Hybrid/Remote Data Science Director Job Trends

Data Science Director
UK > Work from Home

The median Data Science Director salary for remote/hybrid work is £135,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 - 508
Rank change year-on-year - - +299
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Director 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% - 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £135,000 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.77%
75th Percentile - - £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £135,000 £172,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% +91.67% -30.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,641 21,430 23,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.07% 96.51% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 8,776 13,320 18,994
10th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £37,093
25th Percentile £39,750 £45,000 £47,456
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,225 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £54,793 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% -8.33% -

Data Science Director
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Science Director' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Science Director job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Data Science Director
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Data Science Director job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Data Science Director job vacancies

Data Science Director Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, Data Science Director 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Data Science Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation

Data Science Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL