Lead Data Scientist Job Trends in Glasgow
Lead Data Scientist
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Lead Data Scientist salary in Glasgow is £75,013 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Lead Data Scientist jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 0.12% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £75,003 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £75,007 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,013 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,020 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75,023 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,013 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title | 1,528 | 773 | 933 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.20% | 92.91% | 97.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 853 | 354 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,500 | £29,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £38,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
Lead Data Scientist Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Lead Data Scientist job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Lead Data Scientist Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Scientist job vacancies in Glasgow.
Lead Data Scientist Skill Set Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Lead Data Scientist job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Lead Data Scientist job ads across the Glasgow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Science | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Machine Learning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Behavioural Analytics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Cyber Resilience | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Cybersecurity | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | DV Cleared | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Observability | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Prompt Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Security Analytics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Security Cleared | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Threat Detection | 50.0% | 1 |
Lead Data Scientist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Data Scientist | 100.0% | 2 |