Data Science Job Trends in Bolton

Data Science
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Data Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Science 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.25% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £61,250 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -9.26% +8.00% -3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton

Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65 97 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 73.03% 79.51% 98.00%
Number of salaries quoted 46 56 36
10th Percentile £30,625 £25,598 £28,875
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -2.86% -4.37%
75th Percentile £50,938 £55,625 £50,644
90th Percentile £72,500 £69,875 £64,250
Manchester median annual salary £51,250 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.82% -8.33% +9.09%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Data Science job vacancy trend in Bolton

Data Science
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Data Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Data Science

Data Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Data Scientist
2 1 (50.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Conversational UI
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) LLM
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cognos
1 1 (50.00%) PayPal