Data Scientist Jobs

The table below looks at the statistics for the Data Scientist role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Scientist in their job title over the 3 months to 26 February 2015 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

3 months to
26 Feb 2015

Same period 2014

Same period 2013

Data Scientist

Rank

643

756

834

Rank change year-on-year

+113

+78

Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist

242

136

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK

0.23%

0.13%

0.030%

As % of the Job Titles category

0.24%

0.14%

0.032%

Number of salaries quoted

211

119

Average salary

£57,500

£60,000

£46,250

Average salary % change year-on-year

-4.16%

+29.72%

90% offered a salary of more than

£40,000

£37,500

£27,500

10% offered a salary of more than

£80,000

£85,000

£75,150

UK excluding London average salary

£52,500

£45,000

£27,500

% change year-on-year

+16.66%

+63.63%

The following table is for comparison with the above and provides statistics for the entire Job Titles category in permanent jobs advertised across the UK. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such the figures in the first row provide an indication of the total number of permanent jobs in the overall sample.

Job Titles Category
UK

Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category

99934

100679

103565

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK

94.83%

94.48%

94.93%

Number of salaries quoted

82413

80836

87730

Average salary

£45,000

£42,500

Average salary % change year-on-year

+5.88%

90% offered a salary of more than

£26,500

£27,500

£26,500

10% offered a salary of more than

£70,000

£65,000

£70,000

UK excluding London average salary

£40,000

£38,500

% change year-on-year

+3.89%

Data Scientist
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Data Scientist in the job title within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Data Scientist
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK.

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Data Scientist over the 3 months to 26 February 2015 within the UK.

Data Scientist
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 3 months to 26 February 2015. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location (Use links below to see detailed statistics and historical trends)	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Average Salary Last 3 Months	Average Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+112	231	£57,500	-8.00%	31
London	+77	181	£57,500	-14.81%	24
City of London	+22	33	£55,000	-8.33%	5
West Midlands	-	16	£52,500	-	1
Warwickshire	-	12	£52,500	-	1
South East	-15	11	£63,750	+88.88%	4
Yorkshire	+14	10	£45,000	-28.00%	2
Leeds	+6	10	£45,000	-28.00%	1
West Yorkshire	0	10	£45,000	-28.00%	1
East of England	+6	9	£50,000	+8.10%
Berkshire	-	4	£65,000	-
Scotland	+13	3	-	-
Oxfordshire	+3	3	£62,500	+38.88%
Edinburgh	+2	3	-	-
Cambridgeshire	-2	3	£45,000	-2.70%
Surrey	-2	3	£65,000	+73.33%	2
Hertfordshire	-	3	£60,000	-
Warwick	-	3	£55,000	-
Oxford	-	3	£62,500	-
Cambridge	+1	2	£41,250	-25.00%
Hampshire	-4	2	£62,500	+117.39%	1
South West	-4	2	£39,000	-
Essex	-	2	-	-
Leatherhead	-	2	£65,000	-
Birmingham	-	2	£65,000	-
Reading	-	2	£65,000	-
Devon	-	2	£39,000	-
Guildford	+2	1	£35,000	-6.66%
Southampton	-11	1	£62,500	+108.33%	1
East Sussex	-	1	£52,500	-

Data Scientist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 February 2015, IT jobs within the UK that cited Data Scientist in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Scientist in their job title.

1	269 (64.51%)	Analytics
2	265 (63.55%)	R
3	231 (55.40%)	Python
4	229 (54.92%)	SQL
5	227 (54.44%)	Big Data
6	188 (45.08%)	Hadoop
7	181 (43.41%)	Algorithms
8	144 (34.53%)	Statistics
9	141 (33.81%)	PhD
9	141 (33.81%)	Analytical Skills
10	137 (32.85%)	Java
11	130 (31.18%)	Data Analysis
11	130 (31.18%)	Machine Learning
12	129 (30.94%)	Data Mining
13	127 (30.46%)	SAS

14	119 (28.54%)	Visualisation
15	116 (27.82%)	Computer Science
16	115 (27.58%)	Mathematics
16	115 (27.58%)	Degree
17	112 (26.86%)	MATLAB
18	103 (24.70%)	Statistical Analysis
19	94 (22.54%)	SPSS
20	89 (21.34%)	MapReduce
21	88 (21.10%)	Apache Hive
22	75 (17.99%)	Statistical Modelling
23	72 (17.27%)	Scala
24	69 (16.55%)	NoSQL
25	65 (15.59%)	Apache Pig
25	65 (15.59%)	Bayesian Methods
26	64 (15.35%)	Predictive Modelling

Data Scientist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 26 February 2015, IT jobs within the UK that cited Data Scientist in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Scientist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1	127 (30.46%)	SAS
2	65 (15.59%)	Apache Pig
3	26 (6.24%)	Apache Spark
4	9 (2.16%)	CMS
5	6 (1.44%)	Elasticsearch
6	2 (0.48%)	MS Exchange
7	1 (0.24%)	Apache Solr
7	1 (0.24%)	Node.js
7	1 (0.24%)	OpenStack

Applications
1	94 (22.54%)	SPSS
2	34 (8.15%)	Weka
3	23 (5.52%)	MS Office
4	20 (4.80%)	Stata
5	12 (2.88%)	CPLEX
6	8 (1.92%)	MS Excel
7	4 (0.96%)	MS PowerPoint
8	3 (0.72%)	Gephi
9	2 (0.48%)	Mathematica

Business Applications
1	20 (4.80%)	Google Analytics
2	1 (0.24%)	SAP InfiniteInsight

Cloud Services
1	22 (5.28%)	Amazon EC2
1	22 (5.28%)	Amazon EMR
2	21 (5.04%)	Amazon S3
2	21 (5.04%)	Amazon AWS
3	3 (0.72%)	SaaS
4	1 (0.24%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.24%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	2 (0.48%)	Broadband
2	1 (0.24%)	HTTP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	227 (54.44%)	Big Data
2	188 (45.08%)	Hadoop
3	129 (30.94%)	Data Mining
4	88 (21.10%)	Apache Hive
5	69 (16.55%)	NoSQL
6	63 (15.11%)	Mahout
7	53 (12.71%)	MongoDB
8	30 (7.19%)	QlikView
9	28 (6.71%)	HBase
10	26 (6.24%)	Relational Database
11	24 (5.76%)	Impala
12	21 (5.04%)	PostgreSQL
13	19 (4.56%)	SQL Server
14	17 (4.08%)	Text Mining
15	14 (3.36%)	Data Warehouse
16	13 (3.12%)	Apache Cassandra
17	11 (2.64%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
17	11 (2.64%)	SAS Enterprise Miner
17	11 (2.64%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
18	10 (2.40%)	Oracle BI EE

Development Applications
1	24 (5.76%)	Git (software)
2	23 (5.52%)	Jenkins
3	21 (5.04%)	Yeoman
4	2 (0.48%)	Maven
5	1 (0.24%)	JIRA
5	1 (0.24%)	Oracle APEX
5	1 (0.24%)	Atlassian Bamboo
5	1 (0.24%)	Talend Open Studio
5	1 (0.24%)	Mockito
5	1 (0.24%)	Cucumber
5	1 (0.24%)	Hudson
5	1 (0.24%)	Gradle
5	1 (0.24%)	Spock
5	1 (0.24%)	Geb
5	1 (0.24%)	IntelliJ
5	1 (0.24%)	Subversion

General
1	64 (15.35%)	Marketing
2	63 (15.11%)	Finance
3	44 (10.55%)	Retail
4	26 (6.24%)	Telecoms
5	22 (5.28%)	Games
6	5 (1.20%)	Publishing
6	5 (1.20%)	Electronics
7	4 (0.96%)	Advertising
8	3 (0.72%)	Financial Institution
8	3 (0.72%)	Back Office
9	2 (0.48%)	Pharmaceutical
9	2 (0.48%)	Automotive
9	2 (0.48%)	Local Government
9	2 (0.48%)	Banking
9	2 (0.48%)	Multimedia
10	1 (0.24%)	Investment Banking
10	1 (0.24%)	French Language
10	1 (0.24%)	Japanese Language
10	1 (0.24%)	Law

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	30 (7.19%)	Cascading
2	27 (6.47%)	Pandas
3	25 (6.00%)	D3.js
4	24 (5.76%)	Natural Language Processing
5	22 (5.28%)	SciPy
6	21 (5.04%)	Cascalog
7	2 (0.48%)	RHadoop
7	2 (0.48%)	AngularJS
7	2 (0.48%)	Web Services
7	2 (0.48%)	Spring
8	1 (0.24%)	JSON
8	1 (0.24%)	LINQ
8	1 (0.24%)	RESTful
8	1 (0.24%)	NumPy
8	1 (0.24%)	.NET
8	1 (0.24%)	ASP.NET
8	1 (0.24%)	ExpressJS

Miscellaneous
1	181 (43.41%)	Algorithms
2	144 (34.53%)	Statistics
3	141 (33.81%)	Analytical Skills
4	119 (28.54%)	Visualisation
5	116 (27.82%)	Computer Science
6	115 (27.58%)	Mathematics
7	52 (12.47%)	Artificial Intelligence
8	46 (11.03%)	Open Source
9	42 (10.07%)	Physics
10	38 (9.11%)	Neural Network
11	28 (6.71%)	Economics
12	26 (6.24%)	Applied Mathematics
13	23 (5.52%)	Credit Risk
14	19 (4.56%)	Psychology
15	18 (4.32%)	Social Media
16	15 (3.60%)	Digital Media
17	14 (3.36%)	User Experience
18	13 (3.12%)	Informatics
19	12 (2.88%)	Chemistry
19	12 (2.88%)	Social Network

Operating Systems
1	5 (1.20%)	Linux
2	3 (0.72%)	Apple iOS
3	2 (0.48%)	UNIX

Processes & Methodologies
1	269 (64.51%)	Analytics
2	130 (31.18%)	Machine Learning
2	130 (31.18%)	Data Analysis
3	103 (24.70%)	Statistical Analysis
4	89 (21.34%)	MapReduce
5	75 (17.99%)	Statistical Modelling
6	65 (15.59%)	Bayesian Methods
7	64 (15.35%)	Business Intelligence
7	64 (15.35%)	Predictive Modelling
8	53 (12.71%)	Predictive Analytics
9	50 (11.99%)	Data Modelling
10	49 (11.75%)	Time Series Analysis
10	49 (11.75%)	Data Visualisation
11	44 (10.55%)	Agile Software Development
12	32 (7.67%)	Logistic Regression
13	30 (7.19%)	Data Management
14	29 (6.95%)	Coaching
15	26 (6.24%)	OO
16	25 (6.00%)	Data Analytics
17	23 (5.52%)	Use Case

Programming Languages
1	265 (63.55%)	R
2	231 (55.40%)	Python
3	229 (54.92%)	SQL
4	137 (32.85%)	Java
5	112 (26.86%)	MATLAB
6	72 (17.27%)	Scala
7	64 (15.35%)	C++
8	38 (9.11%)	Ruby
9	36 (8.63%)	Clojure
10	32 (7.67%)	VBA
10	32 (7.67%)	C#
11	21 (5.04%)	Bash Shell
12	16 (3.84%)	C
13	10 (2.40%)	PHP
14	8 (1.92%)	Perl
15	5 (1.20%)	Shell Script
16	3 (0.72%)	JavaScript
16	3 (0.72%)	HiveQL
17	1 (0.24%)	sed
17	1 (0.24%)	Golang

Qualifications
1	141 (33.81%)	PhD
2	115 (27.58%)	Degree
3	8 (1.92%)	Postgraduate
4	6 (1.44%)	Security Cleared
5	4 (0.96%)	VCP4
5	4 (0.96%)	SC Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	3 (0.72%)	QA

System Software
1	21 (5.04%)	VirtualBox
1	21 (5.04%)	HDFS
2	1 (0.24%)	Apache Flume

Systems Management
1	21 (5.04%)	Vagrant
2	1 (0.24%)	Oozie
2	1 (0.24%)	Ansible

Vendors
1	33 (7.91%)	Oracle
1	33 (7.91%)	Tableau
2	29 (6.95%)	Google
2	29 (6.95%)	Microsoft
3	21 (5.04%)	IBM
4	15 (3.60%)	Cloudera
5	10 (2.40%)	Hortonworks
5	10 (2.40%)	MapR
5	10 (2.40%)	Netezza
5	10 (2.40%)	Greenplum
6	5 (1.20%)	Facebook
7	3 (0.72%)	Teradata
7	3 (0.72%)	Salesforce.com
8	2 (0.48%)	Informatica
8	2 (0.48%)	MicroStrategy
9	1 (0.24%)	Minitab
9	1 (0.24%)	Cognizant
9	1 (0.24%)	Omniture
9	1 (0.24%)	Vertica
9	1 (0.24%)	Talend