Data Scientist salary in Brighton.
Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.
The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.
25th percentile
£60,000
Median (50th)
£78,000
Calibrated estimate
75th percentile
£100,000
Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.
Data Scientist market in Brighton.
The data science market in 2026 is bifurcated: traditional ML roles have grown modestly, while LLM-adjacent and generative-AI roles command a 20-40% premium. The headline percentiles understate the AI-specialist tail.
Brighton specifically: Brighton has a long-established creative-tech and digital-agency cluster. Pay is 5-10% below London for senior roles but the freelance and agency market is strong; designers and engineers commonly mix retainer + permanent work.
Members in this role typically add £8,600/year.
Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent (£43/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.
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