Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Croydon

Data Scientist
South London > Croydon

As of 10 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Scientist daily rate in Croydon.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Croydon 0.58% - 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South London median daily rate - - £400

All Contract IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 166 104 159
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.08% 100.00% 98.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 83 100
10th Percentile £422 £380 £231
25th Percentile £492 £463 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £609
90th Percentile £634 £650 £673
South London median daily rate £510 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - £17.00
25th Percentile - - £17.25
Median hourly rate - - £23.50
75th Percentile - - £25.25
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate £67.70 £34.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year +99.12% +44.68% -46.72%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Croydon.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Croydon

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in Croydon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Croydon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Croydon

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 10 March 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 Croydon region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Optimization Problems

Data Scientist Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Optimization Problems