Data Science Leader Jobs in the City of London

Data Science Lead
Central London > City of London

The median Data Science Lead salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Leader 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.049% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £80,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £90,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,896 3,193 4,415
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 96.00% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,450 2,523 3,702
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,044
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £118,875 £112,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,875
% change year-on-year - -1.86% +1.90%

Data Science Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Data Science Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science Leader in the City of London

Data Science Leader
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science Leader in the City of London.

Salary trend for Data Science Leader in the City of London

Data Science Leader Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Data Science Leader 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 City of London region featuring Data Science Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector

Data Science Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared