Salary for Senior-level / Expert Research Scientist in United Kingdom during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Research Scientist in United Kingdom during 2024 is USD 286,750

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Research Scientist salary lies between USD 281,250 and USD 425,000 in the United Kingdom. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Research Scientist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United Kingdom
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 643,750
Top 25%
$ 425,000
Median
$ 286,750
Bottom 25%
$ 281,250
Bottom 10%
$ 175,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Research Scientist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Research Scientist job listings are Research, Machine Learning and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Research | 824 jobs Machine Learning | 683 jobs Python | 590 jobs Computer Science | 523 jobs Engineering | 487 jobs PhD | 480 jobs Deep Learning | 363 jobs NLP | 314 jobs PyTorch | 308 jobs LLMs | 303 jobs Architecture | 265 jobs Statistics | 243 jobs Mathematics | 236 jobs Computer Vision | 214 jobs Generative AI | 199 jobs TensorFlow | 197 jobs Physics | 188 jobs NeurIPS | 174 jobs ML models | 169 jobs R | 154 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Research Scientist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Research Scientist job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 650 jobs Equity / stock options | 428 jobs Health care | 392 jobs Conferences | 330 jobs Salary bonus | 229 jobs Flex hours | 210 jobs Competitive pay | 173 jobs Flex vacation | 170 jobs Parental leave | 144 jobs Medical leave | 142 jobs Insurance | 139 jobs 401(k) matching | 134 jobs Startup environment | 115 jobs Wellness | 96 jobs Team events | 96 jobs Relocation support | 52 jobs Flexible spending account | 46 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 33 jobs Fitness / gym | 22 jobs Transparency | 22 jobs

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