100+ Data & Analytics Jobs in Tampa, FL

Observed government data shows solid pay for the best-defined local subroles. Tampa data scientists had a 2025 median wage of $109,990, with a 25th-75th percentile band of $85,410 to $136,120, while operations research analysts had a $109,660 median and a $91,240 to $145,950 band. Broader posting-based signals are directionally similar but should be read as proxy data: local posted salary ranges centered on about $95k to $165k, and Florida's mean offered salary on new openings for the category was ~$110,404 in September 2026 (n=1,592).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 66 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $110,529 at the 25th percentile, $126,750 at the median and $142,225 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Tampa is a workable but competitive market for data, analytics, and AI roles. Metro Professional and Business Services employment grew 2.1216% year over year in August 2026, but local unemployment was 4.7% and metro Information employment was down 5.6106% year over year, which points to demand outside pure tech-first employers. Statewide signals for the occupation family are mixed: Florida data, analytics & AI postings were up 1.4% year over year in September 2026, while employment in the field was down 1.1%. Pay is still attractive, with local BLS medians around $109,990 for data scientists and $109,660 for operations research analysts, but the local opening mix skews mid-career and mostly on-site or hybrid.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-career analyst or data scientist who can show Python, SQL, visualization, and domain depth in consulting, healthcare, government, or financial services, and who is open to on-site or hybrid work.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming the national AI boom means easy local entry: only about 5% of sampled openings are entry-level, and only about 5% of postings that state sponsorship policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 102 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Deloitte: 12 open roles
2. Bvteck: 6 open roles
3. Citi Group: 6 open roles
4. Booz Allen: 4 open roles
5. Programmers: 4 open roles
6. Tampa Electric Co.: 3 open roles
7. usf.edu: 3 open roles
8. Airlines Reporting Corporation: 2 open roles
9. Barbaricum: 2 open roles
10. CACI: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 76
• Lutz: 4
• Colorado Springs: 2
• Clearwater: 2
• Bethesda: 1
• St. Petersburg: 1
• Temple Terrace: 1
• San Antonio: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 56 (55%), hybrid 34 (33%), remote 12 (12%)

Where the demand is

The clearest local pattern is business-facing analytics rather than pure lab-style AI. In the local posting mix, software development and government/public sector each account for about 20% of activity, while healthcare, business consulting, and IT services/consulting are each about 15%. The named-employer sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer, but recurring hirers include Deloitte, Booz Allen, CACI, SPEROS, Clarity Innovations, TD SYNNEX, KPMG, and Moffitt. That means Tampa job seekers should think in domains. Consulting and public-sector-adjacent employers reward BI, reporting, decision support, and client-facing analysis; healthcare has visible analytics adoption through employers such as Moffitt and Tampa General; and financial-services analytics shows up through Raymond James and Citi in the local data scientist sample. Pure remote-first AI roles are the exception locally, with about 65% of sampled openings on-site and about 30% hybrid, so your odds improve if you can commute and work across analyst, BI, and applied data science titles. The weak spot is tech-only employer concentration. Metro Information employment was down 5.6106% year over year in August 2026, so candidates waiting only for consumer-tech-style openings may see longer searches.

• Consulting and public-sector analytics (high): This is one of the strongest local clusters, supported by about 15% of posting activity in business consulting and about 20% in government/public sector, with named employers including Deloitte, Booz Allen, CACI, and KPMG.
• Healthcare analytics and decision support (high): Healthcare represents about 15% of local category activity, Moffitt appears among active employers, and Tampa General is publicly scaling AI-enabled operational and predictive analytics use cases.
• Financial-services and enterprise analytics (moderate): Financial-services demand is narrower but real, with Raymond James and Citi leading the named employers in one local data scientist sample.

Where to focus: Prioritize domain-heavy analyst and data science roles in consulting, healthcare, and public-sector ecosystems, and treat pure ML-only openings as opportunistic rather than your core search.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Analyst: Local demand clusters in consulting, IT services, and government/public sector, where requirements gathering, dashboard use, and stakeholder communication can matter as much as modeling.
• Financial Analyst / FP&A Analyst: Financial-services employers show up in the local hiring mix, including Raymond James and Citi in the Tampa data scientist sample.
• Research or Policy Analyst: A local Research & Data Analyst posting asked for Excel plus R, Python or SQL and Tableau/Power BI exposure, which makes this a realistic bridge for narrative-heavy analysts.
• Revenue Operations or GTM Operations Analyst: These roles use the same SQL, BI, and business-translation core that local employers already reward in analytics hiring.

What postings ask for

• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL is the most repeatedly confirmed local requirement: it appeared in 57 Tampa data scientist postings in one local analysis and in about 40% of the broader local sample. Who: Everyone from entry-level analysts to mid-career data scientists.
• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python is the local baseline for applied analytics and AI work, showing up in 49 Tampa data scientist postings in one sample and in about 80% of the broader local sample. Who: All candidates except the most Excel-heavy reporting specialists.
• Power BI or Tableau (differentiator | immediate): Visualization is part of the practical local toolkit: about 30% of the broader sample asked for data visualization, and a local Tampa Bay Partnership analyst posting explicitly valued Tableau or Power BI exposure. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone aiming at BI or decision-support roles.
• Machine learning and PyTorch (premium | near-term): ML skills help most when you are targeting the narrower high-pay slice of the market. Machine learning showed up in about 30% of the local sample, and PyTorch in about 20%. Who: Mid-career data scientists and analysts moving toward modeling-heavy roles.
• Prompt engineering and AI-assisted analytics workflows (differentiator | near-term): Prompt engineering appeared in about 15% of the local sample, and broader 2026 guidance says it is becoming a useful skill for working effectively with AI tools. Who: Candidates who already have SQL or Python and want to show current workflow fluency.
• Business context translation and model validation (premium | immediate): The highest-value analyst skills in 2026 are increasingly business context translation, stakeholder communication, and model validation rather than technical skill alone. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers with strong domain background.

Questions about this market

What do Data, Analytics & AI roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Observed government data shows solid pay for the best-defined local subroles. Tampa data scientists had a 2025 median wage of $109,990, with a 25th-75th percentile band of $85,410 to $136,120, while operations research analysts had a $109,660 median and a $91,240 to $145,950 band. Broader posting-based signals are directionally similar but should be read as proxy data: local posted salary ranges centered on about $95k to $165k, and Florida's mean offered salary on new openings for the category was ~$110,404 in September 2026 (n=1,592). That is good pay for Tampa. The metro's average hourly wage across all occupations was $31.96 in May 2025, versus $52.34 for the broader computer-and-mathematical group that includes many data jobs.

Where is demand for Data, Analytics & AI roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

The clearest local pattern is business-facing analytics rather than pure lab-style AI. In the local posting mix, software development and government/public sector each account for about 20% of activity, while healthcare, business consulting, and IT services/consulting are each about 15%. The named-employer sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer, but recurring hirers include Deloitte, Booz Allen, CACI, SPEROS, Clarity Innovations, TD SYNNEX, KPMG, and Moffitt. That means Tampa job seekers should think in domains. Consulting and public-sector-adjacent employers reward BI, reporting, decision support, and client-facing analysis; healthcare has visible analytics adoption through employers such as Moffitt and Tampa General; and financial-services analytics shows up through Raymond James and Citi in the local data scientist sample. Pure remote-first AI roles are the exception locally, with about 65% of sampled openings on-site and about 30% hybrid, so your odds improve if you can commute and work across analyst, BI, and applied data science titles. The weak spot is tech-only employer concentration. Metro Information employment was down 5.6106% year over year in August 2026, so candidates waiting only for consumer-tech-style openings may see longer searches.

Which employers are hiring the most Data, Analytics & AI talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (5 postings), Booz Allen (5 postings), CACI (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Data, Analytics & AI roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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