Senior Data Scientist
UK
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 688 | 803 | 751 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | -52 | +78 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist | 217 | 116 | 581 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 115 | 88 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,833 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,938 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.81% | -15.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £89,375 | £83,125 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £95,687 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £67,572 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -3.81% | +21.20% |
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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Scientist.
Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Senior Data Scientist
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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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| England | +139 | 205 | £78,750 | +16.67% | 67 |
| London | +158 | 118 | £83,750 | +6.35% | 46 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 96 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 93 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 23 |
| North of England | +21 | 21 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 5 |
| South West | -34 | 21 | £77,500 | +32.05% | 2 |
| Midlands | -23 | 18 | £57,500 | -34.29% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 17 | £57,500 | -34.29% | |
| North West | -15 | 14 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 5 |
| South East | -20 | 14 | £62,922 | -3.20% | 10 |
| East of England | +1 | 13 | £80,000 | +6.67% | |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 7 | £75,000 | +27.66% | |
| Scotland | -65 | 6 | £81,677 | -24.02% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 3 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior 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 Senior Data Scientist in the job title.
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Senior 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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