Senior Data Scientist
UK
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £80,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 711 | 794 | 753 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | -41 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 185 | 176 | 518 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 117 | 133 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,966 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £59,191 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £68,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.79% | -14.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £96,539 | £83,102 | £94,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £95,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £76,250 | £63,750 | £67,536 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.61% | -5.61% | +17.45% |
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% |
Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Scientist.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior 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 | +127 | 172 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 60 |
| London | +140 | 95 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 81 | £76,250 | +19.61% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 69 | £75,000 | +15.15% | 50 |
| North of England | +58 | 21 | £72,788 | +16.46% | 8 |
| Midlands | +26 | 19 | £57,500 | -34.29% | |
| West Midlands | +43 | 18 | £56,250 | -35.71% | |
| South West | -14 | 16 | £77,500 | +31.14% | 1 |
| East of England | +18 | 14 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 3 |
| North West | +18 | 13 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 8 | £75,000 | +27.66% | 2 |
| Scotland | -60 | 6 | £81,677 | -25.75% | 1 |
| South East | +23 | 5 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £85,000 | - |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Senior 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
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Senior 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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