The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton requiring Data Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Science over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
153
105
85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
95.63%
95.45%
94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
85
67
56
10th Percentile
£343
£300
£313
25th Percentile
£500
£456
£409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+9.52%
+5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£638
£583
£556
90th Percentile
£700
£650
£613
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£553
£500
£492
% change year-on-year
+10.50%
+1.68%
+0.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
24
9
4
10th Percentile
£63.25
£52.77
£56.80
25th Percentile
£73.13
£56.25
£59.50
Median hourly rate
£85.00
£64.00
£68.50
Median % change year-on-year
+32.81%
-6.57%
+119.20%
75th Percentile
£91.50
£67.50
£82.50
90th Percentile
£92.20
£70.00
£87.00
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£80.00
£56.58
£68.50
% change year-on-year
+41.41%
-17.41%
+24.55%
Data Science Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Data Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Luton.
Data Science Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Luton region with a requirement for Data Science.
Data Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:
