Data Scientist
South East > Surrey
The median Data Scientist daily rate in Surrey is £366, 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 | 33 | 55 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 2.01% | 0.17% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.11% | 0.18% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £333 | £674 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £366 | £698 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.49% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £422 | £721 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £549 | £148 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.88% | +272.03% | -72.81% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 285 | 545 | 646 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.64% | 92.84% | 95.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 404 | 473 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £200 | £199 |
| 25th Percentile | £269 | £367 | £316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £614 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £692 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 56 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.00 | £12.38 | £19.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.18 | £13.25 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £28.37 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.33% | -36.97% | +109.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.16 | £57.63 | £61.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £76.86 | £64.13 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in Surrey.
Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Surrey over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Data Scientist
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 Scientist within the Surrey 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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| Staines | - | 3 | £365 | - | 1 |
| Guildford | - | 2 | £463 | - | |
| Data Scientist South East |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
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 Surrey region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
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: