Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Scientist
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Glasgow is £569, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £529 - -
25th Percentile £536 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 - -
75th Percentile £598 - -
90th Percentile £603 - -
Scotland median daily rate £569 £463 -
% change year-on-year +22.97% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 627 659 821
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.43% 90.03% 96.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 413 543
10th Percentile £260 £292 £313
25th Percentile £377 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -11.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £559 £538 £617
90th Percentile £638 £625 £700
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +2.78% -9.55% +4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 16 16
10th Percentile £16.17 £11.78 £15.42
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.37 £16.00
Median hourly rate £26.09 £19.59 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year +33.18% +10.37% +5.97%
75th Percentile £47.45 £29.44 £19.50
90th Percentile £60.78 £43.27 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £23.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -10.87% -48.89% +153.95%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 16 January 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 Glasgow region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) R
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation

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

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
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