Lead Data Scientist
UK
The median Lead Data Scientist salary in the UK is £86,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 683 | 844 | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +161 | +85 | +128 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist | 28 | 51 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.050% | 0.051% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.054% | 0.055% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 35 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £69,750 | £62,322 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,313 | £80,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £86,250 | £92,778 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.04% | +15.97% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £116,875 | £97,290 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,375 | £137,500 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | +14.29% | -9.68% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Lead Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Scientist.
Lead Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Scientist over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Lead Data Scientist
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 | +118 | 14 | £87,500 | -7.89% | 43 |
| London | +92 | 9 | £75,250 | -32.36% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 8 | £48,000 | -48.26% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | +165 | 5 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 15 |
| Midlands | +61 | 2 | £57,500 | -28.13% | |
| West Midlands | +54 | 2 | £57,500 | -28.13% | |
| South West | +106 | 1 | £90,000 | +5.71% | 3 |
| South East | +98 | 1 | £87,500 | +16.67% | 8 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - |
Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Data Scientist in the job title.
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Lead 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: