Data Science Director Job Trends in London

Data Science Director
England > London

The median Data Science Director salary in London is £135,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Director 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £135,000 - -
England median annual salary £135,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,493 14,600 16,929
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 92.95% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8,274 8,494 13,679
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,434 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Data Science Director
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Science Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Science Director job vacancy trend in London

Data Science Director
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Director job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Director job vacancies in London

Data Science Director Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Data Science Director job roles required 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 job ads across the London region featuring Data Science Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow

Data Science Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL