Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 440 | 551 | 532 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +111 | -19 | -110 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 135 | 131 | 332 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.23% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.25% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 82 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £351 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £738 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £521 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.12% | -3.92% | +4.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.10 | £18.80 | £22.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.21 | £19.00 | £32.60 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £19.49 | £48.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.31% | -59.81% | +59.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.31 | £44.86 | £61.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.38 | £56.51 | £70.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.24 | £19.49 | £19.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.82% | -2.11% | +19.65% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Data Scientist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +84 | 115 | £525 | -4.55% | 152 |
| London | +115 | 78 | £525 | -4.55% | 91 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 55 | £525 | - | 67 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 36 | £538 | +3.12% | 67 |
| North of England | +24 | 15 | £554 | -16.38% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 12 | £554 | -17.93% | 8 |
| Wales | +25 | 9 | £396 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +37 | 3 | £488 | -15.22% | 2 |
| East of England | +3 | 3 | £550 | +12.82% | 4 |
| South East | +3 | 3 | £500 | +238.98% | 23 |
| North West | +18 | 2 | £520 | +9.47% | 6 |
| South West | -1 | 2 | £538 | -17.31% | 11 |
| Midlands | +12 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Data Scientist contract 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 contract job ads featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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