Observatory · Job market

Data Scientist in United Kingdom

What we see on the career sites we monitor — not a country’s whole market. Across 281 companies with an open posting for this role. Updated 28 July 2026.

Updated 28 July 2026
540
open postings
281
companies
13%
state a salary
of 540
40
median online
days
40 days
median online
half of postings stay online less than this
197 days
The longest-lived tenth
One role in ten stays open longer than 197 days.
13%
Salary transparency
13% of postings for this role state a salary (70 of 540). On the rest you find out at the interview.

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