Data Scientist
UK > England
The median Data Scientist salary in England is £68,100 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 435 | 559 | 457 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +124 | -102 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 499 | 373 | 1,147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.52% | 0.45% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.50% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 228 | 264 | 456 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £43,125 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,090 | £46,570 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,100 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.96% | -7.41% | +17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £84,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,827 | £89,625 | £101,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | +13.04% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 90,431 | 74,847 | 138,483 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.19% | 95.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65,915 | 49,353 | 75,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,713 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.53% | +1.19% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in England.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in England over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the England region over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. 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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| London | +95 | 194 | £72,500 | +7.41% | 82 |
| South East | +65 | 139 | £60,000 | - | 21 |
| Midlands | +6 | 56 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 7 |
| South West | -23 | 56 | £65,000 | +18.44% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 47 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -16 | 33 | £60,000 | - | 13 |
| North West | -18 | 20 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 8 |
| East of England | -15 | 15 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 11 | £70,576 | +28.32% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 9 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| North East | -20 | 2 | £43,200 | -3.28% | 1 |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, 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 across the England region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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