Senior Data Scientist Jobs in Bristol

Senior Data Scientist
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Data Scientist salary in Bristol is £75,288 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 152 179
Rank change year-on-year +7 +27 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Scientist 13 22 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.42% 0.83% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.90% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 12 18 5
10th Percentile £57,875 - £64,400
25th Percentile £66,851 £51,833 £71,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,288 £59,098 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.40% -26.13% +39.13%
75th Percentile £85,000 £67,500 £102,500
90th Percentile £95,385 £69,650 £103,250
South West median annual salary £77,500 £59,098 £77,000
% change year-on-year +31.14% -23.25% +14.07%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,009 2,455 3,229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 92.75% 97.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,250 1,538 2,220
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,905 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% +9.02% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,151 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Senior Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Data Scientist in Bristol

Senior Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Scientist in Bristol.

Salary trend for Senior Data Scientist in Bristol

Senior Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Scientist in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Data Scientist in Bristol

Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Senior 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 Bristol region featuring Senior Data Scientist in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Python
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 12 (92.31%) Machine Learning
3 9 (69.23%) Social Skills
4 8 (61.54%) SQL
4 8 (61.54%) Data Analysis
5 7 (53.85%) Agile
5 7 (53.85%) Degree
6 6 (46.15%) R
7 5 (38.46%) Natural Language Processing
7 5 (38.46%) PhD
7 5 (38.46%) Statistical Modelling
7 5 (38.46%) Pandas
7 5 (38.46%) Algorithms
7 5 (38.46%) Master's Degree
7 5 (38.46%) Decision-Making
8 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (30.77%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (30.77%) LLM
8 4 (30.77%) Decision Tree
8 4 (30.77%) Random Forest
8 4 (30.77%) Data Structures
8 4 (30.77%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (30.77%) Finance
8 4 (30.77%) Banking
8 4 (30.77%) Artificial Intelligence
8 4 (30.77%) Use Case
9 3 (23.08%) Mathematics
9 3 (23.08%) Statistics
9 3 (23.08%) Analytics

Senior Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Big Data
2 1 (7.69%) Power BI
2 1 (7.69%) Relational Database
2 1 (7.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Git
General
1 9 (69.23%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Banking
2 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (38.46%) Pandas
2 2 (15.38%) XGBoost
3 1 (7.69%) Django
3 1 (7.69%) Flask
3 1 (7.69%) Keras
3 1 (7.69%) NumPy
3 1 (7.69%) PySpark
3 1 (7.69%) PyTorch
3 1 (7.69%) scikit-learn
3 1 (7.69%) SpaCy
3 1 (7.69%) Statsmodels
3 1 (7.69%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Algorithms
2 4 (30.77%) Data Structures
3 3 (23.08%) Reinsurance
4 2 (15.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 12 (92.31%) Machine Learning
3 8 (61.54%) Data Analysis
4 7 (53.85%) Agile
5 5 (38.46%) Decision-Making
5 5 (38.46%) Natural Language Processing
5 5 (38.46%) Statistical Modelling
6 4 (30.77%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (30.77%) Decision Tree
6 4 (30.77%) LLM
6 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (30.77%) Random Forest
6 4 (30.77%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (30.77%) Use Case
7 3 (23.08%) Analytics
7 3 (23.08%) Deep Learning
7 3 (23.08%) Mathematics
7 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
7 3 (23.08%) Statistics
8 2 (15.38%) Model Validation
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) Python
2 8 (61.54%) SQL
3 6 (46.15%) R
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) Degree
2 5 (38.46%) Master's Degree
2 5 (38.46%) PhD
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Databricks
2 1 (7.69%) Dataiku
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle