Data Scientist Salary in South East

What most data scientists actually earn

Half of data scientists in South East earn between £28,420 and £44,004. Earning above £44,004 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Business Associate Professionals” group in South East.

How South East ranks for data scientist pay

West Midlands tops the table on £44,172 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £30,950. South East is £9,682 short of the top.

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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group

Data analysts

SOC 2020 code

3544

Measure

Gross annual pay, all employees

Edition

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “data scientist” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Data analysts”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS has no separate data scientist group; 3544 Data analysts is the closest.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.