Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £62,879 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 548 | 592 | 472 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | -120 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 314 | 312 | 1,311 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.39% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 181 | 248 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,800 | £44,625 | £40,341 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,570 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,879 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.61% | -3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,625 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £95,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £57,063 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +9.53% | +14.13% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 15 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 26 July 2024. 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 Jobs |
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| England | +55 | 303 | £64,000 | +2.40% | 37 |
| London | +103 | 173 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 145 | £61,440 | +10.21% | 31 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 129 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 27 |
| South West | 0 | 38 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 7 |
| South East | -1 | 30 | £50,845 | -1.93% | 5 |
| North of England | +8 | 28 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 11 |
| Midlands | -6 | 25 | £66,440 | +6.30% | 2 |
| North West | -1 | 19 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 18 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 7 | £46,250 | +19.35% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 6 | £62,879 | -3.69% | 4 |
| East of England | -7 | 4 | £77,500 | +34.78% | |
| Scotland | -53 | 4 | £43,200 | -38.79% | 2 |
| North East | -9 | 3 | £62,879 | -26.02% | 3 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities 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.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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