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
46,483
134,936
159,891
% of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title
94.81%
95.76%
96.02%
Number of salaries quoted
37,996
107,467
128,842
Median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£50,000
Median salary % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-
+5.26%
10th Percentile
£32,500
£28,000
£27,500
90th Percentile
£90,000
£85,000
£82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£47,500
£45,000
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-
+5.88%
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 24 September 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 24 September 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.
Data Scientist Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 24 September 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:
