Data Science Manager Job Trends in England

Data Science Manager
UK > England

The median Data Science Manager salary in England is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 653 661
Rank change year-on-year +46 +8 +155
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Manager 7 25 9
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.013% 0.051% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.055% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile £75,750 - £99,000
25th Percentile £80,625 £86,525 £101,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 £105,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% -4.55% +57.14%
75th Percentile £105,625 £126,250 £118,125
90th Percentile £111,250 - £120,000
UK median annual salary £92,500 £105,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year -11.90% -4.55% +57.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,793 45,221 45,352
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.75% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 30,115 23,851 35,458
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -3.21%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Data Science Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Science Manager job vacancy trend in England

Data Science Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Manager job vacancies in England

Data Science Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science Manager in England over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Science Manager in England

Data Science Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 8 January 2026. 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
South East +19 5 - - 11
London +48 1 £110,000 +4.76% 5
North of England +15 1 £75,000 - 7
Yorkshire - 1 £75,000 - 5
Data Science Manager
UK

Data Science Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, Data Science Manager 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 England region featuring Data Science Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Data Science
1 7 (100.00%) Python
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
2 6 (85.71%) AI
2 6 (85.71%) Computer Science
2 6 (85.71%) Degree
2 6 (85.71%) Master's Degree
2 6 (85.71%) Mathematics
2 6 (85.71%) Statistics
2 6 (85.71%) Tableau
2 6 (85.71%) Visualisation
3 5 (71.43%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (71.43%) Actionable Recommendations
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 5 (71.43%) AI Transformation
3 5 (71.43%) Analytical Modelling
3 5 (71.43%) Analytical Thinking
3 5 (71.43%) Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) AWS
3 5 (71.43%) Big Data
3 5 (71.43%) BT
3 5 (71.43%) Business Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) Business Transformation
3 5 (71.43%) Data Mining
3 5 (71.43%) Data Visualisation
3 5 (71.43%) Databricks
3 5 (71.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 5 (71.43%) Decision-Making
3 5 (71.43%) Digital Transformation Strategy
3 5 (71.43%) Econometrics

Data Science Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (71.43%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) AWS
1 5 (71.43%) Snowflake
2 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Tableau
2 5 (71.43%) Big Data
2 5 (71.43%) Data Mining
2 5 (71.43%) Hadoop
2 5 (71.43%) NoSQL
3 1 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (71.43%) Marketing
1 5 (71.43%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) Play Framework
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Algorithms
1 5 (71.43%) Distributed Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Data Science
2 6 (85.71%) AI
2 6 (85.71%) Computer Science
2 6 (85.71%) Mathematics
2 6 (85.71%) Statistics
2 6 (85.71%) Visualisation
3 5 (71.43%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 5 (71.43%) Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) Business Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) Business Transformation
3 5 (71.43%) Data Visualisation
3 5 (71.43%) Decision-Making
3 5 (71.43%) Digital Transformation Strategy
3 5 (71.43%) Econometrics
3 5 (71.43%) Economics
3 5 (71.43%) Machine Learning
3 5 (71.43%) Market Research
3 5 (71.43%) Operations Research
3 5 (71.43%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Python
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
2 5 (71.43%) Java
2 5 (71.43%) R
2 5 (71.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Degree
1 6 (85.71%) Master's Degree
2 5 (71.43%) MBA
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (14.29%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) BT
1 5 (71.43%) Databricks