Data Science Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Data Science Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Data Science Engineer salary in Manchester is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.014% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
North West median annual salary £95,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,528 2,280 4,182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.35% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 5,126 1,370 2,834
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,813 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,525 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Data Science Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Data Science Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Data Science Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, Data Science Engineer 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 Manchester region featuring Data Science Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning

Data Science Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning