83%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (99.17%) Data Science
2 116 (95.87%) Computer Science
3 112 (92.56%) Mathematics
4 106 (87.60%) Data Analysis
4 106 (87.60%) Decision-Making
5 105 (86.78%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (84.30%) Coaching
6 102 (84.30%) Cybersecurity
6 102 (84.30%) Digital Forensics
6 102 (84.30%) Mentoring
6 102 (84.30%) Red Team
6 102 (84.30%) Statistical Modelling
7 18 (14.88%) Machine Learning
8 14 (11.57%) Artificial Intelligence
9 13 (10.74%) Predictive Modelling
10 12 (9.92%) Agile
11 10 (8.26%) Mathematical Modelling
11 10 (8.26%) Propensity Modelling
12 4 (3.31%) Analytics
13 2 (1.65%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.70%) Python
2 14 (11.57%) R
3 10 (8.26%) C#
4 2 (1.65%) Java
4 2 (1.65%) SQL
Qualifications
1 119 (98.35%) Degree
2 13 (10.74%) Master's Degree
2 13 (10.74%) PhD
3 12 (9.92%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.13%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.65%) GDPR
System Software
1 10 (8.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (8.26%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (1.65%) Databricks
1 2 (1.65%) Microsoft