Data Science Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Data Science Analyst
North West > Manchester

As of 10 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Science Analyst daily rate in Manchester.

 6 months to
10 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Science Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £37.70 - -
25th Percentile £39.50 - -
Median hourly rate £47.00 - -
75th Percentile £52.50 - -
90th Percentile £53.10 - -
North West median hourly rate £47.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,204 970 1,510
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 93.72% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 798 619 1,084
10th Percentile £313 £312 £306
25th Percentile £385 £400 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £567 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 31 83
10th Percentile £18.29 £15.90 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.25 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -46.89%
75th Percentile £60.94 £33.75 £60.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.12 £26.66
% change year-on-year +46.61% +9.21% -3.75%

Data Science Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 10 February 2026, Data Science Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Data Science Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Hadoop
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) Paid Search
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation

Data Science Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Hadoop
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) Paid Search
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) R
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree