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 leading to 31 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 739 | 742 | 1109 |
Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +367 | -58 |
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Leader | 51 | 19 | 25 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.067% | 0.033% | 0.018% |
As % of the Job Titles category | 0.071% | 0.034% | 0.019% |
Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 12 | 18 |
10th Percentile | £78,750 | - | £74,425 |
25th Percentile | £88,125 | £55,000 | £74,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £80,000 | £85,025 |
Median % change year-on-year | +34.38% | -5.91% | -10.50% |
75th Percentile | £128,125 | £87,750 | £119,168 |
90th Percentile | £138,250 | - | - |
UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £76,250 | £112,896 |
% change year-on-year | - | -32.46% | - |
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 | 71,968 | 55,098 | 132,518 |
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.73% | 95.65% | 95.50% |
Number of salaries quoted | 37,505 | 40,133 | 78,004 |
10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,604 | £32,500 |
25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,750 | £45,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,525 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -5.79% | - | +4.35% |
75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,404 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | -3.99% | - | +5.00% |
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
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science Leader over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.
Data Science Leader
Top 11 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 October 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 | -3 | 51 | £107,500 | +34.38% | |
Work from Home | +65 | 49 | £140,000 | +100.00% | |
UK excluding London | +3 | 43 | - | - | 1 |
South East | -3 | 33 | - | - | |
Midlands | - | 6 | - | - | |
London | +26 | 4 | £140,000 | - | |
North of England | -23 | 3 | - | - | |
North West | -39 | 3 | - | - | |
East Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | |
West Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | |
South West | -8 | 1 | - | - |
Data Science Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 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: