💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Data Scientist Salary in London

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

£140,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

£96k – £218k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

539

London

539+ verified salaries · London

What do Staff / Principal Data Scientists earn in London?

Staff / Principal Data Scientists in London earn a median of £140,000, with the range spanning £96,000 to £218,000.

Salaries are based on 539+ real data points scraped from live job postings across London.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): £72k – £96k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): £96k – £140k

Senior (5–8 yrs): £140k – £218k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): £218k – £273k+

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MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026

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