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 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 576 | 711 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +135 | +109 | -96 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 116 | 185 | 169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.20% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 117 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £52,233 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £59,191 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +18.52% | -15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,625 | £96,539 | £83,102 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,750 | £115,000 | £95,916 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £76,250 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.20% | +22.00% | -7.46% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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 1 May 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 1 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 | +95 | 92 | £80,000 | - | 172 |
| Work from Home | +185 | 59 | £73,496 | -2.01% | 90 |
| London | +65 | 50 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 141 |
| UK excluding London | +175 | 47 | £70,000 | -8.20% | 59 |
| South West | +120 | 29 | £71,991 | -7.11% | 4 |
| Scotland | +132 | 6 | £70,000 | -14.30% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +73 | 5 | £64,000 | -14.67% | 3 |
| North of England | +69 | 5 | £64,000 | -12.07% | 19 |
| Midlands | +67 | 4 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 4 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 1 |
| South East | +106 | 2 | £87,500 | +9.38% | 28 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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