Data Science Manager
UK
The median Data Science Manager salary in the UK is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 699 | 884 | 829 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +185 | -55 | +320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Science Manager | 12 | 26 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.022% | 0.025% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.027% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 22 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £93,125 | £67,938 | £53,595 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £102,500 | £70,000 | £80,674 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.43% | -13.23% | +11.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,500 | £73,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,875 | £89,000 | £109,260 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £95,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.71% | +7.69% | +19.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Data Science Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Science Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Science Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science Manager.
Data Science Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Data Science Manager
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 |
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| England | +161 | 12 | £102,500 | +24.24% | 122 |
| London | +122 | 7 | £105,000 | +31.25% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +178 | 5 | £95,000 | +35.71% | 117 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 5 | £95,000 | +35.71% | 30 |
| Midlands | +60 | 3 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 17 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £75,000 | - | 7 |
| South West | +118 | 2 | £100,000 | +19.76% | 13 |
Data Science Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Data Science Manager 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 featuring Data Science Manager in the job title.
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Data Science Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: