Senior Data Scientist
UK
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 656 | 777 | 726 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | -51 | +148 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 187 | 110 | 612 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.15% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 81 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,048 | £51,250 | £54,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,646 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -15.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £86,250 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £96,539 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,572 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.81% | +12.62% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 15 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 26 July 2024. 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 | +125 | 179 | £75,000 | +11.47% | 16 |
| London | +147 | 114 | £87,500 | +14.75% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 103 | £62,879 | -3.26% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 66 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 10 |
| North of England | +13 | 18 | £62,879 | -6.85% | 5 |
| South East | +20 | 15 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 1 |
| South West | -6 | 14 | £70,000 | +19.27% | 3 |
| Midlands | -11 | 13 | £80,000 | -8.57% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 12 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
| North West | -1 | 12 | £61,440 | -8.98% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 4 | £62,879 | -17.69% | 2 |
| East of England | -2 | 3 | £80,000 | +6.67% | |
| Scotland | -45 | 3 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £62,879 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £85,000 | - |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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