Career Opportunities for Data Scientists
Data Scientist jobs Reading
Reading is just 30 minutes away from London, hence Reading is a good option to live in for those who may work in London but want to escape the hussle and bussle of city life. Reading has been named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK ad one of the best Cities to live and work in the UK.
In terms of the Job market for data scientists Reading Reading is a good place to live. Reading is home to several large blue chip companies such as Microsoft, BT, Virgin Media, SSE and the like.
Examples of data science jobs in Reading include (as of August 2021)
https://datasciencecareer.co.uk/job/data-applied-scientist-studios-quality-xbox-microsoft-reading/
According to the job site Adzuna the average data scientist salary in Reading is £41,999 (as of July 2021). This figure is actually 24.7% less then the average national salary for a data scientist. Perhaps also surprisingly average salaries for data scientists have gone down 7.5% year on year.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/reading/data-scientist
Overall Reading is a pleasant place to live and easily within commuting distance of London, should you happen to have a data science job there. Other cities such as Oxford, Hampshire, Guildford and Surrey are also within commuting distance. Infact Hampshire is a place which has a high average salary of £70,055 (July 2021). Within Reading itself there are large blue chip companies which hire data scientists such as Microsoft. There will also be smaller companies that an aspiring data professional could work for as data increases.
Career Opportunities for Data Scientists