Data Scientist
UK > England
The median Data Scientist salary in England is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 481 | 409 | 536 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +127 | -93 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 202 | 496 | 437 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.41% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 102 | 231 | 297 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £43,162 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,500 | £46,570 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | +7.69% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,688 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,875 | £107,500 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | -2.62% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 45,035 | 81,793 | 81,009 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.97% | 94.57% | 91.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,190 | 60,845 | 51,652 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £53,000 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -12.83% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in England.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | +9 | 80 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 349 |
| South West | +134 | 57 | £71,991 | +10.76% | 19 |
| North of England | +31 | 24 | £52,000 | -13.33% | 55 |
| Midlands | +24 | 21 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 20 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 2 |
| North West | -6 | 17 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 40 |
| South East | -24 | 13 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 92 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 6 | £64,000 | -9.32% | 10 |
| East of England | +30 | 4 | £58,000 | -27.50% | 13 |
| North East | +38 | 1 | £52,000 | +20.37% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 1 | £58,000 | +28.89% | 6 |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 21 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 England region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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