Scientist Salary

The average salary for a Scientist in the UK is:

£33,890

Job profile for a Scientist

Generic term for someone who works in a science related job, often in the labs. One scientist writes: Post doctoral research associate in Biotechnology at Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

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Scientist Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £28,296.

The average salary in 2009 was £33,431, based on 100 respondents (a difference of 18% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £18,264, based on 104 respondents (a difference of -83% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £33,660, based on 65 respondents (a difference of 84% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £46,830, based on 35 respondents (a difference of 39% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Scientist based on all salary survey responses is: £30,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Scientist is £16.95.

Assorted Scientist Salary Information

Salary Location Date £30,000 South East 20-November-23 £25,000 Midlands 25-September-17 £28,000 East of England 15-February-17 £33,300 East of England 29-October-15 £33,300 East of England 29-October-15 £27,000 South West 6-October-14 £40,000 East of England 21-October-13 £39,500 London 10-October-13 £35,244 London 19-August-13 £38,000 South East 14-August-13 Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.

Scientist Salary By UK Region

Salary Region £30,011 South East £31,188 Midlands £32,853 London £23,087 Scotland £33,733 North West £30,500 East of England £25,334 Wales £28,100 South West £24,000 Yorkshire and North East £22,334 Northern Ireland

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Scientist, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £25,418 for a worker in their 20s, £33,213 (30s), £39,313 (40s) and £39,313 (50s).

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The average salary figure above for a Scientist is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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