Data Science
South London > Croydon
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Croydon requiring Data Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | - | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Science | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Croydon | 3.66% | - | 4.65% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.17% | - | 5.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £572 |
| 90th Percentile | £560 | - | £594 |
| South London median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +9.52% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Croydon
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 Croydon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 144 | 105 | 160 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon | 87.80% | 92.92% | 93.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 114 | 81 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £456 | £380 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £463 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | - | -7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £658 |
| South London median daily rate | £510 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.97% | +3.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.64 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £17.06 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £23.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £25.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South London median hourly rate | £61.22 | £34.00 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.05% | +44.68% | -46.42% |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.
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Daily Rate Trend in Croydon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Data Science.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Croydon
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Science in Croydon over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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: