Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist salary in the UK is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 457 | 458 | 537 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +79 | -81 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 242 | 504 | 515 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.51% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 113 | 259 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £43,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £51,375 | £46,802 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | +7.69% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,250 | £98,750 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.77% | +13.04% | - |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 2025.
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 1 May 2025. 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 | -35 | 210 | £62,000 | -11.43% | 408 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 141 | £58,000 | -10.77% | 160 |
| Work from Home | +179 | 112 | £62,000 | -8.15% | 216 |
| London | +11 | 81 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 306 |
| South West | +121 | 56 | £71,991 | +10.76% | 15 |
| North of England | +71 | 23 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 52 |
| Midlands | +47 | 23 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 22 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 8 |
| South East | +2 | 20 | £59,000 | -9.23% | 63 |
| North West | +26 | 15 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 37 |
| Scotland | +134 | 14 | £70,000 | +7.22% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 7 | £64,000 | -9.32% | 8 |
| East of England | +46 | 4 | £58,000 | -27.50% | 7 |
| North East | +49 | 1 | £52,000 | +20.37% | 7 |
| Wales | +46 | 1 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 1 | £58,000 | +28.89% | 4 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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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