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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £65,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 14 November 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
14 Nov 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
400 |
468 |
476 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+68 |
+8 |
+120 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
996 |
999 |
1,087 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.73% |
0.61% |
0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.76% |
0.64% |
0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
768 |
814 |
897 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+8.33% |
+4.35% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£38,750 |
£35,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.99% |
+1.00% |
- |
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 |
131,050 |
156,855 |
173,523 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.58% |
95.89% |
95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
104,852 |
126,371 |
139,173 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£48,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.17% |
+1.05% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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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 14 November 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 14 November 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 |
+68 |
945 |
£65,000 |
- |
42 |
| London |
+55 |
621 |
£70,000 |
-3.45% |
29 |
| UK excluding London |
+61 |
364 |
£50,000 |
-0.99% |
13 |
| South West |
+32 |
96 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
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| South East |
-8 |
84 |
£54,000 |
+2.86% |
6 |
| East of England |
+107 |
73 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
3 |
| North of England |
+32 |
54 |
£50,000 |
- |
3 |
| Scotland |
+30 |
40 |
£38,750 |
-18.42% |
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| North West |
+11 |
31 |
£50,000 |
- |
1 |
| Yorkshire |
+15 |
22 |
£45,000 |
-5.26% |
2 |
| Midlands |
+31 |
13 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
1 |
| West Midlands |
+20 |
9 |
£55,000 |
+2.80% |
1 |
| Wales |
+18 |
6 |
£42,500 |
-15.00% |
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| East Midlands |
+6 |
4 |
£41,250 |
+7.14% |
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| North East |
- |
1 |
£50,000 |
- |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 14 November 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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