Data Science
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 131 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | -37 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Science | 114 | 176 | 224 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 3.18% | 1.88% | 3.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.41% | 2.26% | 3.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 91 | 190 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,272 | £37,500 | £43,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £43,750 | £51,833 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £60,000 | £68,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -11.76% | +27.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £72,500 | £87,480 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £96,539 | £95,000 |
| England median annual salary | £72,246 | £65,000 | £71,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.15% | -9.09% | -1.38% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South West
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 the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 3,345 | 7,776 | 6,348 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 93.18% | 82.91% | 94.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,905 | 5,600 | 3,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £28,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,500 | £39,225 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £51,000 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.14% | -3.77% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £69,650 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,900 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Data Science
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Science in the South West.
Data Science
Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Science in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Data Science
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 Data Science within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | +27 | 47 | £71,991 | +10.76% | 55 |
| Gloucestershire | +71 | 44 | £68,750 | +27.91% | 33 |
| Wiltshire | +43 | 10 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 6 |
| Devon | +23 | 10 | £70,000 | +47.37% | 9 |
| Somerset | -3 | 1 | £65,000 | +44.44% | 16 |
| Data Science England |
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Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:
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