Data Science
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Data Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Science over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 90 | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -47 | +79 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Science | 47 | 78 | 173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 3.80% | 2.51% | 6.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.02% | 2.86% | 6.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 60 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,231 | £37,500 | £47,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £53,941 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,991 | £65,000 | £68,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.76% | -5.11% | +16.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,125 | £78,750 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £96,539 | £95,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £70,000 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -9.26% | +31.03% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol
Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,170 | 2,731 | 2,509 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 94.66% | 88.04% | 95.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 761 | 2,056 | 1,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £33,750 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £43,938 | £43,162 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £58,000 | £59,144 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | -1.93% | +10.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £72,433 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £51,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.14% | -2.86% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Bristol.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
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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: