Data Scientist
UK > Scotland
The median Data Scientist daily rate in Scotland is £469, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 114 | 126 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +33 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £457 | £464 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £458 | £466 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £488 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +30.00% | -26.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £483 | £516 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £486 | £521 | £708 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £546 | £533 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.72% | +2.49% | -7.39% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,529 | 2,099 | 2,722 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.09% | 94.68% | 95.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 920 | 1,281 | 1,953 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £205 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £369 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £675 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 114 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.98 | £12.50 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.25 | £16.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £60.00 | £59.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.58 | £66.00 | £67.22 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Scotland.
Data Scientist
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +6 | 2 | £469 | - | 6 |
| Data Scientist UK |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Scientist contract job roles required 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 Scotland region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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