Data Science
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Data Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 25 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Science | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 4.00% | 1.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 5.23% | 2.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -6.98% |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -5.17% | +6.42% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland
Data Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 112 | 153 | 171 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 75.68% | 76.50% | 81.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 79 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £164 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £291 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £413 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -5.71% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £508 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £626 | £550 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 14 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.40 | £10.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.25 | £13.91 | £10.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.94 | £15.25 | £15.74 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.59% | -3.11% | +12.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.54 | £16.78 | £21.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.88 | £18.12 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.50 | £36.42 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.53% | +45.69% | - |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Data Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Northern Ireland.