Research Scientist Contracts in South Wales

Research Scientist
Wales > South Wales

As of 2 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Scientist daily rate in South Wales.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Research Scientist 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 3.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
Wales median hourly rate £45.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 227 298 491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 88.96% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 217 377
10th Percentile £164 £168 £180
25th Percentile £252 £356 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £470 £460
Median % change year-on-year -15.96% +2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £492 £563 £575
90th Percentile £619 £646 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £460 £450
% change year-on-year -13.04% +2.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 21 26
10th Percentile £16.00 £11.75 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £15.20 £16.98
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.68 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +25.03% -8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £53.75 £19.98
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £49.38
Wales median hourly rate £21.01 £19.09 £18.14
% change year-on-year +10.09% +5.21% -8.89%

Research Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Research Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Research Scientist in South Wales

Research Scientist
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Research Scientist within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 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
Newport - 8 - -
Research Scientist
Wales

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Research 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 South Wales region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Roadmaps
3 6 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 6 (75.00%) Machine Learning
3 6 (75.00%) Algorithms
3 6 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 4 (50.00%) Postgraduate
4 4 (50.00%) PhD
4 4 (50.00%) Master's Degree
4 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (37.50%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (37.50%) Python
6 2 (25.00%) Rust
6 2 (25.00%) Analytics
6 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
7 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (12.50%) Data Analytics
7 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
7 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
7 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (12.50%) Cyberattack
7 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
7 1 (12.50%) Behavioural Analytics
7 1 (12.50%) Psychology
7 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
7 1 (12.50%) Blog
7 1 (12.50%) Marketing
7 1 (12.50%) Cisco

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
General
1 4 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Blog
2 1 (12.50%) Cyberattack
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Roadmaps
3 6 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 6 (75.00%) Machine Learning
4 2 (25.00%) Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Behavioural Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 1 (12.50%) Data Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Psychology
5 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (50.00%) PhD
2 4 (50.00%) Postgraduate
3 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (12.50%) CCNA
3 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco