Senior Data Scientist
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Data Scientist salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 369 | 376 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +34 | +206 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 8 | 55 | 49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.052% | 0.32% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 16 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £81,500 | - | £52,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £83,750 | £57,646 | £71,075 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £62,879 | £86,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.16% | -27.10% | +23.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £69,834 | £118,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,000 | £85,000 | £137,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £85,000 | £70,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -22.22% | +28.57% |
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 | 14,295 | 16,593 | 18,824 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.53% | 96.24% | 95.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,274 | 10,268 | 15,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,481 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.93% | +0.80% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Data Scientist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote Senior Data Scientist job vacancies.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Senior Data Scientist 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
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Senior Data Scientist 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: