Data Scientist
Scotland > Aberdeen
The median Data Scientist salary in Aberdeen is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
12 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen |
2.04% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.50% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£52,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£70,576 |
£71,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.82% |
-0.95% |
+21.28% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title |
40 |
338 |
155 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
81.63% |
96.85% |
78.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
19 |
257 |
80 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,700 |
£25,750 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£32,500 |
£33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-7.69% |
-11.36% |
| 75th Percentile |
£59,375 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£70,665 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
+1.85% |
