Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 566 | 530 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +136 | -36 | -106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 155 | 131 | 338 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.25% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 83 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £365 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +5.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £521 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.12% | -5.23% | +6.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.10 | £18.80 | £21.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.21 | £19.00 | £32.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £19.49 | £46.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.31% | -58.31% | +53.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.31 | £44.86 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £46.38 | £56.51 | £71.73 |
| 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
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 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% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
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 12 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 12 June 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 16 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 12 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 | +100 | 129 | £531 | -3.41% | 141 |
| London | +110 | 84 | £538 | -2.27% | 82 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 60 | £525 | -2.78% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 46 | £538 | +3.12% | 64 |
| North of England | +27 | 23 | £554 | -17.93% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 21 | £554 | -17.93% | 5 |
| Wales | +29 | 10 | £396 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +49 | 3 | £488 | -15.22% | 2 |
| South East | +7 | 3 | £500 | +238.98% | 22 |
| East of England | +4 | 3 | £550 | +22.22% | 3 |
| South West | -5 | 2 | £538 | -17.31% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +12 | 1 | £525 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +6 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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