Data Science Contracts in Sheffield

Data Science
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 53 50
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 -16
Contract jobs citing Data Science 6 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield 1.59% 0.22% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 0.23% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £446 - £428
25th Percentile £516 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £557 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +15.00% -21.88%
75th Percentile £565 - £550
90th Percentile £574 - £573
South Yorkshire median daily rate £557 £575 £500
% change year-on-year -3.13% +15.00% -21.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 349 434 365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 92.57% 95.59% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 304 292
10th Percentile £375 £363 £350
25th Percentile £414 £475 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £588 £675 £563
90th Percentile £650 £700 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £471 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -14.36% +10.00% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 11
10th Percentile £10.90 £11.05 £9.49
25th Percentile £11.33 £11.13 £12.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £11.50 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +91.30% -28.13% +4.40%
75th Percentile £23.75 £25.88 £18.57
90th Percentile - £34.35 £24.00
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £17.62 £10.63 £16.75
% change year-on-year +65.71% -36.54% +22.31%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science in Sheffield

Data Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Sheffield.

Daily rate trend for Data Science in Sheffield

Data Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Sheffield over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Science in Sheffield

Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (83.33%) Data Mining
General
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Data Scientist
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior User Researcher
2 1 (16.67%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Data Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Data Governance
2 5 (83.33%) Data Modelling
2 5 (83.33%) Data Privacy
2 5 (83.33%) Data Visualisation
2 5 (83.33%) Decision-Making
2 5 (83.33%) ITIL
2 5 (83.33%) Machine Learning
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Predictive Modelling
2 5 (83.33%) Problem Management
2 5 (83.33%) Service Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Service Management
2 5 (83.33%) Statistical Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Strategic Planning
2 5 (83.33%) Visualisation
3 1 (16.67%) Design Persona
3 1 (16.67%) Focus Group
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) ServiceNow