Data Scientist Job Trends in Devon

Data Scientist
South West > Devon

The median Data Scientist salary in Devon is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.10% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.99%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 £71,991 £65,000
% change year-on-year -16.66% +10.76% +18.44%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 949 325 796
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.33% 81.86% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 616 154 612
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £26,025
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Devon

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Devon

Data Scientist
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Devon region over the 6 months to 2 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter - 1 £55,000 -
Data Scientist
South West

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, 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 Devon region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) PySpark
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Code

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Code
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks