Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 534 | 558 | 574 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +16 | -96 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 203 | 361 | 360 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 101 | 221 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,800 | £43,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,000 | £46,570 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £62,879 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.35% | -3.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +5.15% |
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 | 53,777 | 97,812 | 78,207 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.51% | 94.82% | 91.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,741 | 68,374 | 53,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,876 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,159 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +2.83% |
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 16 July 2025.
Data Scientist
Top 16 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 16 July 2025. 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 | +4 | 178 | £65,000 | - | 424 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 110 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 147 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 108 | £64,500 | +7.50% | 187 |
| London | +12 | 76 | £81,250 | +16.07% | 337 |
| South West | +101 | 51 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 10 |
| North of England | +41 | 23 | £55,000 | -12.53% | 37 |
| North West | +4 | 16 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 26 |
| Midlands | +57 | 15 | £59,250 | -1.25% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 11 | £59,250 | -5.77% | 10 |
| Scotland | +94 | 9 | £70,000 | +62.04% | 7 |
| South East | +47 | 9 | £52,500 | -10.64% | 60 |
| Yorkshire | +43 | 6 | £64,000 | +1.78% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 4 | £59,960 | +29.64% | 7 |
| East of England | +34 | 2 | £52,000 | -35.00% | 8 |
| North East | +40 | 1 | £52,000 | -1.96% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, 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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