Lead Data Scientist
UK
The median Lead Data Scientist salary in the UK is £71,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 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 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 683 | 861 | 923 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +178 | +62 | +162 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist | 26 | 51 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.050% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.053% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 35 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £66,250 | £59,893 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,500 | £80,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,250 | £92,778 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.20% | +15.97% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £116,875 | £97,290 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £137,500 | £107,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £71,250 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.94% | +14.29% | -12.50% |
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 | 49,300 | 96,566 | 89,723 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,583 | 68,990 | 56,857 |
| 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 | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 27 May 2025.
Lead Data Scientist
Top 8 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 27 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 | +148 | 12 | £57,500 | -38.76% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 8 | £48,000 | -48.26% | 30 |
| London | +98 | 8 | £48,000 | -58.26% | 31 |
| UK excluding London | +162 | 4 | £71,250 | -10.94% | 28 |
| West Midlands | +65 | 2 | £57,500 | -28.13% | |
| Midlands | +64 | 2 | £57,500 | -28.13% | |
| South West | +105 | 1 | £90,000 | +5.71% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - |
Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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: