Data Scientist
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Data Scientist salary in Staffordshire is £59,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 0.16% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54,625 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,250 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,875 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £53,500 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.96% | -8.00% | +28.21% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 485 | 1,178 | 483 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 76.14% | 96.56% | 92.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 243 | 838 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,375 | £24,000 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,822 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,688 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,500 | £63,750 | £66,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,115 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.23% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Staffordshire.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 17 June 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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| Burton-upon-Trent | - | 1 | £59,250 | - | 2 |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 17 June 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 Staffordshire region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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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