Data Science Leader Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Data Science Lead
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Data Science Lead daily rate in Leeds is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Science Leader 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 650 637 1,051
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.73% 93.40% 97.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 399 719
10th Percentile £307 £325 £307
25th Percentile £400 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -5.71% +2.44%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £656 £648 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £478 £525
% change year-on-year +4.71% -9.05% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 30 11
10th Percentile £21.63 £17.89 £16.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.59 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +15.39% -0.30%
75th Percentile £27.06 £46.25 £23.00
90th Percentile £28.08 £48.75 £23.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £26.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -5.15%

Data Science Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Science Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Data Science Leader job vacancy trend in Leeds

Data Science Leader Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, Data Science Leader 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 Leeds region featuring Data Science Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Data Science Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks