Data Science Contracts in Wales

Data Science
UK > Wales

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 61 49
Rank change year-on-year +25 -12 -1
Contract jobs citing Data Science 9 4 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 2.28% 0.63% 2.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.90% 0.72% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 15
10th Percentile £248 - £248
25th Percentile £380 - £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £412 £575 £543
Median % change year-on-year -28.35% +5.99% +27.65%
75th Percentile £575 - £582
90th Percentile £613 - £810
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £580
% change year-on-year -4.55% -5.17% +6.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £15.38 £17.18 -
25th Percentile £15.66 £17.48 -
Median hourly rate £18.14 £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% -5.50% -20.36%
75th Percentile £21.29 £19.81 £22.46
90th Percentile £22.77 £19.91 £23.98
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £28.58 £37.50
% change year-on-year +24.21% -23.79% +40.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 310 552 839
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 78.68% 86.52% 83.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 424 613
10th Percentile £166 £181 £201
25th Percentile £358 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £480
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -1.04% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.17% +8.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 28 31
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.78 £14.31
25th Percentile £14.78 £16.98 £19.02
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.82 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.59% -16.38% +15.38%
75th Percentile £51.75 £26.50 £29.25
90th Percentile £86.00 £49.13 £47.40
UK median hourly rate £35.58 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -1.18% +44.00% -

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Science in Wales

Data Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Data Science in Wales

Data Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Wales over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Science in Wales

Data Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Data Science in Wales

Data Science
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
South Wales +18 9 £412 -28.35% 8
Data Science
UK

Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Data Mining
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Data Scientist
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Data Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Data Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Junior
2 1 (11.11%) Junior Data Scientist
2 1 (11.11%) Programme Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Transformation Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Transformation Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (55.56%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Credit Risk
1 3 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Agile
1 5 (55.56%) Analytics
1 5 (55.56%) Data Analysis
1 5 (55.56%) Visualisation
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (44.44%) Statistics
3 3 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 3 (33.33%) Product Strategy
3 3 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Agile Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) Data Matching
4 2 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
5 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) Python
2 3 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) Data Quality