Data Scientist
South West > Bristol
The median Data Scientist salary in Bristol is £71,991 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 144 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -9 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 12 | 23 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.95% | 0.74% | 1.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.00% | 0.76% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 22 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £46,925 | £44,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,212 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,991 | £65,000 | £59,098 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.76% | +9.99% | +0.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,688 | £81,875 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,125 | £85,000 | £72,047 |
| South West median annual salary | £71,991 | £65,000 | £54,882 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.76% | +18.44% | -0.21% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 1,198 | 3,009 | 2,463 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.00% | 97.03% | 92.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 812 | 2,254 | 1,548 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £33,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,905 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.70% | +9.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,250 | £73,776 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,125 | £87,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Bristol.
Data Scientist
Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Bristol over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 Data Scientist in the job title.
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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: