Data Scientist Jobs in the City of London

Data Scientist
Central London > City of London

The median Data Scientist salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 132 211
Rank change year-on-year +10 +79 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 17 46 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.87% 1.37% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 1.43% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 9 20 17
10th Percentile £56,500 £47,775 £53,000
25th Percentile £76,250 £54,125 £68,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £74,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.71% -0.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £102,813 £78,750
90th Percentile - £122,500 £91,000
Central London median annual salary £85,000 £74,750 £75,000
% change year-on-year +13.71% -0.33% +1.69%

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 1,823 3,216 4,309
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 96.11% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,381 2,519 3,594
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £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 £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -3.33% +3.45%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the City of London

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the City of London

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the City of London

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Data Scientist 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 Scientist in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Data Science
2 15 (88.24%) Python
3 13 (76.47%) Machine Learning
4 11 (64.71%) SQL
5 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
5 10 (58.82%) MLOps
6 9 (52.94%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (41.18%) Visualisation
7 7 (41.18%) AWS
7 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
7 7 (41.18%) TensorFlow
7 7 (41.18%) Generative AI
8 6 (35.29%) scikit-learn
8 6 (35.29%) Apache Spark
8 6 (35.29%) Apache Airflow
8 6 (35.29%) Azure
8 6 (35.29%) Apache
9 5 (29.41%) Analytics
9 5 (29.41%) Natural Language Processing
9 5 (29.41%) Data Engineering
10 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (23.53%) Pandas
10 4 (23.53%) Databricks
10 4 (23.53%) Git
10 4 (23.53%) Data Transformation
10 4 (23.53%) Data Analytics
10 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
10 4 (23.53%) Neural Network
10 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
10 4 (23.53%) Project Management

Data Scientist 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (35.29%) Apache
1 6 (35.29%) Apache Airflow
1 6 (35.29%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 7 (41.18%) AWS
2 6 (35.29%) Azure
3 1 (5.88%) Amazon SageMaker
3 1 (5.88%) Azure Machine Learning
3 1 (5.88%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Git
General
1 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (41.18%) TensorFlow
2 6 (35.29%) scikit-learn
3 4 (23.53%) Pandas
3 4 (23.53%) Plotly
3 4 (23.53%) PyTorch
4 3 (17.65%) PySpark
5 1 (5.88%) OpenCV
5 1 (5.88%) pydantic
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
2 3 (17.65%) Algorithms
2 3 (17.65%) Credit Risk
3 1 (5.88%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Data Science
2 13 (76.47%) Machine Learning
3 10 (58.82%) MLOps
4 9 (52.94%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
5 7 (41.18%) Generative AI
5 7 (41.18%) Visualisation
6 5 (29.41%) Analytics
6 5 (29.41%) Data Engineering
6 5 (29.41%) Natural Language Processing
7 4 (23.53%) Data Analytics
7 4 (23.53%) Data Transformation
7 4 (23.53%) Neural Network
7 4 (23.53%) Project Management
7 4 (23.53%) Statistics
8 3 (17.65%) Mathematics
8 3 (17.65%) Physics
8 3 (17.65%) Predictive Modelling
8 3 (17.65%) Software Engineering
8 3 (17.65%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 15 (88.24%) Python
2 11 (64.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 3 (17.65%) DBS Check
2 3 (17.65%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Databricks
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft