Guidance

Head of data science: skills they need

The skills needed by heads of data science in government.

• From: Digital, Data and Technology Profession
• Published: 23 March 2017
• Last updated: 2 January 2019 — See all updates

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Head of data science: skills they need

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This is the standardised cross-government guidance for the head of data science role.

There are 4 other role levels in data science:

• senior data scientist
• data scientist
• junior data scientist
• trainee data scientist

Find out about the other specialist roles in the Digital, Data and Technology Profession.

Published 23 March 2017
Last updated 2 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 2 January 2019

   We have replaced content about the Civil Service Competency Framework with content about the new Civil Service Success Profile Framework.

2. 22 May 2018

   Following a change in naming conventions, we have changed 'capabilities' to 'skills' and 'levels of mastery' to 'skill levels'.

3. 5 April 2017

   Version 2 of this guidance contains updated capabilities and some remapping of Civil Service competencies to the job role.

4. 23 March 2017

   First published.