Junior Data Scientist Jobs in England

Junior Data Scientist
UK > England

The median Junior Data Scientist salary in England is £36,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 686 826 929
Rank change year-on-year +140 +103 +187
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Scientist 3 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.006% 0.006% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.006% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £29,875 £42,522 £35,625
25th Percentile £31,563 £46,306 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £47,557 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.78% -11.93% +48.97%
75th Percentile £39,063 £48,809 £67,000
90th Percentile £39,625 - £75,000
UK median annual salary £36,250 £47,557 £54,000
% change year-on-year -23.78% -11.93% +48.97%

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 44,309 80,989 82,470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 94.48% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24,260 60,410 52,484
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,613 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

Junior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Junior Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Data Scientist in England

Junior Data Scientist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Data Scientist in England.

Salary trend for Junior Data Scientist in England

Junior 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 Junior Data Scientist within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
London +115 2 £32,500 -18.75% 6
East of England - 1 £40,000 -
Junior Data Scientist
UK

Junior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Junior 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 Junior Data Scientist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Exploratory Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Tableau
2 2 (66.67%) Retail
2 2 (66.67%) Statistics
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) SaaS
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 1 (33.33%) scikit-learn
3 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Predictive Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) R
3 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) Matplotlib
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Git
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence

Junior 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Tableau
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Automotive
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Matplotlib
1 1 (33.33%) Pandas
1 1 (33.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Exploratory Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Statistics
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) B2B
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Predictive Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Time Series Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
3 1 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Docker