Data Scientist Contracts in Sheffield

Data Scientist
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Sheffield is £500, 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
Rank 49 50 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield 0.31% 1.32% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 1.47% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £560 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £560 -
% change year-on-year -10.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 291 340 445
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 89.71% 98.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 210 311
10th Percentile £220 £360 £363
25th Percentile £381 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £481 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% -12.50% +10.00%
75th Percentile £552 £588 £675
90th Percentile £641 £650 £700
South Yorkshire median daily rate £470 £475 £550
% change year-on-year -1.05% -13.64% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 5
10th Percentile - £10.90 £11.10
25th Percentile £18.10 £11.33 £11.25
Median hourly rate £18.35 £22.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -16.58% +24.15% +8.21%
75th Percentile £18.50 £23.75 £22.50
90th Percentile £18.51 - £33.00
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.35 £13.60 £17.72
% change year-on-year +34.99% -23.28% +0.45%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in Sheffield

Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Sheffield.

Daily rate trend for Data Scientist in Sheffield

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield

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 Sheffield region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL