Lead Data Scientist Job Trends in the City of London

Lead Data Scientist
Central London > City of London

The median Lead Data Scientist salary in the City of London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 164 178
Rank change year-on-year +39 +14 +119
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.063% 0.11% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.067% 0.12% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £78,850
25th Percentile - - £82,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £89,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.11%
75th Percentile - - £94,875
90th Percentile - - £97,950
Central London median annual salary £75,000 - £89,000
% change year-on-year - - -1.11%

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 1,495 2,603 3,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 93.87% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,233 1,734 2,703
10th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,470 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +1.34% -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -

Lead Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Lead Data Scientist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Lead Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Scientist job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Scientist job vacancies in the City of London

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Lead 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 City of London region featuring Lead Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL