Data Scientist
UK > Work from Home
The median Data Scientist salary for remote or hybrid work is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
| Rank |
450 |
433 |
456 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-17 |
+23 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist |
155 |
209 |
523 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option |
0.44% |
0.56% |
0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.45% |
0.58% |
0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
76 |
140 |
227 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
- |
£45,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£46,570 |
£53,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-14.29% |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£81,563 |
£71,250 |
£85,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,539 |
£86,250 |
£101,250 |
| UK median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
- |
+13.04% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
34,116 |
36,108 |
73,498 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.27% |
95.94% |
97.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25,883 |
26,404 |
42,665 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,250 |
£36,750 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£47,000 |
£45,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
+4.17% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£81,250 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,750 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
- |
+9.09% |
