The median Data Scientist salary in Leeds is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
74 |
119 |
164 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+45 |
+45 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
3 |
11 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.38% |
0.48% |
0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.40% |
0.50% |
0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
11 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£46,306 |
£51,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,000 |
£51,903 |
£51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,000 |
£70,576 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.32% |
+28.32% |
-2.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,000 |
£87,500 |
£61,563 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£96,539 |
£63,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£64,000 |
£70,576 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.32% |
+28.32% |
-2.22% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
741 |
2,195 |
2,770 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.68% |
96.06% |
95.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
505 |
1,592 |
1,666 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,600 |
£31,250 |
£32,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,500 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.71% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,000 |
£69,914 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,500 |
£84,025 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,250 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.50% |
-9.09% |
+9.62% |
