Image Processing Scientist Job Trends

Image Processing Scientist
UK

The median Image Processing Scientist salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 647 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Image Processing Scientist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 - -

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 43,882 66,228 53,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.80% 95.36% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 25,880 37,894 41,616
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,210
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Image Processing Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Image Processing Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Image Processing Scientist job vacancy trend in the UK

Image Processing Scientist
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Image Processing Scientist job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Image Processing Scientist job vacancies in the UK

Image Processing Scientist
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Image Processing Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 19 October 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 - 1 £42,500 -
Work from Home - 1 £42,500 -
East of England - 1 £42,500 -
UK excluding London - 1 £42,500 -

Image Processing Scientist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Image Processing Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Image Processing Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Feature Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Image Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Keras
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microscopy
1 1 (100.00%) Neural Network
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow

Image Processing Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Keras
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (100.00%) Feature Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Image Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microscopy
1 1 (100.00%) Neural Network
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD