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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £62,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 19 August 2018. 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
19 Aug 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
465 |
482 |
602 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+120 |
+116 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
1,059 |
1,053 |
856 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.63% |
0.59% |
0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.65% |
0.62% |
0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
872 |
866 |
752 |
| UK median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.17% |
+4.35% |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£36,500 |
£37,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
£86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
+11.11% |
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 |
162,496 |
170,230 |
190,494 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.15% |
96.08% |
96.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
130,855 |
137,468 |
160,221 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
£26,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£78,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+6.25% |
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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 19 August 2018.
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 19 August 2018.
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 |
+22 |
1,021 |
£62,500 |
-3.85% |
75 |
| London |
+44 |
669 |
£67,500 |
-3.57% |
42 |
| UK excluding London |
+23 |
384 |
£50,000 |
-4.76% |
36 |
| South East |
+48 |
116 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
9 |
| North of England |
-18 |
99 |
£50,000 |
-9.09% |
7 |
| North West |
+19 |
75 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
4 |
| South West |
+48 |
56 |
£57,500 |
-4.17% |
4 |
| East of England |
+1 |
50 |
£48,750 |
+18.18% |
7 |
| Scotland |
-37 |
31 |
£50,000 |
-21.57% |
2 |
| Midlands |
+15 |
27 |
£60,000 |
+41.18% |
6 |
| West Midlands |
+34 |
23 |
£60,000 |
+29.73% |
4 |
| Yorkshire |
+1 |
18 |
£47,500 |
-13.64% |
3 |
| North East |
-23 |
6 |
£55,750 |
+17.37% |
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| East Midlands |
-10 |
4 |
£50,750 |
+19.41% |
2 |
| Wales |
-4 |
3 |
£60,000 |
+20.72% |
1 |
| Northern Ireland |
+5 |
2 |
£45,000 |
+28.57% |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 19 August 2018, 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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