Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Hounslow

Data Scientist
West London > Hounslow

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Hounslow is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hounslow 7.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £496 - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £677 - -
90th Percentile £748 - -
West London median daily rate £575 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hounslow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hounslow. 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 Hounslow with a recognized job title 42 60 110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.77% 90.91% 96.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 34 67
10th Percentile £300 £213 £73
25th Percentile £400 £363 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £400 £480
Median % change year-on-year +30.63% -16.67% -7.87%
75th Percentile £688 £456 £556
90th Percentile £809 £585 £616
West London median daily rate £523 £400 £495
% change year-on-year +30.63% -19.19% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 10
10th Percentile - £22.33 £36.25
25th Percentile - £24.69 £51.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £27.50 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.36% -51.33% -13.08%
75th Percentile - £30.25 £72.00
90th Percentile - £31.60 £90.00
West London median hourly rate £25.15 £22.27 £33.55
% change year-on-year +12.93% -33.62% -45.89%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hounslow

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 Hounslow.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Hounslow

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in Hounslow

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

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

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram in Hounslow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Hounslow over the 6 months to 1 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Scientist in Hounslow

Data Scientist
Contract Job Locations in Hounslow

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Hounslow region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Isleworth - 1 £525 -
Data Scientist
West London

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow

For the 6 months to 1 February 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 Hounslow region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
3 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Statistics
3 2 (50.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) Big Data
4 1 (25.00%) BigQuery
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Vision
4 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Dagster
4 1 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Deep Learning
4 1 (25.00%) Degree

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Dagster
1 1 (25.00%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Big Data
1 1 (25.00%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Pandas
1 1 (25.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (25.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) AI
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
3 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Statistics
3 2 (50.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Vision
4 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
4 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (25.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Google