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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £60,819 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 17 August 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
17 Aug 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
406 |
464 |
484 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+58 |
+20 |
+117 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1,047 |
1,070 |
1,049 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.73% |
0.63% |
0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.76% |
0.65% |
0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
822 |
882 |
861 |
| UK median annual salary |
£60,819 |
£62,500 |
£62,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
-2.69% |
- |
+4.17% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,275 |
£37,500 |
£36,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
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 |
136,936 |
163,785 |
169,423 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.83% |
96.18% |
96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
109,229 |
131,985 |
136,782 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,125 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
£78,000 |
| 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 17 August 2019.
Data Scientist
Top 16 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 17 August 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 |
+51 |
980 |
£62,500 |
- |
32 |
| London |
+48 |
631 |
£68,300 |
+1.19% |
20 |
| UK excluding London |
+51 |
406 |
£50,000 |
- |
15 |
| South West |
+60 |
113 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
3 |
| East of England |
+107 |
81 |
£57,500 |
+15.00% |
4 |
| South East |
-25 |
70 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
3 |
| North of England |
-17 |
63 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
2 |
| Scotland |
+32 |
55 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
2 |
| North West |
-10 |
36 |
£57,454 |
+14.91% |
1 |
| Yorkshire |
+9 |
24 |
£51,250 |
+2.50% |
1 |
| Midlands |
+36 |
20 |
£48,250 |
-19.58% |
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| West Midlands |
+15 |
11 |
£55,000 |
-8.33% |
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| East Midlands |
+26 |
9 |
£40,000 |
-21.18% |
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| North East |
+18 |
3 |
£45,000 |
-19.28% |
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| Wales |
+14 |
3 |
£42,500 |
-29.17% |
1 |
| Northern Ireland |
-18 |
2 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 17 August 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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