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Hire data scientists in the UK

What data scientists are paid, what to name in the advert, and who you are up against — from the adverts on Data Science Jobs, not a survey. Looking for the roles themselves? See Data Scientist jobs.

What you will pay

£40k to £110k, most around £70k

The range employers advertised for data scientists on Data Science Jobs over the last 12 months, base salary only, across 200 priced adverts. Adverts that state a salary get more applications than those that hide it, and a figure at or above the midpoint is the single cheapest thing you can do for the response.

Remote or anchored

A fully remote role draws the whole country and can pay a little under the London figure; an anchored one competes locally and cannot.
Greenfield or inherited

Building from nothing is worth more to the right person than running what exists, and they will ask which it is.
Someone senior to learn from

A strong lead in the team is worth thousands on the offer; without one, expect to pay for that experience directly.

Who you are competing with

Hiring data scientists on Data Science Jobs right now

Three live adverts for the role, as candidates see them. How rivals pitch it is worth a look before you write yours.

University of Oxford

Epidemiologist / Health Data Scientist on OpenSAFELY in the Bennett Institute

Oxford
Hybrid
£40,178 – £48,700 pa
Contract

Lead health data science on OpenSAFELY, a secure open-source platform covering the electronic health records of 55 million patients. Work spans vaccine safety and effectiveness research, disease and prescribing trends, dashboards, disclosure control, training, and supporting external users. Based in a mixed team of clinicians, developers, and researchers with a strong open science ethos.

OpenSAFELY · OpenPrescribing · OpenCodeCounts +1

Yesterday

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment

Lead Data Scientist

United States
Remote
US$180,000 – US$190,000 pa
Lead

Lead the design, deployment and monitoring of statistical and machine learning models that power personalised learning experiences for a global EdTech platform. Establish model governance and validation practices, mentor senior data scientists, and shape AI/ML strategy including future generative AI and LLM initiatives.

Python · SQL

2 days ago

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment

Pricing Data Scientist

London
Remote
£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Builds and enhances risk pricing models for a personal lines insurer, including a new Python-based rating engine, end-to-end pricing analysis and performance monitoring. Works with pricing, underwriting and data stakeholders on segmentation and transformation projects, with significant autonomy in an early-stage pricing function.