Data Science Graduate Jobs in Edinburgh

Data Science Graduate
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Data Science Graduate salary in Edinburgh is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Graduate 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 768 1,444 1,853
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.17% 96.07% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 333 1,022 1,092
10th Percentile £26,929 £32,500 £35,350
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £43,962
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,625 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £91,934 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Data Science Graduate Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Data Science Graduate 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 Edinburgh region featuring Data Science Graduate in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 2 (100.00%) Learning Management System
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Segmentation
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Fraud Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline

Data Science Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 2 (100.00%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Segmentation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Fraud Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD