Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist daily rate in the UK is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 453 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | +109 | -44 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 172 | 147 | 151 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.59% | 0.34% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 0.36% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 101 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £401 | £388 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £441 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £542 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.97% | +1.69% | -7.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £680 | £703 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £486 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.43% | - | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.12 | £15.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £19.31 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £31.75 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.71% | +62.86% | -48.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.31 | £44.69 | £52.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.13 | £49.00 | £56.06 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.24 | £15.81 | £19.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.99% | -18.88% | -2.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Data Scientist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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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| England | +79 | 145 | £525 | -4.55% | 345 |
| London | +31 | 90 | £520 | -5.45% | 256 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 66 | £483 | -12.59% | 181 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 45 | £486 | -7.43% | 97 |
| South East | +54 | 14 | £500 | -8.88% | 11 |
| North of England | +32 | 12 | £475 | -14.26% | 46 |
| North West | +19 | 10 | £455 | -12.50% | 32 |
| South West | +50 | 8 | £640 | +19.07% | 13 |
| Wales | +4 | 6 | £409 | +3.35% | 1 |
| Midlands | +25 | 3 | £650 | +10.17% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 2 | £650 | +10.17% | 8 |
| Scotland | +8 | 2 | £469 | -3.85% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 1 | £500 | -10.71% | 8 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £525 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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