Data Scientist Salary in South West
Official ONS earnings for South West.
Median salary — South West
£33,928
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£34,448
What a typical data scientist takes home
On the median of £33,928, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,329
Take-home a year
£27,948
Income Tax
£4,272
National Insurance
£1,709
What most data scientists actually earn
Half of data scientists in South West earn between £26,236 and £39,377. Earning above £39,377 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 West.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of data scientists earn less than this.
Data Scientist jobs hiring now in South West
Live adverts. Salaries are shown only where the employer states one.
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Data Scientist - Security & Intelligence
Hackajob Ltd · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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Data Scientist (Sovereign Territory Surveillance)
SRT Marine Systems plc · Walham, Gloucester
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Data Scientist (Sovereign Territory Surveillance)
SRT Marine Systems plc · Redcliffe, Bristol
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Data Scientist (Sovereign Territory Surveillance)
SRT Marine Systems plc · Kembrey Park, Swindon
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Senior Data Scientist & Machine Learning Researcher
Raytheon · Arlingham, Gloucester
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 publishes a sampling error of 15.5% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank South West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
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.
Data Scientist salary FAQs
What is the average Data Scientist salary in South West?
The median is £33,928 a year and the mean is £34,448, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a data scientist earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £20.48 excluding overtime, or £20.55 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for South West.
What is a good Data Scientist salary?
Half of data scientists earn between £26,236 and £39,377. Anything above £39,377 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a data scientist?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of data scientists earn under £16,563 and the lowest quarter under £26,236 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do data scientists in South West earn more than the UK average?
The median in South West is £33,928 against £38,107 across the UK, 11.0% lower. ONS marks the South West figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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