Data Strategist Jobs

Data Strategist
UK

As of 28 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Strategist salary in the UK.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 710 908 933
Rank change year-on-year +198 +25 +285
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Strategist 1 2 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.002% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £56,250 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £57,500 £48,687
Median % change year-on-year - +18.10% -18.86%
75th Percentile - £58,750 £50,803
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £57,500 £48,687
% change year-on-year - +18.10% -

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 49,435 96,820 89,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 94.78% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 69,155 56,824
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%

Data Strategist
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Strategist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Strategist in the UK

Data Strategist
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Strategist.

Salary trend for Data Strategist in the UK

Data Strategist
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Strategist within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
England +158 1 - - 16
Work from Home +120 1 - - 2
London - 1 - - 12

Data Strategist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Data Strategist 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 Strategist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Linear Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Management
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code

Data Strategist 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Linear Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility