Lead Data Scientist Job Trends in Crawley

Lead Data Scientist
West Sussex > Crawley

The median Lead Data Scientist salary in Crawley is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Crawley 4.76% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £80,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Crawley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Crawley. 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 Crawley with a recognized job title 253 89 98
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 80.18% 98.99%
Number of salaries quoted 130 59 43
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £37,625 £38,750 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +8.42% -13.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,750 £68,700
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%

Lead Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Crawley

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 Crawley.

Lead Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Crawley

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crawley

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, 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 Crawley region featuring Lead Data Scientist in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) AI
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
1 13 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 13 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 8 (61.54%) MLOps
3 1 (7.69%) Multi-Agent System

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crawley 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 13 (100.00%) AI
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
1 13 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 13 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 8 (61.54%) MLOps
3 1 (7.69%) Multi-Agent System