The median Data Scientist salary in Sheffield is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
44 |
82 |
103 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+38 |
+21 |
-9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield |
0.35% |
0.092% |
0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.096% |
0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£63,750 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£67,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.93% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£71,250 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£62,500 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
277 |
1,038 |
815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.85% |
95.49% |
88.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
190 |
838 |
403 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,950 |
£27,500 |
£24,150 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£36,750 |
£33,600 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,754 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-0.53% |
-9.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,188 |
£65,000 |
£63,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£72,120 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
-10.00% |
