Data Interpretation Job Trends in the North West

Data Interpretation
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 205 194
Rank change year-on-year +35 -11 +93
Permanent jobs citing Data Interpretation 14 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.22% 0.059% 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.065% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £29,447 £44,860
25th Percentile - £30,665 £56,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £33,568 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -48.36% +100.00%
75th Percentile - £37,347 £67,813
90th Percentile - £39,089 £68,375
England median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +38.89% -21.74% +30.68%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Data Interpretation 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,198 4,623 3,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 81.05% 91.29% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,569 2,267 3,029
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,114 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,445 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Interpretation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Interpretation
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Interpretation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Interpretation within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Merseyside - 11 - - 1
Manchester - 3 - - 1
Data Interpretation
England

Data Interpretation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 10 (71.43%) Chatbot
General
1 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Trainer
2 5 (35.71%) Research Scientist
3 4 (28.57%) Analyst
3 4 (28.57%) QC Analyst
4 2 (14.29%) Biologist
4 2 (14.29%) Biostatistician
Miscellaneous
1 10 (71.43%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) AI
1 10 (71.43%) Biochemistry
1 10 (71.43%) Biology
1 10 (71.43%) Biotechnology
1 10 (71.43%) Conversational UI
1 10 (71.43%) Experimental Design
2 4 (28.57%) Change Control
2 4 (28.57%) Component Testing
2 4 (28.57%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (28.57%) Validation
3 2 (14.29%) Biostatistics
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) Degree
1 10 (71.43%) Master's Degree
1 10 (71.43%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) GMP
Vendors
1 10 (71.43%) PayPal