Data Scientist Jobs in Buckinghamshire

Data Scientist
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Data Scientist salary in Buckinghamshire is £59,000 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 90 39 93
Rank change year-on-year -51 +54 +47
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 4 102 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.37% 5.23% 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 5.66% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 10
10th Percentile £53,825 - £45,525
25th Percentile £53,938 - £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 - £64,343
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.01%
75th Percentile £62,500 - £105,313
90th Percentile - - £112,000
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
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 950 1,803 1,165
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.13% 92.46% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 334 1,073 708
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,300 £28,954
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £47,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,560 £75,000 £80,000
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 Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in Buckinghamshire

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Buckinghamshire.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in Buckinghamshire

Data Scientist
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Buckinghamshire 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
Milton Keynes +27 2 £60,000 -
Bletchley -6 2 £57,750 -
Data Scientist
South East

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
1 4 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 4 (100.00%) Tableau
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Migration
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Linux Command Line
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (50.00%) Docker
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (50.00%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (25.00%) Statistics
4 1 (25.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) F5