Data Scientist
England > London
The median Data Scientist salary in London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 320 | 312 | 406 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +94 | -62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 80 | 208 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.62% | 0.88% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.69% | 0.93% | 0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 116 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £46,875 | £46,570 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £55,000 | £53,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £75,000 | £68,823 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | +8.98% | -8.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,625 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,750 | £120,000 | £97,290 |
| England median annual salary | £64,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.57% | +7.69% | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 11,605 | 22,296 | 31,977 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.18% | 94.22% | 95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,225 | 16,647 | 23,618 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £42,444 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £53,000 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -12.83% | +1.33% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in London.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the London region over the 6 months to 19 May 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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| Central London | -3 | 29 | £85,000 | +15.25% | 14 |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 May 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 London region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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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