Lead Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

Lead Data Scientist
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Lead Data Scientist daily rate in Farnborough is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Data Scientist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 1.08% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £600 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 256 75 124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 93.75% 62.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 49 92
10th Percentile £463 £360 £425
25th Percentile £495 £425 £527
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £490 £600
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -18.33% +26.32%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £675
90th Percentile £725 £612 £750
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +13.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 10 2
10th Percentile £25.00 £70.50 £32.25
25th Percentile £33.50 - £39.38
Median hourly rate £45.59 £75.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.22% +46.34% -14.23%
75th Percentile £51.00 - £63.13
90th Percentile - £76.13 £70.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £54.94 £57.35
% change year-on-year -27.19% -4.21% +4.27%

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Lead 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 Farnborough region featuring Lead Data Scientist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) LLM
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Model Context Protocol
2 1 (33.33%) Optimization Problems
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap

Lead Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Model Context Protocol
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) LLM
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Optimization Problems
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Lead Data Scientist jobs