Data Scientist
South East > Kent
The median Data Scientist salary in Kent is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | - | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.12% | - | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | - | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £46,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title | 560 | 1,488 | 885 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 68.80% | 94.12% | 85.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 335 | 1,092 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £26,000 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £31,250 | £34,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £69,875 | £69,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Kent.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Kent region over the 6 months to 2 June 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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| Sevenoaks | - | 1 | £42,500 | - | |
| Data Scientist South East |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Kent region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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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