Data Science Consultant Job Trends

Data Science Consultant
UK

The median Data Science Consultant salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 642 690 699
Rank change year-on-year +48 +9 +343
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Consultant 2 26 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.047% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.050% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile £69,250 £78,625 £54,625
25th Percentile £71,875 £89,750 £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £91,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +38.11% -33.75%
75th Percentile £91,875 £93,250 £75,313
90th Percentile £93,750 - £78,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £82,500 £91,500 -
% change year-on-year -9.84% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Science Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Science Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Science Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Data Science Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science Consultant over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Science Consultant in the UK

Data Science Consultant
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 31 December 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
England +45 2 £82,500 -9.84% 4
UK excluding London +37 2 £82,500 -9.84%
North West +24 1 £75,000 -18.03%
North of England +11 1 £75,000 -18.03%
South West - 1 £90,000 -

Data Science Consultant Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Data Science Consultant 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 featuring Data Science Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Deep Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) LLM
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) TensorFlow

Data Science Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (50.00%) TensorFlow
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Deep Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) LLM
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP