Data Scientist
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Data Scientist salary in Edinburgh is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 101 | 143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +42 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.58% | 0.60% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.72% | 0.63% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,306 | £61,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,576 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.82% | +8.58% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £96,539 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £114,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,288 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.22% | -23.19% | +37.65% |
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 | 813 | 1,430 | 1,940 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.66% | 95.84% | 95.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 386 | 1,011 | 1,154 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £35,733 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,433 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £92,500 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.08% | +7.62% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Edinburgh.
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Data Scientist 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 Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist 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: