Data Scientist
North East > Tyne and Wear
The median Data Scientist salary in Tyne and Wear is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 97 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -10 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 0.22% | 0.15% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.16% | 0.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £40,800 | £43,162 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £43,200 | £44,666 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -3.28% | -18.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,000 | £45,600 | £46,169 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median annual salary | £52,000 | £43,200 | £44,666 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -3.28% | -18.79% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title | 426 | 1,284 | 759 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.52% | 96.54% | 81.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 306 | 1,073 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £29,100 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,000 | £36,250 | £38,641 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,772 | £75,000 |
| North East median annual salary | £47,500 | £47,500 | £47,672 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.36% | +19.18% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Tyne and Wear.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | +36 | 1 | £52,000 | +20.37% | 3 |
| Data Scientist North East |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear
For the 6 months to 7 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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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