Lead Data Scientist
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Lead Data Scientist salary in Cardiff is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
57 |
30 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.57% |
0.47% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.60% |
0.48% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£102,500 |
£85,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.59% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£107,500 |
£87,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£102,500 |
£85,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.59% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
662 |
210 |
775 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.17% |
98.59% |
94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
470 |
150 |
654 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£26,250 |
£28,038 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£37,875 |
£36,838 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.91% |
+10.00% |
-8.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,938 |
£64,638 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,750 |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+15.56% |
-10.00% |
