Average salary
£48,000 per year
Low £35,000High £70,000
Estimated salary. 1 Softfootball advert for this role included pay. Updated November 5, 2026.
What does a Data Scientist do?
Football data scientists build models from event and tracking data to support recruitment, match preparation and sports science decisions.
Typical requirements
- Python or R, and SQL
- Statistics and machine learning
- Interest in football data (xG, tracking)
Latest Data Scientist jobs
- Recruitment Data ScientistCastlegate Rovers · Remote (United Kingdom) · £40,000–£50,000 per year
Salaries are estimates for the UK based on typical pay for each role and on job adverts posted on Softfootball. Actual pay depends on the club, league, location and experience.