Senior Data Scientist
Leicestershire > Leicester
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in Leicester is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
47 |
- |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
0.21% |
- |
0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
- |
0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£67,500 |
- |
£82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
- |
£85,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
- |
£87,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
- |
£85,000 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title |
454 |
140 |
395 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.19% |
93.33% |
95.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
321 |
107 |
315 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,250 |
£25,500 |
£26,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£33,125 |
£33,840 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
