Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Data Scientist
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Barrow-in-Furness is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 0.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 167 124 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.92% 94.66% 96.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 50 90
10th Percentile £337 £412 £434
25th Percentile £415 £438 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.76% -7.50% +2.88%
75th Percentile £540 £588 £604
90th Percentile £608 £638 £670
Cumbria median daily rate £485 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +7.78% -10.00% +4.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 17 27
10th Percentile - £27.14 £31.51
25th Percentile £63.08 £38.63 £45.22
Median hourly rate £68.17 £56.04 £62.02
Median % change year-on-year +21.64% -9.64% +11.75%
75th Percentile £73.25 £59.90 £68.75
90th Percentile - £74.45 £71.30
Cumbria median hourly rate £63.74 £54.51 £23.50
% change year-on-year +16.92% +131.96% -57.66%

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Data Scientist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Feature Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Matplotlib
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
1 1 (100.00%) Plotly
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (100.00%) Seaborn
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Matplotlib
1 1 (100.00%) NumPy
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
1 1 (100.00%) Plotly
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (100.00%) Seaborn
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Feature Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared