Machine Learning Contracts in England

Machine Learning (ML)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Machine Learning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Machine Learning over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 211 196
Rank change year-on-year +75 -15 -38
Contract jobs citing Machine Learning 619 626 1,053
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.70% 1.30% 1.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.44% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 466 449 718
10th Percentile £413 £450 £425
25th Percentile £500 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £747 £750 £700
90th Percentile £788 £915 £813
UK median daily rate £580 £590 £600
% change year-on-year -1.69% -1.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 17 19
10th Percentile £41.25 £21.30 £18.50
25th Percentile £46.22 £22.16 £31.75
Median hourly rate £52.50 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -22.22% +21.87%
75th Percentile £66.25 £53.75 £63.25
90th Percentile £75.75 £78.75 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +50.00% -6.67% +1.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Machine Learning is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,491 43,355 63,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.40% 90.10% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,622 30,435 45,445
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,535 1,743
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +45.00% +7.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

Machine Learning
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Machine Learning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Machine Learning in England

Machine Learning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Machine Learning in England.

Daily rate trend for Machine Learning in England

Machine Learning
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Machine Learning in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Machine Learning in England

Machine Learning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Machine Learning in England.

Hourly rate trend for Machine Learning in England

Machine Learning
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Machine Learning in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Machine Learning in England

Machine Learning
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Machine Learning within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
London +83 455 £620 -0.80% 539
North of England +26 45 £550 -6.38% 97
Midlands +44 27 £580 +0.87% 54
South East -21 26 £600 +4.35% 134
North West +10 23 £525 -10.64% 61
West Midlands +37 22 £580 +7.91% 39
East of England +12 19 £388 -35.42% 63
Yorkshire +15 16 £554 -3.65% 24
South West -47 13 £563 +2.27% 70
North East +21 8 - - 12
East Midlands +15 5 £675 - 15
Machine Learning
UK

Machine Learning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 76 (12.28%) Apache Airflow
2 68 (10.99%) Apache
3 27 (4.36%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.29%) Jupyter
5 6 (0.97%) Confluence
6 5 (0.81%) SharePoint
7 3 (0.48%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
8 1 (0.16%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (1.94%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.65%) Simulink
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 12 (1.94%) Aladdin
2 11 (1.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 230 (37.16%) AWS
2 197 (31.83%) Azure
3 192 (31.02%) GCP
4 38 (6.14%) Power Platform
5 29 (4.68%) Vertex AI
6 26 (4.20%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (4.04%) Azure Machine Learning
8 24 (3.88%) Serverless
9 20 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (3.23%) Snowflake
10 16 (2.58%) AWS Lambda
11 15 (2.42%) Amazon SageMaker
11 15 (2.42%) GitHub
12 12 (1.94%) OCI
13 11 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.62%) Google Compute Engine
15 9 (1.45%) Amazon S3
15 9 (1.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 8 (1.29%) ChatGPT
16 8 (1.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.04%) HTTP
2 3 (0.48%) LAN
2 3 (0.48%) SSL
2 3 (0.48%) VPN
2 3 (0.48%) WAN
3 2 (0.32%) Firewall
3 2 (0.32%) Wireless
4 1 (0.16%) 5G
4 1 (0.16%) DHCP
4 1 (0.16%) DNS
4 1 (0.16%) DVB
4 1 (0.16%) LTE
4 1 (0.16%) Network Security
4 1 (0.16%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (11.31%) PostgreSQL
2 62 (10.02%) Apache Ignite
3 60 (9.69%) Big Data
4 50 (8.08%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (7.11%) Tableau
6 37 (5.98%) Data Lake
7 35 (5.65%) Power BI
8 32 (5.17%) BigQuery
9 25 (4.04%) Apache Cassandra
10 24 (3.88%) Hadoop
11 23 (3.72%) Data Mining
12 20 (3.23%) NoSQL
13 11 (1.78%) Relational Database
14 10 (1.62%) Amazon Athena
15 8 (1.29%) Apache Hive
16 7 (1.13%) Metadata
16 7 (1.13%) SQL Server
17 6 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
17 6 (0.97%) Looker
18 5 (0.81%) HBase
Development Applications
1 50 (8.08%) Git
2 43 (6.95%) Cypress.io
3 24 (3.88%) JIRA
4 19 (3.07%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.78%) ER Studio
5 11 (1.78%) ERwin
6 9 (1.45%) GitLab
7 8 (1.29%) MLflow
8 7 (1.13%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.97%) Mercurial
10 5 (0.81%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.81%) Maven
10 5 (0.81%) Postman
10 5 (0.81%) Subversion
11 3 (0.48%) RStudio
12 2 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 2 (0.32%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.32%) Selenium
12 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
13 1 (0.16%) CMake
General
1 165 (26.66%) Finance
2 106 (17.12%) Social Skills
3 103 (16.64%) Front Office
4 101 (16.32%) Banking
5 65 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (4.85%) Public Sector
7 23 (3.72%) Pharmaceutical
8 22 (3.55%) Marketing
9 19 (3.07%) Retail
10 15 (2.42%) Electronics
11 14 (2.26%) Investment Banking
12 10 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.62%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.45%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.13%) Legal
15 6 (0.97%) Advertising
15 6 (0.97%) Multimedia
15 6 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.81%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.65%) Czech Language
Job Titles
1 142 (22.94%) Developer
2 86 (13.89%) Architect
2 86 (13.89%) Software Engineer
3 75 (12.12%) Python Developer
4 73 (11.79%) Python Engineer
5 69 (11.15%) Data Scientist
6 66 (10.66%) Python Software Engineer
7 61 (9.85%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 61 (9.85%) React Developer
8 51 (8.24%) Machine Learning Engineer
9 47 (7.59%) Analyst
10 41 (6.62%) Senior
11 38 (6.14%) Data Engineer
11 38 (6.14%) Lead
12 35 (5.65%) Full Stack Developer
13 33 (5.33%) Business Analyst
14 32 (5.17%) Full Stack Engineer
15 31 (5.01%) Full Stack Python Developer
15 31 (5.01%) Full Stack Software Engineer
16 27 (4.36%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (14.70%) React
2 66 (10.66%) TensorFlow
3 61 (9.85%) gRPC
3 61 (9.85%) Material-UI
3 61 (9.85%) Protocol Buffers
3 61 (9.85%) Redux
4 52 (8.40%) PyTorch
5 43 (6.95%) Kafka
6 39 (6.30%) scikit-learn
7 34 (5.49%) RESTful
8 31 (5.01%) Pandas
9 25 (4.04%) Akka
9 25 (4.04%) CSS
10 22 (3.55%) HTML
11 20 (3.23%) .NET
11 20 (3.23%) NumPy
12 15 (2.42%) Node.js
13 12 (1.94%) PySpark
14 9 (1.45%) LangChain
15 8 (1.29%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 104 (16.80%) Algorithms
2 91 (14.70%) Fixed Income
2 91 (14.70%) Hedge funds
3 64 (10.34%) Equities
4 39 (6.30%) Product Ownership
5 31 (5.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 30 (4.85%) Derivative
7 22 (3.55%) Data Structures
8 15 (2.42%) Greenfield Project
8 15 (2.42%) Public Cloud
9 11 (1.78%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 9 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (1.45%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.29%) Social Media
12 7 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.13%) Distributed Computing
13 6 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
13 6 (0.97%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.55%) Linux
2 8 (1.29%) Android
2 8 (1.29%) Windows
3 6 (0.97%) Unix
4 4 (0.65%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (58.48%) Artificial Intelligence
2 212 (34.25%) Agile
3 197 (31.83%) Data Science
4 133 (21.49%) Analytics
5 132 (21.32%) Software Engineering
6 115 (18.58%) DevOps
7 108 (17.45%) Computer Science
8 96 (15.51%) Asset Management
9 91 (14.70%) Investment Management
10 85 (13.73%) CI/CD
11 79 (12.76%) Full Stack Development
12 75 (12.12%) Data Modelling
13 72 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
14 63 (10.18%) Automated Trading
15 59 (9.53%) Visualisation
16 57 (9.21%) Data Pipeline
17 56 (9.05%) Data Analysis
17 56 (9.05%) Natural Language Processing
18 54 (8.72%) Business Intelligence
18 54 (8.72%) LLM
Programming Languages
1 366 (59.13%) Python
2 170 (27.46%) SQL
3 85 (13.73%) TypeScript
4 68 (10.99%) Java
5 47 (7.59%) JavaScript
6 42 (6.79%) Scala
7 37 (5.98%) C#
8 30 (4.85%) R
9 24 (3.88%) C++
10 20 (3.23%) Shell Script
11 19 (3.07%) PowerShell
12 14 (2.26%) Bash
13 7 (1.13%) Search Processing Language
13 7 (1.13%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.97%) C
14 6 (0.97%) Clojure
14 6 (0.97%) Go
14 6 (0.97%) Haskell
14 6 (0.97%) Rust
15 5 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 117 (18.90%) Degree
2 63 (10.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 59 (9.53%) Security Cleared
4 54 (8.72%) SC Cleared
5 43 (6.95%) Master's Degree
6 24 (3.88%) PhD
7 17 (2.75%) DV Cleared
8 16 (2.58%) AWS Certification
9 7 (1.13%) CISSP
10 6 (0.97%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.81%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.65%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.65%) PMP
13 3 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified Developer
13 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.32%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.72%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.07%) QA
3 6 (0.97%) GDPR
4 4 (0.65%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.65%) Dodd-Frank
4 4 (0.65%) MiFID
5 3 (0.48%) PMO
5 3 (0.48%) WCAG
6 2 (0.32%) Basel III
7 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.16%) GRC
7 1 (0.16%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.16%) NIST
7 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (6.79%) Docker
2 7 (1.13%) HDFS
3 2 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 74 (11.95%) Kubernetes
2 49 (7.92%) Terraform
3 18 (2.91%) Ansible
4 11 (1.78%) Puppet
5 7 (1.13%) Kubeflow
6 5 (0.81%) Hadoop YARN
7 4 (0.65%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.48%) Grafana
9 2 (0.32%) OPNET
9 2 (0.32%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 98 (15.83%) Google
2 39 (6.30%) Microsoft
3 38 (6.14%) Databricks
4 20 (3.23%) Typelevel
5 19 (3.07%) Oracle
6 13 (2.10%) Bloomberg
7 12 (1.94%) BISAM
8 11 (1.78%) Sparx
9 10 (1.62%) Splunk
10 8 (1.29%) OpenAI
11 7 (1.13%) Adobe
11 7 (1.13%) Sage
11 7 (1.13%) SAP
12 6 (0.97%) Foundry
12 6 (0.97%) Optimizely
12 6 (0.97%) Palantir
12 6 (0.97%) ServiceNow
13 5 (0.81%) Ensighten
13 5 (0.81%) Monetate
13 5 (0.81%) Tealium