Find data science professionals in the UK: A guide to source the best talent
Pubished 17th March 2020
[Updated 17/11/2020]
In the UK there are currently 9854 data science professionals and 49% of them have changed jobs in the last year. The average contractor daily rate is £525 while the average permanent salary is £67,500 across the UK.
Fast stats on data science professionals
LinkedIn Talent Insights, November 2020 | www.itjobswatch.co.uk
Data science professionals in the UK
Changed jobs in the last year
Avg. Contractor daily rate
Avg. perm salary
Gender breakdown
The data science workforce in the UK has a male majority of 74% whilst 26% are female.
What schools are producing data science professionals?
Among the universities where most graduates are placed into data science roles in the UK; Imperial College London comes out on top with 622 professionals. UCL comes in second with 586 professionals followed by the University of Cambridge with 504.
Top 3 fields of study for data science professionals
The number of data science professionals that studied in the field
Mathematics
Physics
Computer Science
University degrees
47% of the UK's data science professionals have a master's degree while 31% have a doctor of philosophy.
Top 3 most common skills among data science professionals
The number of data science professionals in the UK that list the skill on their LinkedIn profile
Data Science
Python
Data Analysis
Most common skills among data science professionals, breakdown
The tope three skills that data science professionals in the UK list on their LinkedIn profile are Data Science, Python and Data Analysis.
Fastest growing skills among data science professionals
Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Analytics and Microsoft Azure are the top three fastest-growing skills among data science professionals in the UK.
Top companies hiring data science professionals
Facebook, Lloyds Banking Group and Aviva are the top three employers of data science professionals in the UK.
Industries hiring data science professionals
Information Technology & Services, Financial Services and Computer Software are the top three industries in the UK where data science professionals are hired.
Fastest growing locations for data science professionals
London, Manchester and Cambridge are the most popular locations in the UK for data science professionals.
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