Data Science Lead
UK
The median Data Science Lead salary in the UK is £107,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 913 | 931 | 1233 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +302 | -305 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Leader | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.017% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.018% | 0.025% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 10 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £54,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £103,750 | £55,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £70,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.57% | -17.65% | +3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £111,250 | £85,000 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,275 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £70,000 | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 98,949 | 86,999 | 161,827 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.84% | 91.30% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,362 | 55,875 | 84,924 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Data Science Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Science Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Science Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science Leader.
Data Science Leader
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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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| England | +35 | 2 | £107,500 | +53.57% | 3 |
| London | +94 | 1 | £107,500 | - | 3 |
| South West | -34 | 1 | - | - | |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 1 | - | - |
Data Science Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, Data Science Leader 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 Data Science Leader in the job title.
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Data Science Leader 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: