The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire 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 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
24
27
30
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+3
+5
Contract jobs citing Data Science
1
1
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
111
194
205
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
88.80%
77.29%
87.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
66
128
132
10th Percentile
£178
£173
£215
25th Percentile
£250
£263
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£419
£450
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-6.94%
-
-
75th Percentile
£547
£500
£575
90th Percentile
£688
£623
£650
South East median daily rate
£500
£513
£511
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
+0.24%
+2.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
34
17
10th Percentile
£13.66
£11.80
£24.00
25th Percentile
£20.36
£13.00
£25.95
Median hourly rate
£25.23
£19.50
£32.30
Median % change year-on-year
+29.36%
-39.63%
+72.63%
75th Percentile
£46.30
£29.75
£50.00
90th Percentile
-
£65.00
£51.50
South East median hourly rate
£24.00
£47.78
£52.10
% change year-on-year
-49.77%
-8.29%
+131.56%
Data Science Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Data Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in Oxfordshire.
Data Science Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Oxfordshire region with a requirement for Data Science.
Data Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:
