Data Science
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Data Science skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 56 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +8 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Science | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 0.87% | 0.56% | 1.58% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.93% | 0.65% | 1.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £575 | £610 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £594 | £625 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £632 | £700 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.79% | +33.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £750 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | - | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £494 | £440 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.22% | -20.00% | +12.82% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Surrey
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 Surrey.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 322 | 460 | 679 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey | 93.88% | 85.50% | 89.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 335 | 545 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £204 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £300 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £484 | £463 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.70% | -11.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £556 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £738 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -1.14% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 34 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.49 | £12.17 | £22.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £31.88 | £43.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.50 | £56.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +1.78% | +25.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.00 | £71.90 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76.86 | £77.59 |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.75 | £57.35 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -63.82% | +9.24% | +61.54% |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Data Science
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Data Science.
Data Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Data Science.
Data Science
Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 16 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | -2 | 1 | £575 | -17.86% | 3 |
| Reigate | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Weybridge | - | 1 | £688 | - | 1 |
| Data Science South East |
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Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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: