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
83,986
92,830
138,697
% of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.78%
95.32%
96.03%
Number of salaries quoted
64,207
75,461
111,313
10th Percentile
£31,500
£30,000
£28,500
25th Percentile
£41,250
£38,750
£37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£52,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
+5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£72,500
£72,500
£68,750
90th Percentile
£88,750
£87,500
£85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary
£47,500
£46,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+2.15%
+3.33%
-
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 14 May 2021.
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 14 May 2021.
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 14 May 2021, 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:
