Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £70,576 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 493 | 539 | 496 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | -43 | -60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 246 | 670 | 794 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.53% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.56% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 168 | 414 | 456 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,745 | £40,814 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £51,396 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,576 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £90,938 | £80,003 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £103,625 | £91,750 | £98,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £57,500 | £58,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.39% | -2.13% | +11.90% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,923 | 119,491 | 123,020 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.34% | 95.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,248 | 74,881 | 84,496 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,005 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 2 December 2023.
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 2 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +41 | 228 | £70,576 | +8.58% | 169 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 116 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 85 |
| London | +91 | 113 | £77,750 | +11.07% | 105 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 94 | £65,000 | +1.96% | 76 |
| South West | +57 | 45 | £53,750 | -2.06% | 3 |
| North of England | +88 | 25 | £70,576 | +22.74% | 23 |
| South East | +131 | 23 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 22 | £70,576 | +12.92% | 3 |
| Midlands | +67 | 9 | £60,000 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | +48 | 9 | £70,576 | +40.76% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +100 | 7 | £62,500 | - | 9 |
| East of England | +110 | 3 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 10 |
| North West | +61 | 3 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 19 |
| Wales | +13 | 2 | £71,250 | +24.86% | |
| East Midlands | +7 | 2 | £43,750 | -27.08% | 3 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2023, Data Scientist 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 Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist 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:
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