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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £65,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 3 July 2020. 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
3 Jul 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
454 |
428 |
470 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-26 |
+42 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
446 |
1,060 |
1,149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.56% |
0.72% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.59% |
0.75% |
0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
419 |
890 |
969 |
| Median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
-4.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£34,888 |
£37,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£90,148 |
£92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
-6.54% |
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 |
75,302 |
140,558 |
170,579 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.10% |
95.90% |
96.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
60,547 |
112,146 |
138,553 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
- |
+5.88% |
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Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 3 July 2020.
Data Scientist
Top 17 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 3 July 2020.
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 |
-16 |
429 |
£65,000 |
+8.33% |
22 |
| London |
-22 |
292 |
£72,500 |
+3.57% |
14 |
| UK excluding London |
+19 |
154 |
£55,000 |
+4.76% |
8 |
| Work from Home |
+33 |
47 |
£79,000 |
+31.67% |
2 |
| South West |
+26 |
40 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
2 |
| South East |
+88 |
32 |
£62,500 |
+25.00% |
3 |
| North of England |
+78 |
30 |
£55,000 |
- |
2 |
| East of England |
+28 |
19 |
£52,500 |
-12.50% |
1 |
| North West |
+81 |
17 |
£53,750 |
-6.45% |
2 |
| Midlands |
+106 |
16 |
£57,500 |
+19.17% |
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| Scotland |
+64 |
15 |
£50,000 |
-12.97% |
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| West Midlands |
+82 |
13 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
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| North East |
+29 |
9 |
£60,000 |
+33.33% |
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| Yorkshire |
+93 |
4 |
£30,500 |
-44.55% |
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| East Midlands |
+53 |
1 |
- |
- |
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| Northern Ireland |
+22 |
1 |
- |
- |
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| Wales |
+15 |
1 |
£50,000 |
+15.61% |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 3 July 2020, 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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