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The median annual salary for a Data Scientist was £60,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 22 September 2017. 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
22 Sep 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
Same period 2015 |
| Rank |
491 |
568 |
697 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+77 |
+129 |
+243 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
991 |
845 |
712 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.56% |
0.44% |
0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.59% |
0.45% |
0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
809 |
735 |
587 |
| UK median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£37,500 |
£33,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£87,500 |
£90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£43,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+16.28% |
+1.18% |
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 |
169042 |
187129 |
213088 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.80% |
96.47% |
96.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
135565 |
157223 |
176539 |
| UK median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.56% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,750 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+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 22 September 2017.
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 22 September 2017.
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 |
+77 |
920 |
£60,000 |
- |
55 |
| London |
+9 |
572 |
£67,500 |
+8.00% |
32 |
| UK excluding London |
+172 |
397 |
£50,000 |
- |
25 |
| North of England |
+62 |
132 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
4 |
| South East |
+81 |
81 |
£50,000 |
-9.09% |
8 |
| North West |
+34 |
75 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
2 |
| East of England |
+69 |
68 |
£40,000 |
-11.11% |
6 |
| Yorkshire |
+49 |
51 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
2 |
| Scotland |
+41 |
48 |
£49,750 |
-0.50% |
2 |
| Midlands |
+43 |
35 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
4 |
| South West |
-32 |
26 |
£60,000 |
+20.00% |
1 |
| West Midlands |
+8 |
17 |
£45,000 |
- |
4 |
| East Midlands |
+39 |
15 |
£42,500 |
-15.00% |
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| North East |
+21 |
6 |
£32,250 |
-35.50% |
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| Wales |
+6 |
5 |
£49,700 |
-9.64% |
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| Northern Ireland |
- |
2 |
£35,000 |
- |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 22 September 2017, Data Scientist job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all 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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