Senior Data Scientist Job Trends in Lancashire
Senior Data Scientist
North West > Lancashire
The median Senior Data Scientist salary in Lancashire is £75,026 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | - | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Senior Data Scientist jobs | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 0.062% | - | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | - | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £57,646 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,026 | - | £62,879 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68,113 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £95,000 | £82,500 | £62,879 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.15% | +31.20% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Lancashire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Lancashire matching a recognised job title | 1,518 | 686 | 1,059 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.76% | 89.44% | 96.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,127 | 342 | 664 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £24,663 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,500 | £30,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £54,793 | £61,110 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £48,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.40% | -3.00% | -9.09% |
Senior Data Scientist Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Data Scientist job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Senior Data Scientist Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Scientist job vacancies in Lancashire.
Senior Data Scientist Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Data Scientist jobs within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | - | 1 | £75,026 | - | |
| Senior Data Scientist North West |
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Senior Data Scientist Skill Set Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, Senior Data Scientist job ads cited 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 Senior Data Scientist job ads across the Lancashire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Behavioural Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Resilience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Science | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Machine Learning | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Prompt Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Detection | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Data Scientist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Data Scientist | 100.0% | 1 |