Senior Data Scientist
UK
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 575 | 717 | 802 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +142 | +85 | -71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 112 | 181 | 189 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 117 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £52,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £59,595 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £68,823 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.24% | -13.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,625 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,750 | £115,000 | £96,374 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +15.38% | -3.81% |
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 | 46,641 | 91,861 | 97,284 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.43% | 94.62% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,168 | 66,209 | 60,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,686 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.14% | -12.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Scientist.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 21 April 2025.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 21 April 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 | +94 | 93 | £80,000 | - | 294 |
| Work from Home | +155 | 59 | £73,496 | -2.01% | 193 |
| London | +59 | 52 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 224 |
| UK excluding London | +170 | 46 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 91 |
| South West | +131 | 29 | £71,991 | -7.11% | 11 |
| Scotland | +130 | 6 | £70,000 | -14.30% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 5 | £64,000 | -14.67% | 9 |
| North of England | +66 | 5 | £64,000 | -9.32% | 40 |
| Midlands | +54 | 4 | £57,500 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 4 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 3 |
| South East | +110 | 1 | £87,500 | +9.38% | 23 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 April 2025, Senior 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
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Senior 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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