Big Data
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Big Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
173 |
146 |
108 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
-38 |
+36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Big Data |
8 |
45 |
123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West |
0.16% |
1.08% |
2.58% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category |
1.80% |
6.40% |
14.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
23 |
61 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,500 |
£25,000 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£25,313 |
£63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£55,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+72.73% |
-26.67% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£84,375 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£85,000 |
£97,290 |
| England median annual salary |
£70,500 |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.03% |
-3.13% |
+2.38% |
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills |
445 |
703 |
869 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West |
8.79% |
16.92% |
18.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
261 |
341 |
670 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,000 |
£35,000 |
£35,450 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£42,500 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.70% |
+4.55% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
£84,750 |
| England median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+8.33% |
-5.51% |
Big Data
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Big Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Big Data
Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Big Data.
Big Data
Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Big Data in the South West over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
Big Data
Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Big Data within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location |
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads |
Median Salary
Past 6 Months |
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Live
Jobs |
| Gloucestershire |
+9 |
4 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Bristol |
-24 |
2 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
2 |
| Dorset |
- |
2 |
£95,000 |
- |
3 |
Big Data
England |
Big Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:
