Data Science
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Data Science skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +3 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Science | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 3.95% | 1.27% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.32% | 1.42% | 1.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £475 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £408 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.50% | +11.11% | -4.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £436 | £525 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | £482 | - | £520 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £408 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.50% | +11.11% | -4.26% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge
Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 162 | 141 | 207 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 91.53% | 89.24% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 63 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £276 | £218 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £340 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.98% | -6.67% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £555 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £638 | £575 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £525 | £446 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.71% | -0.89% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 18 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.95 | £21.15 | £16.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.91 | £28.44 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +196.28% | -68.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.38 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £62.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.00 | £16.23 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.42% | +11.93% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Data Science.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Cambridge over the 6 months to 8 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Data Science.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: