The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Data Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Science over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
34
82
63
Rank change year-on-year
+48
-19
+24
Permanent jobs citing Data Science
9
6
42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
Data Science 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 Sheffield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
267
920
887
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
91.75%
83.41%
98.67%
Number of salaries quoted
174
746
404
10th Percentile
£28,590
£27,500
£24,150
25th Percentile
£31,250
£37,500
£32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£48,750
£47,754
Median % change year-on-year
+2.56%
+2.09%
-9.04%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£65,000
£64,063
90th Percentile
£82,500
£78,750
£70,420
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£47,500
£47,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-
+5.56%
-10.00%
Data Science Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Data Science Salary Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Sheffield.
Data Science Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, job vacancies citing Data Science also mentioned 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for Data Science.
Data Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
