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 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 604 | 705 | 821 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | +116 | -94 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 110 | 209 | 142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 116 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £50,000 | £52,233 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £61,786 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £68,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +16.79% | -14.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £115,000 | £98,874 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +19.23% | -3.70% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
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 22 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 22 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 | +51 | 85 | £80,000 | - | 174 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 59 | £73,496 | -2.01% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | +152 | 45 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 55 |
| London | +44 | 45 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 140 |
| South West | +113 | 29 | £71,991 | -7.11% | 7 |
| Scotland | +126 | 6 | £70,000 | -14.30% | |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 4 | £64,000 | -14.67% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 4 | £57,500 | - | |
| Midlands | +43 | 4 | £57,500 | - | |
| North of England | +36 | 4 | £64,000 | -14.67% | 17 |
| South East | +87 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 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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