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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £65,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 16 December 2018. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Data Scientist UK |
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6 months to
16 Dec 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
456 |
480 |
582 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+24 |
+102 |
+99 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
982 |
1,078 |
789 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.62% |
0.61% |
0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.65% |
0.63% |
0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
793 |
882 |
689 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£34,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£102,500 |
£95,000 |
£90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
- |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
151,574 |
171,119 |
178,936 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.83% |
96.04% |
96.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
121,434 |
137,686 |
149,372 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£49,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+2.04% |
+3.16% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£27,500 |
£27,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+2.41% |
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Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 16 December 2018.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
+28 |
945 |
£65,000 |
+8.33% |
56 |
| London |
+41 |
607 |
£75,000 |
+11.11% |
35 |
| UK excluding London |
-28 |
367 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
21 |
| South East |
+27 |
137 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
10 |
| South West |
+62 |
83 |
£57,500 |
-4.17% |
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| North of England |
-29 |
59 |
£50,000 |
- |
3 |
| North West |
-17 |
39 |
£50,000 |
- |
2 |
| Midlands |
+5 |
34 |
£41,250 |
-2.25% |
4 |
| Scotland |
-20 |
31 |
£45,000 |
-10.00% |
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| West Midlands |
+25 |
21 |
£46,250 |
+15.63% |
3 |
| East of England |
-51 |
18 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
4 |
| Yorkshire |
+3 |
16 |
£45,750 |
-12.86% |
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| East Midlands |
+23 |
13 |
£38,500 |
-9.41% |
1 |
| Northern Ireland |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
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| North East |
+5 |
4 |
£47,500 |
+111.11% |
1 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 16 December 2018, Data Scientist job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
Data Scientist Skill Set
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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