Data Scientist Jobs in the West Midlands

Data Scientist
England > West Midlands

The median Data Scientist salary in the West Midlands is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 211 237 268
Rank change year-on-year +26 +31 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist 47 11 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.59% 0.19% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.21% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 25 9 8
10th Percentile £42,750 £40,750 £42,475
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,750 £72,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £63,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year +9.80% -5.56% +17.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 7,595 5,244 7,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 89.96% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,608 3,236 4,815
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,453
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,756
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in the West Midlands

Data Scientist
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Data Scientist in the West Midlands

Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Scientist in the West Midlands

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 Data Scientist within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Warwickshire +45 24 £75,000 -3.23%
Birmingham -18 10 £80,000 +48.84%
Solihull -1 7 £55,000 +22.22%
Worcestershire - 4 £55,000 -
Herefordshire - 2 £85,000 -
Data Scientist
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 West Midlands region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 47 (100.00%) Data Science
2 30 (63.83%) Degree
2 30 (63.83%) Statistical Modelling
3 25 (53.19%) Algorithms
3 25 (53.19%) Data Analysis
3 25 (53.19%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (51.06%) Decision-Making
5 23 (48.94%) Python
6 22 (46.81%) Mentoring
7 20 (42.55%) Coaching
7 20 (42.55%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (42.55%) Digital Forensics
7 20 (42.55%) Mathematics
7 20 (42.55%) Computer Science
7 20 (42.55%) Machine Learning
7 20 (42.55%) Red Team
7 20 (42.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (29.79%) Actionable Insight
8 14 (29.79%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (25.53%) SQL
9 12 (25.53%) Analytics
10 10 (21.28%) Predictive Modelling
11 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
12 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Excel
12 8 (17.02%) Law
12 8 (17.02%) Games
12 8 (17.02%) Strategic Planning
12 8 (17.02%) Power BI
12 8 (17.02%) Power Platform
12 8 (17.02%) Data-Driven Decision Making

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.26%) SAS
2 1 (2.13%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (17.02%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.38%) Azure
3 2 (4.26%) AWS
4 1 (2.13%) Azure Machine Learning
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (17.02%) Power BI
2 2 (4.26%) Tableau
3 1 (2.13%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.13%) Delta Lake
General
1 20 (42.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (17.02%) Games
2 8 (17.02%) Law
3 5 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (10.64%) Finance
4 4 (8.51%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Banking
5 2 (4.26%) International Banking
5 2 (4.26%) Legal
5 2 (4.26%) Marketing
5 2 (4.26%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) React
2 1 (2.13%) Pandas
2 1 (2.13%) scikit-learn
2 1 (2.13%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 25 (53.19%) Algorithms
2 8 (17.02%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.26%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (100.00%) Data Science
2 30 (63.83%) Statistical Modelling
3 25 (53.19%) Data Analysis
3 25 (53.19%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (51.06%) Decision-Making
5 22 (46.81%) Mentoring
6 20 (42.55%) Coaching
6 20 (42.55%) Computer Science
6 20 (42.55%) Cybersecurity
6 20 (42.55%) Digital Forensics
6 20 (42.55%) Machine Learning
6 20 (42.55%) Mathematics
6 20 (42.55%) Red Team
7 14 (29.79%) Actionable Insight
7 14 (29.79%) Business Intelligence
8 12 (25.53%) Analytics
9 10 (21.28%) Predictive Modelling
10 8 (17.02%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 8 (17.02%) Strategic Planning
11 5 (10.64%) Dashboard Development
Programming Languages
1 23 (48.94%) Python
2 12 (25.53%) SQL
3 7 (14.89%) R
4 2 (4.26%) JavaScript
4 2 (4.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (63.83%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) PhD
3 2 (4.26%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.26%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) Databricks
3 2 (4.26%) Alteryx