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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £62,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 26 April 2019. 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
26 Apr 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
419 |
448 |
513 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+29 |
+65 |
+90 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1,043 |
1,153 |
884 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.71% |
0.65% |
0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.74% |
0.68% |
0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
824 |
948 |
738 |
| UK median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
-3.85% |
+8.33% |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,921 |
£37,500 |
£36,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
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 |
141,678 |
170,573 |
164,208 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.95% |
96.47% |
96.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
112,568 |
139,521 |
136,383 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£27,500 |
£27,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£44,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.27% |
+3.53% |
- |
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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 26 April 2019.
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 26 April 2019.
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 |
+56 |
999 |
£62,500 |
- |
80 |
| London |
+27 |
607 |
£70,000 |
+7.69% |
44 |
| UK excluding London |
+29 |
430 |
£52,500 |
- |
46 |
| South East |
+18 |
108 |
£50,000 |
- |
10 |
| South West |
+56 |
95 |
£52,500 |
-12.50% |
5 |
| North of England |
-4 |
84 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
7 |
| East of England |
+62 |
71 |
£55,000 |
-21.43% |
9 |
| North West |
-2 |
47 |
£57,454 |
+22.24% |
6 |
| Midlands |
+40 |
33 |
£45,000 |
+6.64% |
5 |
| Scotland |
-10 |
31 |
£57,454 |
+4.46% |
10 |
| Yorkshire |
+27 |
28 |
£50,000 |
- |
1 |
| West Midlands |
+7 |
17 |
£55,000 |
+29.87% |
3 |
| East Midlands |
+42 |
16 |
£40,000 |
- |
2 |
| North East |
+21 |
9 |
£45,000 |
+2.27% |
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| Northern Ireland |
-24 |
8 |
£55,000 |
- |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 26 April 2019, 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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