Data Scientist
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Data Scientist salary in Birmingham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 135 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -7 | +48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.92% | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | 0.38% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £44,625 | £38,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £59,063 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £80,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.75% | +68.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | - | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,250 | £85,000 | £73,125 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £45,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.74% | +4.55% | +12.82% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,341 | 2,603 | 1,819 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.50% | 94.28% | 93.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 785 | 2,118 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £84,964 | £81,525 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,387 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.77% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Birmingham.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Birmingham over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 13 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 Birmingham region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: