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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Science over the 6 months to 9 December 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| Data Science UK |
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6 months to
9 Dec 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
157 |
206 |
305 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+49 |
+99 |
+122 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Science |
3,438 |
3,020 |
2,013 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.16% |
1.69% |
1.08% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
2.36% |
1.84% |
1.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,575 |
2,487 |
1,736 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
+4.35% |
-4.17% |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£33,750 |
£35,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£102,500 |
£95,000 |
£92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
-4.52% |
Data Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| All Process and Methodology Skills UK |
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
145,517 |
163,975 |
170,306 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
91.56% |
91.88% |
91.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
115,395 |
130,113 |
141,329 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
£48,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
+4.17% |
+1.05% |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£43,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
+2.35% |
- |
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Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Data Science as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Science
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Data Science.
Data Science
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Data Science over the 6 months to 9 December 2018.
Data Science
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the UK over the 6 months to 9 December 2018.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
+45 |
3,264 |
£65,000 |
+5.69% |
437 |
| London |
+31 |
2,052 |
£72,500 |
+7.41% |
260 |
| UK excluding London |
+69 |
1,332 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
200 |
| South East |
+152 |
504 |
£50,000 |
+2.56% |
69 |
| South West |
+55 |
221 |
£55,000 |
- |
28 |
| North of England |
+11 |
216 |
£50,000 |
-4.76% |
32 |
| North West |
+6 |
145 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
15 |
| East of England |
-33 |
140 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
34 |
| Scotland |
+38 |
132 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
17 |
| Midlands |
-14 |
101 |
£42,207 |
-0.69% |
14 |
| East Midlands |
+33 |
58 |
£41,250 |
-2.94% |
5 |
| Yorkshire |
+2 |
58 |
£49,500 |
-10.00% |
13 |
| West Midlands |
-8 |
43 |
£42,207 |
+5.52% |
9 |
| North East |
+4 |
13 |
£40,000 |
+77.78% |
4 |
| Wales |
+7 |
11 |
£52,500 |
+40.00% |
1 |
| Northern Ireland |
0 |
7 |
£60,000 |
-29.41% |
5 |
For the 6 months to 9 December 2018, IT jobs citing Data Science also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Data Science.
Data Science
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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