The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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
45,700
64,689
50,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.10%
95.04%
95.50%
Number of salaries quoted
28,478
36,679
39,389
10th Percentile
£28,250
£31,250
£31,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£42,219
£42,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£57,500
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.70%
-4.17%
-
75th Percentile
£73,750
£75,000
£80,000
90th Percentile
£92,500
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£46,000
£50,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-8.00%
-4.76%
-
Senior Data Scientist Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Scientist job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Data Scientist Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.
Senior Data Scientist Top 7 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 7 November 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.
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Senior Data 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
Senior Data 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:
