Data Scientist Job Trends in Doncaster

Data Scientist
South Yorkshire > Doncaster

The median Data Scientist salary in Doncaster is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Doncaster 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £74,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,000 - -
75th Percentile £83,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £66,720 £50,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +33.44% -20.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Doncaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Doncaster. 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 Doncaster with a recognized job title 222 37 118
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 100.00% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 115 27 90
10th Percentile £25,452 £23,802 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £24,864 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +27.78% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,000 £65,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% +5.56%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Doncaster

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 Doncaster.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Doncaster

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster

For the 6 months to 21 April 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 Doncaster region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Research
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster 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%) Azure
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Research
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL