Data Scientist
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Data Scientist salary in Glasgow is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
85 |
79 |
67 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
-12 |
+50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.13% |
0.21% |
0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.21% |
0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£43,550 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£45,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
- |
£51,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£57,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£60,450 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
- |
£70,576 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+40.96% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title |
741 |
946 |
648 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.63% |
97.23% |
98.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
328 |
529 |
501 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,175 |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£39,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£90,000 |
£74,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
