Data Science Graduate Jobs

Data Science Graduate
UK

The median Data Science Graduate salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 676 - 970
Rank change year-on-year - - +232
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Graduate 16 0 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.031% - 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% - 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Data Science Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Science Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science Graduate in the UK

Data Science Graduate
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science Graduate.

Salary trend for Data Science Graduate in the UK

Data Science Graduate
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science Graduate within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Work from Home - 16 £45,000 - 2
UK excluding London - 16 £45,000 - 1
North of England - 9 £45,000 -
England - 9 £45,000 - 2
Scotland - 7 £45,000 -
Yorkshire - 7 £45,000 -
North West - 2 £45,000 -

Data Science Graduate Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Science Graduate 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 featuring Data Science Graduate in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) SQL
1 16 (100.00%) Python
1 16 (100.00%) PhD
1 16 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
1 16 (100.00%) Legal
1 16 (100.00%) Agile
1 16 (100.00%) Banking
1 16 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 16 (100.00%) Degree
1 16 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 16 (100.00%) Learning Management System
1 16 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 16 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 16 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 16 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 16 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 16 (100.00%) Analytics
1 16 (100.00%) Customer Segmentation
1 16 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 16 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 16 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 16 (100.00%) Fraud Detection
1 16 (100.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
1 16 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 16 (100.00%) Data Science
1 16 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 16 (100.00%) Data Pipeline

Data Science Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 16 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 16 (100.00%) Banking
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
1 16 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 16 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 16 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 16 (100.00%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Agile
1 16 (100.00%) Analytics
1 16 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 16 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 16 (100.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
1 16 (100.00%) Customer Segmentation
1 16 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 16 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 16 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 16 (100.00%) Data Science
1 16 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 16 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 16 (100.00%) Fraud Detection
1 16 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 16 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 16 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 16 (100.00%) Python
1 16 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) Degree
1 16 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 16 (100.00%) PhD