Senior Data Scientist Job Trends in Cambridge

Senior Data Scientist
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Data Scientist salary in Cambridge is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 61 47
Rank change year-on-year +8 -14 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist 1 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.19% 0.41% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.43% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £100,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year +33.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

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 465 466 364
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 94.52% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 327 262 241
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.85%

Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Senior Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Scientist job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Scientist job vacancies in Cambridge

Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Senior Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Senior Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing

Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing