Senior Data Scientist
UK
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 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 625 | 695 | 782 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +87 | -44 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 96 | 202 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 107 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,525 | £50,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £57,646 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | +11.11% | -15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,375 | £111,250 | £97,290 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +7.69% | -7.14% |
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 | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
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 13 July 2025.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 13 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 13 July 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 | +51 | 77 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 134 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 56 | £85,000 | +35.18% | 64 |
| UK excluding London | +111 | 41 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 31 |
| London | +20 | 40 | £85,000 | -2.86% | 121 |
| South West | +115 | 27 | £85,000 | +15.25% | 1 |
| North of England | +13 | 6 | £64,000 | +1.78% | 6 |
| Scotland | +94 | 4 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 4 | £64,000 | +1.78% | 2 |
| Midlands | +67 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -9 | 2 | £82,500 | +31.20% | 4 |
| South East | +63 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 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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