The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Data Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Science over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
630
785
928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
91.57%
82.72%
86.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
330
421
648
10th Percentile
£235
£260
£300
25th Percentile
£358
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£444
£500
£520
Median % change year-on-year
-11.30%
-3.85%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£590
£638
90th Percentile
£649
£725
£719
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.42%
+2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
104
185
112
10th Percentile
£12.82
£43.75
£17.72
25th Percentile
£18.87
£58.00
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£31.13
£70.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-55.54%
+7.69%
+15.56%
75th Percentile
£67.63
£74.00
£80.00
90th Percentile
£74.63
£80.00
£84.96
South West median hourly rate
£25.15
£65.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-61.31%
-
+23.81%
Data Science Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Data Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Bristol.
Data Science Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, contractor 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 contract job ads across the Bristol region with a requirement for Data Science.
Data Science 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:
