Machine Learning Job Trends in Bolton

Machine Learning (ML)
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Machine Learning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Machine Learning 14 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 20.29% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £67,500 £82,500 £65,066
% change year-on-year -18.18% +26.80% +0.88%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bolton

Machine Learning 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 55 110 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 79.71% 97.35% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 28 69 35
10th Percentile £29,750 £24,649 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -16.67% +48.84%
75th Percentile £55,313 £48,750 £52,578
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £64,500
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

Machine Learning
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Machine Learning job vacancy trend in Bolton

Machine Learning
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Machine Learning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Machine Learning

Machine Learning
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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (92.86%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (7.14%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (92.86%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
1 1 (7.14%) Relational Database
General
1 13 (92.86%) Banking
1 13 (92.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 13 (92.86%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) Lecturer
2 1 (7.14%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 13 (92.86%) IoT
2 1 (7.14%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) AI
2 13 (92.86%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (92.86%) User Experience
2 13 (92.86%) Web Development
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (7.14%) Analytics
3 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (7.14%) Clean Code
3 1 (7.14%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (7.14%) Data Extraction
3 1 (7.14%) Data Science
3 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
3 1 (7.14%) Generative AI
3 1 (7.14%) LLM
3 1 (7.14%) Natural Language Processing
3 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) Python
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) Degree
1 13 (92.86%) Master's Degree
1 13 (92.86%) PhD
1 13 (92.86%) Postgraduate
2 1 (7.14%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Cognos