The median Data Scientist salary in Belfast is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 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 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
28 |
- |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast |
0.44% |
- |
0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.48% |
- |
0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,000 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£41,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£40,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title |
208 |
417 |
342 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.63% |
98.12% |
94.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
105 |
239 |
273 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,205 |
£33,200 |
£30,850 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,800 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+20.00% |
+3.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£76,250 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£59,000 |
£58,800 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.34% |
+17.60% |
+5.26% |
