Data Science Consultant Job Trends in the North West

Data Science Consultant
England > North West

The median Data Science Consultant salary in the North West is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 220 236 -
Rank change year-on-year +16 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Consultant 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.021% 0.042% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.044% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £89,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £91,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £93,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £91,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -26.23% +66.36% -45.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 4,274 6,767 4,079
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.91% 95.26% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,296 3,820 3,134
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,550 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -

Data Science Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Data Science Consultant job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Science Consultant
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Data Science Consultant job vacancies in the North West

Data Science Consultant
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 Science Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Manchester +31 1 £75,000 -18.03% 1
Data Science Consultant
England

Data Science Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Data Science Consultant 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 North West region featuring Data Science Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow

Data Science Consultant Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP