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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £62,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 25 February 2020. 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
25 Feb 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
445 |
451 |
455 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+4 |
+100 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
788 |
979 |
1,104 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.64% |
0.65% |
0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.67% |
0.68% |
0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
641 |
770 |
928 |
| UK median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£64,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
-2.34% |
+6.67% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,654 |
£34,950 |
£36,600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£101,250 |
£97,750 |
£95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+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 |
117,904 |
144,261 |
167,842 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.48% |
95.95% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
94,501 |
115,552 |
137,876 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£83,750 |
£80,000 |
| 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 25 February 2020.
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 25 February 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.
| 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 |
+15 |
751 |
£65,000 |
- |
71 |
| London |
+31 |
499 |
£71,250 |
-1.72% |
48 |
| UK excluding London |
-15 |
282 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
34 |
| South East |
-12 |
73 |
£56,250 |
+12.50% |
13 |
| South West |
+32 |
70 |
£50,000 |
-9.09% |
2 |
| North of England |
+45 |
54 |
£50,000 |
- |
3 |
| East of England |
+47 |
37 |
£60,000 |
+9.09% |
2 |
| North West |
+45 |
34 |
£50,000 |
- |
2 |
| Scotland |
+36 |
28 |
£50,000 |
+21.21% |
11 |
| Midlands |
+10 |
16 |
£56,250 |
+40.63% |
3 |
| West Midlands |
+29 |
15 |
£57,500 |
+15.00% |
3 |
| Yorkshire |
+26 |
13 |
£37,500 |
-31.82% |
1 |
| North East |
+15 |
7 |
£57,500 |
+27.78% |
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| Wales |
- |
3 |
£35,000 |
- |
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| Northern Ireland |
+10 |
2 |
£50,000 |
- |
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| East Midlands |
+7 |
1 |
£50,000 |
+29.87% |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 25 February 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:
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