Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Data Scientist
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £599, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 13 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.80% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.91% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £425 - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £599 - -
75th Percentile £600 - -
90th Percentile £665 - -
North East median daily rate £599 - £150

All Contract IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 681 235 187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 93.25% 86.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 148 90
10th Percentile £313 £185 £251
25th Percentile £375 £359 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.56% -7.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £558
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
North East median daily rate £453 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +0.61% - +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 9 8
10th Percentile £25.00 £13.67 £17.01
25th Percentile £61.25 £14.50 £42.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +237.66% -67.92% +252.94%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £39.20 -
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £19.25 £46.18
% change year-on-year +237.66% -58.32% +44.31%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Scientist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Scientist in Tyne and Wear

Data Scientist
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 9 October 2026. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 13 £599 - 5
Data Scientist
North East

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Data Scientist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Analytics
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 11 (84.62%) SC Cleared
2 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
3 7 (53.85%) Decision-Making
4 6 (46.15%) Actionable Insight
4 6 (46.15%) AI
4 6 (46.15%) Machine Learning
4 6 (46.15%) Service Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (7.69%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) Data Modelling
6 1 (7.69%) Data Munging
6 1 (7.69%) Data Visualisation
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (7.69%) Python
6 1 (7.69%) QA
6 1 (7.69%) Regression Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) SQL
6 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
6 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (7.69%) Time Series Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) Visualisation

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Analytics
1 13 (100.00%) Data Science
2 7 (53.85%) Decision-Making
3 6 (46.15%) Actionable Insight
3 6 (46.15%) AI
3 6 (46.15%) Machine Learning
3 6 (46.15%) Service Delivery
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (7.69%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Data Munging
5 1 (7.69%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (7.69%) Regression Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.69%) Time Series Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Python
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) SC Cleared
1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft