Data Science
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Data Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Science | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | - | - | 0.75% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £675 | £650 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | +73.33% | +53.06% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford
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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 61 | 38 | 124 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 92.42% | 84.44% | 92.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 29 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £264 | £277 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £306 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £375 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -9.09% | -34.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £488 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £575 | £740 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +5.13% | -11.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.95 | - | £13.58 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £46.31 | £13.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £47.44 | £14.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.38% | +221.63% | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.90 | £48.57 | £16.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.38 | - | £16.33 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £22.63 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.71% | +1.54% | - |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Data Science
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Data Science.
