Data Scientist Jobs in the North of England

Data Scientist
England > North of England

The median Data Scientist salary in the North of England is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 354 368
Rank change year-on-year +38 +14 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 23 36 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.20% 0.21% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.22% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 17 28 29
10th Percentile £41,550 £39,075 £43,162
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,042 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% - -
75th Percentile £66,000 £75,575 £71,250
90th Percentile £66,600 £88,250 £77,000
England median annual salary £64,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% +7.69% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,709 16,656 15,224
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 94.98% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5,748 12,889 8,062
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the North of England

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in the North of England.

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the North of England

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the North of England

Data Scientist
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
North West 0 16 £45,000 -25.00% 34
Yorkshire +62 6 £64,000 -9.32% 6
North East +44 1 £52,000 +20.37% 3
Data Scientist
England

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 23 (100.00%) Data Science
2 19 (82.61%) Machine Learning
3 18 (78.26%) Visualisation
3 18 (78.26%) Python
4 16 (69.57%) Analytics
5 14 (60.87%) SQL
6 13 (56.52%) Statistics
7 12 (52.17%) Degree
8 11 (47.83%) Algorithms
9 10 (43.48%) Mathematics
10 9 (39.13%) Azure
11 8 (34.78%) Computer Science
11 8 (34.78%) Master's Degree
11 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (30.43%) Actionable Insight
12 7 (30.43%) Predictive Modelling
12 7 (30.43%) Data Visualisation
12 7 (30.43%) Big Data
12 7 (30.43%) Statistical Modelling
12 7 (30.43%) Business Intelligence
13 6 (26.09%) Finance
13 6 (26.09%) Data Analysis
13 6 (26.09%) Artificial Intelligence
13 6 (26.09%) Power BI
13 6 (26.09%) Power Platform
13 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
14 5 (21.74%) Software Engineering
14 5 (21.74%) Validation
14 5 (21.74%) PhD
14 5 (21.74%) Tableau

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (17.39%) Apache Spark
2 2 (8.70%) Apache
3 1 (4.35%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (4.35%) Jupyter
Business Applications
1 1 (4.35%) GoldMine
Cloud Services
1 9 (39.13%) Azure
2 6 (26.09%) Power Platform
3 4 (17.39%) AWS
4 3 (13.04%) Snowflake
5 2 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (8.70%) Azure Machine Learning
5 2 (8.70%) GCP
6 1 (4.35%) Azure Functions
6 1 (4.35%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (4.35%) dbt
6 1 (4.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) DAB
1 1 (4.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (30.43%) Big Data
2 6 (26.09%) Power BI
3 5 (21.74%) Tableau
4 4 (17.39%) Hadoop
4 4 (17.39%) NoSQL
5 2 (8.70%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (8.70%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Git
2 1 (4.35%) MLflow
General
1 6 (26.09%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Manufacturing
2 3 (13.04%) Marketing
2 3 (13.04%) Retail
2 3 (13.04%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Advertising
3 2 (8.70%) Automotive
3 2 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) PyTorch
1 4 (17.39%) TensorFlow
2 3 (13.04%) scikit-learn
3 2 (8.70%) Apache NiFi
4 1 (4.35%) Keras
4 1 (4.35%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Algorithms
2 2 (8.70%) Cyberattack
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (100.00%) Data Science
2 19 (82.61%) Machine Learning
3 18 (78.26%) Visualisation
4 16 (69.57%) Analytics
5 13 (56.52%) Statistics
6 10 (43.48%) Mathematics
7 8 (34.78%) Computer Science
7 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (30.43%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (30.43%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (30.43%) Data Visualisation
8 7 (30.43%) Predictive Modelling
8 7 (30.43%) Statistical Modelling
9 6 (26.09%) Artificial Intelligence
9 6 (26.09%) Data Analysis
9 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
10 5 (21.74%) Software Engineering
10 5 (21.74%) Validation
11 4 (17.39%) Agile
11 4 (17.39%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 18 (78.26%) Python
2 14 (60.87%) SQL
3 4 (17.39%) R
4 3 (13.04%) Java
5 2 (8.70%) MATLAB
6 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) Degree
2 8 (34.78%) Master's Degree
3 5 (21.74%) PhD
4 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
4 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
5 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (4.35%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) Data Quality
2 3 (13.04%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (8.70%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (8.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Kibana
1 2 (8.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Talend
2 1 (4.35%) Databricks