Data Science Jobs in Leicestershire

Data Science
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire requiring Data Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Science over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 93 76
Rank change year-on-year +27 -17 +29
Permanent jobs citing Data Science 3 16 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.43% 1.46% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 1.65% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 £42,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £47,500 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% +50.79% -39.42%
75th Percentile £87,500 £73,750 £39,250
90th Percentile £93,500 £107,500 £49,250
East Midlands median annual salary £72,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +52.63% -13.64% -4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 641 967 785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 91.97% 87.99% 97.76%
Number of salaries quoted 157 540 249
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -5.26% +10.05%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,575 £70,600
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £44,050 £50,498
% change year-on-year +2.16% -12.77% +6.31%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science in Leicestershire

Data Science
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Leicestershire.

Salary trend for Data Science in Leicestershire

Data Science
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Science in Leicestershire

Data Science
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Leicester +28 3 £75,000 +57.89% 7
Data Science
East Midlands

Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) Apache Spark
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Data Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) PySpark
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (100.00%) Personalization
1 3 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL