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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £62,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 20 September 2021. 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
20 Sep 2021 |
Same period 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
| Rank |
516 |
400 |
412 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-116 |
+12 |
+76 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
635 |
323 |
1,038 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.52% |
0.66% |
0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.57% |
0.69% |
0.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
353 |
269 |
791 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,600 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£46,576 |
£47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,000 |
£65,000 |
£61,638 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.62% |
+5.45% |
-1.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£81,250 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,500 |
£90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
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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 |
110,654 |
46,569 |
135,380 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.40% |
94.80% |
95.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
76,947 |
38,517 |
109,051 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,875 |
£32,500 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£48,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.11% |
+5.56% |
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