Data Science Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Data Science
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Data Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Data Science 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 1.04% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £720 - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £720 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 211 100 106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 73.01% 87.72% 80.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 65 54
10th Percentile £190 £298 £222
25th Percentile £400 £410 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £491
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +1.78% -6.43%
75th Percentile £587 £530 £575
90th Percentile £656 £588 £663
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £453 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -9.50% +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 2 14
10th Percentile £12.95 £14.04 £11.95
25th Percentile £13.54 £14.39 £12.75
Median hourly rate £16.00 £14.96 £13.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.95% +7.74% -33.36%
75th Percentile £16.35 £15.54 £17.31
90th Percentile £16.50 £15.88 £23.95
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £15.68 £13.81 £14.27
% change year-on-year +13.50% -3.22% -28.65%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Data Science job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Data Science
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Data Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Data Science

Data Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Jupyter
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analytics Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Beowulf
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (66.67%) Analytics
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analytics
1 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
1 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Kubernetes
1 1 (33.33%) Podman