Data Scientist Job Trends in Bolton

Data Scientist
Manchester > Bolton

The median Data Scientist salary in Bolton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £35,750
% change year-on-year - +88.81% -40.42%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 66 115 49
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.48% 93.50% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 48 72 36
10th Percentile £28,350 £30,000 £28,875
25th Percentile £32,188 £41,250 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £52,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +36.72%
75th Percentile £50,313 £54,063 £53,183
90th Percentile £70,500 £60,000 £66,250
Manchester median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -7.27% -7.60% +8.23%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Bolton

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Bolton

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Data Scientist 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 permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Chatbot
2 1 (50.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (50.00%) Cognos
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%) DBS Check
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) LLM
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 1 (50.00%) PayPal
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (50.00%) SQL

Data Scientist Skill Set
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
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
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