Data Consultant Job Trends in Bristol

Data Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median Data Consultant salary in Bristol is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 101 127
Rank change year-on-year +10 +26 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Consultant 5 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.24% 0.43% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.46% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 3
10th Percentile £70,500 £45,000 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £71,250 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.28% +45.41% -34.67%
75th Percentile £85,000 £76,875 £80,750
90th Percentile £88,000 £80,000 £99,800
South West median annual salary £80,000 £71,250 £49,000
% change year-on-year +12.28% +45.41% -32.41%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,934 1,317 1,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 95.09% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,413 769 1,393
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,945 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -3.43% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Data Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Data Consultant job vacancy trend in Bristol

Data Consultant
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Data Consultant job vacancies in Bristol

Data Consultant
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Consultant in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Consultant in Bristol

Data Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Data Consultant 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 Bristol region featuring Data Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Data Strategy
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (60.00%) Matillion
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Power BI
2 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (60.00%) Snowflake
2 3 (60.00%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) DAMA DMBOK
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (20.00%) Metadata
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Data Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Matillion
1 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (60.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (60.00%) Power BI
2 1 (20.00%) Metadata
General
1 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Data Strategy
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (60.00%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) DAMA DMBOK
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality