Principal Data Scientist
North West > Manchester
The median Principal Data Scientist salary in Manchester is £61,418 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
132 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Scientist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.035% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.039% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£59,617 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£61,418 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,220 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£61,418 |
- |
- |
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 |
2,554 |
2,501 |
2,413 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.14% |
93.78% |
95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,654 |
1,205 |
1,943 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,750 |
£35,000 |
£31,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,813 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,700 |
£85,000 |
£84,056 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£51,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.96% |
+2.00% |
-5.66% |
