Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £62,879 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 506 | 539 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -22 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 322 | 282 | 957 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.44% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 142 | 228 | 448 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,620 | £43,745 | £38,572 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,396 | £46,570 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,879 | £60,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.93% | -6.92% | +4.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,313 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,875 | £96,539 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,750 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +8.70% | +9.52% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 78,816 | 60,475 | 146,850 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.49% | 94.54% | 95.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44,448 | 44,203 | 82,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £97,500 | £97,290 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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 |
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| England | +16 | 300 | £62,879 | +4.80% | 187 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 168 | £62,879 | +14.33% | 77 |
| London | +32 | 155 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 106 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 154 | £58,750 | -6.00% | 78 |
| North of England | +33 | 56 | £60,000 | -14.98% | 30 |
| South West | -9 | 29 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| South East | -31 | 28 | £49,396 | +1.46% | 17 |
| North West | +3 | 25 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 18 |
| Midlands | -10 | 25 | £62,879 | +0.61% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 22 | £62,879 | -10.91% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 19 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 11 |
| Scotland | -28 | 13 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | -15 | 9 | £51,373 | -39.56% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 6 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 3 |
| East of England | -31 | 3 | £66,250 | -17.19% | 4 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 September 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 featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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