Head of Data Science Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Manchester

Head of Data Science
North West > Manchester

As of 2 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Data Science salary in Manchester.

	6 months to 2 Jan 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	144
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Science	0	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester	-	-	0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.046%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	-
North West median annual salary	-	-	-

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	2,478	2,561	2,180
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	89.07%	93.98%	95.07%
Number of salaries quoted	1,573	1,236	1,747
10^th Percentile	£29,050	£35,000	£32,500
25^th Percentile	£37,500	£41,250	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£55,000	£57,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-4.35%	-
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£72,500	£71,250
90^th Percentile	£88,950	£85,000	£84,056
North West median annual salary	£50,000	£51,500	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-2.91%	-1.90%	-0.94%

Head of Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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