Data Science Jobs in Cambridge

Data Science
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Data Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Science over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 65 29
Rank change year-on-year +8 -36 -3
Permanent jobs citing Data Science 27 33 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 2.71% 3.41% 8.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.29% 3.55% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 12
10th Percentile £33,425 £47,500 £35,600
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,625 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £57,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +39.13% -9.80% -3.77%
75th Percentile £85,000 £67,500 £80,938
90th Percentile - £72,500 £84,875
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £75,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +31.30% -4.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

Data Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 821 929 1,576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 82.43% 95.87% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 625 383 549
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,119 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science in Cambridge

Data Science
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Data Science in Cambridge

Data Science
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Cambridge over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Science in Cambridge

Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) AWS
1 3 (11.11%) GCP
1 3 (11.11%) Power Platform
2 2 (7.41%) Azure
2 2 (7.41%) Google Workspace
3 1 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
3 1 (3.70%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) BigQuery
1 3 (11.11%) Looker
1 3 (11.11%) Power BI
2 2 (7.41%) Big Data
2 2 (7.41%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (7.41%) Metadata
2 2 (7.41%) SQL Server
2 2 (7.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (3.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Git
General
1 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 7 (25.93%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.41%) Retail
5 1 (3.70%) Law
5 1 (3.70%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 16 (59.26%) Data Scientist
2 14 (51.85%) Senior Data Scientist
3 9 (33.33%) Lead
3 9 (33.33%) Lead Data Scientist
3 9 (33.33%) Principal Data Scientist
3 9 (33.33%) Team Leader
4 5 (18.52%) Data Engineer
4 5 (18.52%) Senior
5 3 (11.11%) Platform Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) Principal Data Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Business Intelligence Consultant
6 2 (7.41%) Consultant
6 2 (7.41%) Junior
6 2 (7.41%) Junior Data Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Machine Learning Scientist
7 1 (3.70%) AWS Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Full Stack Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) NumPy
1 2 (7.41%) Pandas
1 2 (7.41%) SciPy
2 1 (3.70%) Node.js
2 1 (3.70%) PyTorch
2 1 (3.70%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 12 (44.44%) Algorithms
2 11 (40.74%) Life Science
3 5 (18.52%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (7.41%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.70%) Client/Server
5 1 (3.70%) Data Structures
5 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
5 1 (3.70%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Machine Learning
2 9 (33.33%) Bioinformatics
2 9 (33.33%) Biotechnology
2 9 (33.33%) Line Management
3 7 (25.93%) Computer Science
3 7 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence
4 6 (22.22%) Data Analysis
4 6 (22.22%) Data Pipeline
5 5 (18.52%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (14.81%) ETL
6 4 (14.81%) Mathematics
7 3 (11.11%) Agile
7 3 (11.11%) Analytics
7 3 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (11.11%) Change Management
7 3 (11.11%) DevOps
7 3 (11.11%) Mentoring
7 3 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
7 3 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 12 (44.44%) Python
2 8 (29.63%) R
3 4 (14.81%) SQL
4 1 (3.70%) Java
4 1 (3.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (77.78%) Degree
2 17 (62.96%) PhD
3 10 (37.04%) Master's Degree
4 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.70%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (18.52%) GDPR
2 2 (7.41%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Google
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft