Lead Data Scientist
UK
The median Lead Data Scientist salary in the UK is £92,778 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 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 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 832 | 909 | 1058 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | +149 | -170 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist | 51 | 50 | 175 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.050% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.055% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 41 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,750 | £62,322 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,778 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.97% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £116,875 | £97,290 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £70,000 | £78,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -11.11% | +50.00% |
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 | 94,483 | 90,798 | 154,064 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 91.49% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,539 | 57,358 | 84,412 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,526 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Scientist.
Lead Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Scientist over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Lead Data Scientist
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 | +100 | 48 | £95,000 | +18.75% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 28 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 15 |
| London | +114 | 23 | £111,250 | +27.14% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 15 | £92,778 | +23.70% | 9 |
| East of England | +19 | 9 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| North of England | +47 | 4 | £76,389 | +10.31% | 3 |
| South West | -14 | 4 | £85,139 | +36.22% | 2 |
| South East | -6 | 3 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 4 |
| Scotland | -56 | 3 | £92,778 | -15.66% | |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 2 | £92,778 | +35.44% | 1 |
| North West | -4 | 2 | £60,000 | -14.29% |
Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Lead 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 featuring Lead Data Scientist in the job title.
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Lead Data Scientist 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:
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