Data Scientist Jobs in the North West

Data Scientist
England > North West

The median Data Scientist salary in the North West is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 270 287 280
Rank change year-on-year +17 -7 -47
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 21 16 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.22% 0.20% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.22% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 13 16 32
10th Percentile £35,950 £45,625 £50,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £56,250 £53,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.43% +10.42% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £65,625
90th Percentile £82,000 £80,000 £81,125
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 9,193 7,147 9,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 89.24% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7,071 4,129 5,469
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,996
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,600 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the North West

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the North West

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the North West over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the North West

Data Scientist
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 Scientist within the North West region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 +37 18 £60,000 -7.69% 8
Lancashire - 2 £41,500 - 1
Merseyside +8 1 £42,500 -37.04% 1
Data Scientist
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 West region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 21 (100.00%) Python
1 21 (100.00%) Data Science
2 17 (80.95%) Machine Learning
3 15 (71.43%) GCP
3 15 (71.43%) SQL
4 13 (61.90%) Agile
4 13 (61.90%) Analytics
5 12 (57.14%) Visualisation
5 12 (57.14%) Azure
6 9 (42.86%) Data Visualisation
6 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
7 8 (38.10%) Artificial Intelligence
7 8 (38.10%) Data Governance
7 8 (38.10%) Algorithms
8 7 (33.33%) SaaS
8 7 (33.33%) Big Data
8 7 (33.33%) Statistics
8 7 (33.33%) Git
8 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
9 5 (23.81%) R
10 4 (19.05%) AWS
10 4 (19.05%) Finance
10 4 (19.05%) Law
10 4 (19.05%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (19.05%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 3 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
11 3 (14.29%) Master's Degree
11 3 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
11 3 (14.29%) PhD

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 15 (71.43%) GCP
2 12 (57.14%) Azure
3 7 (33.33%) SaaS
4 4 (19.05%) AWS
5 2 (9.52%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (33.33%) Big Data
2 2 (9.52%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (4.76%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 7 (33.33%) Git
General
1 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Finance
2 4 (19.05%) Law
3 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.52%) Retail
5 1 (4.76%) Marketing
5 1 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) HTML
1 1 (4.76%) NumPy
1 1 (4.76%) Pandas
1 1 (4.76%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Algorithms
2 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.76%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
1 2 (9.52%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Data Science
2 17 (80.95%) Machine Learning
3 13 (61.90%) Agile
3 13 (61.90%) Analytics
4 12 (57.14%) Visualisation
5 9 (42.86%) Data Visualisation
5 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
6 8 (38.10%) Artificial Intelligence
6 8 (38.10%) Data Governance
7 7 (33.33%) Statistics
8 4 (19.05%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (19.05%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 3 (14.29%) Data Analysis
9 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
10 2 (9.52%) DevOps
10 2 (9.52%) Predictive Modelling
10 2 (9.52%) Statistical Modelling
10 2 (9.52%) Time Management
10 2 (9.52%) Time Series Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 21 (100.00%) Python
2 15 (71.43%) SQL
3 5 (23.81%) R
4 2 (9.52%) C#
4 2 (9.52%) Julia
5 1 (4.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
1 3 (14.29%) Master's Degree
1 3 (14.29%) PhD
2 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) Postgraduate
2 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.76%) Accessibility