Junior Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in England

Junior Data Scientist
UK > England

The median Junior Data Scientist daily rate in England is £428, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 648 531 521
Rank change year-on-year -117 -10 +58
Contract Junior Data Scientist jobs 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.002% 0.003% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £426 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 - -
75th Percentile £429 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £428 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £27.00
UK median hourly rate - - £27.00
% change year-on-year - - +73.97%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 42,725 27,009 28,890
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.62% 91.21% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,044 17,342 17,654
10th Percentile £329 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,974 1,601 1,080
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.05 £15.21
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.79 £21.22
Median hourly rate £41.03 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.14% -37.13% -11.11%
75th Percentile £68.75 £51.65 £66.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.32 £25.15 £36.00
% change year-on-year +60.32% -30.14% -19.10%

Junior Data Scientist Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Junior Data Scientist job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Junior Data Scientist job vacancy trend in England

Junior Data Scientist Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Data Scientist job vacancies in England

Junior Data Scientist Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Data Scientist job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Data Scientist job vacancies in England

Junior Data Scientist Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Junior Data Scientist jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 9 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 1 £428 - 9
Junior Data Scientist
UK

Junior Data Scientist Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Junior Data Scientist contract job ads cited 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 Junior Data Scientist job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1AI100.0%1
1AWS100.0%1
1Azure100.0%1
1Business Intelligence100.0%1
1Dashboard Development100.0%1
1Data Analysis100.0%1
1Data Modelling100.0%1
1Data Quality100.0%1
1Data Science100.0%1
1Data Visualisation100.0%1
1Decision-Making100.0%1
1GCP100.0%1
1Machine Learning100.0%1
1Power BI100.0%1
1Power Platform100.0%1
1Predictive Modelling100.0%1
1Problem-Solving100.0%1
1Python100.0%1
1SC Cleared100.0%1
1Security Cleared100.0%1
1SQL100.0%1
1Statistical Analysis100.0%1
1Statistical Modelling100.0%1
1Tableau100.0%1
1Visualisation100.0%1

Junior Data Scientist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads