Data Scientist Jobs in Manchester

Data Scientist
North West > Manchester

The median Data Scientist salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 196 233 214
Rank change year-on-year +37 -19 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 18 11 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.35% 0.22% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.24% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 29
10th Percentile £35,000 £48,750 £52,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £53,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £66,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.43% +10.42% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 4,836 4,616 5,488
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 91.77% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,745 2,696 3,707
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in Manchester

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Manchester.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in Manchester

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Manchester over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in Manchester

Data Scientist
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton - 2 £60,000 -
Data Scientist
North West

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) Python
1 18 (100.00%) Data Science
2 16 (88.89%) Machine Learning
3 15 (83.33%) GCP
4 13 (72.22%) SQL
5 12 (66.67%) Agile
5 12 (66.67%) Analytics
6 11 (61.11%) Azure
7 10 (55.56%) Visualisation
8 8 (44.44%) Data Visualisation
8 8 (44.44%) Data Governance
8 8 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
8 8 (44.44%) Software Engineering
9 7 (38.89%) Statistics
9 7 (38.89%) Git
9 7 (38.89%) SaaS
9 7 (38.89%) Big Data
10 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
10 6 (33.33%) Algorithms
11 4 (22.22%) R
11 4 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 4 (22.22%) AWS
11 4 (22.22%) Finance
12 3 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
12 3 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
12 3 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
13 2 (11.11%) Coaching
13 2 (11.11%) Time Series Forecasting
13 2 (11.11%) Line Management
13 2 (11.11%) Statistical Modelling

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 15 (83.33%) GCP
2 11 (61.11%) Azure
3 7 (38.89%) SaaS
4 4 (22.22%) AWS
5 2 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (38.89%) Big Data
2 1 (5.56%) Data Mining
2 1 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (38.89%) Git
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 3 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (11.11%) Law
4 2 (11.11%) Retail
5 1 (5.56%) Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) NumPy
1 1 (5.56%) Pandas
1 1 (5.56%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.56%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
1 2 (11.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (100.00%) Data Science
2 16 (88.89%) Machine Learning
3 12 (66.67%) Agile
3 12 (66.67%) Analytics
4 10 (55.56%) Visualisation
5 8 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (44.44%) Data Governance
5 8 (44.44%) Data Visualisation
5 8 (44.44%) Software Engineering
6 7 (38.89%) Statistics
7 4 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 3 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
9 2 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
9 2 (11.11%) Creative Thinking
9 2 (11.11%) Data Analysis
9 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
9 2 (11.11%) Predictive Modelling
9 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (11.11%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (100.00%) Python
2 13 (72.22%) SQL
3 4 (22.22%) R
4 2 (11.11%) Julia
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
1 2 (11.11%) Master's Degree
1 2 (11.11%) PhD
2 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
2 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Data Quality