Principal Data Scientist
UK
The median Principal Data Scientist salary in the UK is £110,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 878 | 949 | 1211 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +262 | -322 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Scientist | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.018% | 0.020% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.019% | 0.022% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 21 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £63,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £43,125 | £81,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £45,750 | £97,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +140.44% | -53.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £117,500 | £75,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £119,000 | £97,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £45,750 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -40.97% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Principal Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Data Scientist.
Principal Data Scientist
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 | +110 | 18 | £110,000 | +140.44% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 9 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | - | 9 | - | - | 1 |
| London | +132 | 3 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 4 |
Principal Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Principal 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 Principal Data Scientist in the job title.
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Principal 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: