Cognitive Science
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Cognitive Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cognitive Science over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +210 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Cognitive Science | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.006% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.007% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £254 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £377 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -28.19% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £445 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £478 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £377 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Cognitive 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 29,891 | 33,155 | 45,689 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.47% | 85.35% | 89.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,602 | 21,005 | 31,286 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -3.67% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,765 | 1,705 | 1,531 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.13 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.94 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.57% | -3.67% | +57.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £42.50 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.75% | +7.39% | +79.89% |
Cognitive Science
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Cognitive Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cognitive Science
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognitive Science.
Cognitive Science
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognitive Science.
