Data Scientist
South East > Berkshire
The median Data Scientist salary in Berkshire is £65,810 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 149 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +13 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.31% | 0.39% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.41% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,543 | £39,425 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65,358 | £50,000 | £46,570 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,810 | £62,500 | £51,843 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.30% | +20.56% | -23.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,358 | £72,500 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,743 | - | £67,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,271 | 2,919 | 2,869 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 78.99% | 95.49% | 92.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 575 | 2,064 | 1,632 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £57,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -9.09% | +0.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,875 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £83,750 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Berkshire.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in Berkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Berkshire over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 16 May 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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| Reading | - | 3 | £65,810 | - | 2 |
| Maidenhead | - | 1 | £64,000 | - | 6 |
| Data Scientist South East |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 16 May 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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: