Research Scientist Contracts in the West Midlands

Research Scientist
England > West Midlands

The median Research Scientist daily rate in the West Midlands is £590 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Research Scientist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.052% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £570 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 - -
75th Percentile £610 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £590 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,763 2,276 3,434
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 94.79% 96.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,186 1,566 2,513
10th Percentile £258 £250 £213
25th Percentile £363 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +5.26% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 68 85
10th Percentile £11.97 £12.50 £12.30
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.07 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £42.50 £26.19 £20.00
90th Percentile £56.00 £54.88 £23.15
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%

Research Scientist
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Research Scientist within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Worcestershire - 1 £590 -
Research Scientist
England

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Research 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared