Principal Data Scientist
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Principal Data Scientist salary in Cambridge is £86,725 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
- |
71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Scientist |
1 |
0 |
9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
0.16% |
- |
0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
- |
1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,463 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£86,725 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£92,988 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£86,725 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title |
555 |
338 |
878 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.39% |
93.11% |
96.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
381 |
190 |
666 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,750 |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£43,750 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,100 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.27% |
- |
-0.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£73,750 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,750 |
£90,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£59,450 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.09% |
- |
- |
