Data Science Contract Job Trends in Devon

Data Science
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Devon requiring Data Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 19 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs citing Data Science 2 16 0
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 1.23% 7.02% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 8.33% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 10 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
South West median daily rate £550 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -12.00% -3.85% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £19.83 -
South West median hourly rate - £19.83 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 140 192 232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 85.89% 84.21% 87.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 112 187
10th Percentile £238 £314 £385
25th Percentile £283 £409 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £501 £575
Median % change year-on-year -10.09% -12.96% +9.52%
75th Percentile £556 £620 £644
90th Percentile £600 £685 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 9 17
10th Percentile £16.98 £32.97 £19.22
25th Percentile - £46.25 £31.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% -19.19%
75th Percentile £33.09 £70.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £46.00 £73.00 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £59.84
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.62% -7.94%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Data Science job vacancy trend in Devon

Data Science
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Data Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Data Science

Data Science
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the Devon region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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
Plymouth -3 2 - - 8
Data Science
South West

Data Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior IT Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Software Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) Software Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Snow