Junior Data Scientist Job Trends in the West Midlands

Junior Data Scientist
England > West Midlands

The median Junior Data Scientist salary in the West Midlands is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Scientist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.016% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £36,000 £33,750 £47,557
% change year-on-year +6.67% -29.03% +26.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 5,569 3,491 5,010
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 91.72% 93.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,332 1,739 4,056
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% +9.01% -6.19%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

Junior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Junior Data Scientist job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Junior Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Junior Data Scientist job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Data Scientist job vacancies in the West Midlands

Junior Data Scientist
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Data Scientist within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
Staffordshire - 1 £36,000 - 1
Junior Data Scientist
England

Junior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, Junior Data Scientist 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 West Midlands region featuring Junior Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) Smartsheet
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Junior Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree