Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in West Drayton

Data Scientist
Hillingdon > West Drayton

The median Data Scientist daily rate in West Drayton is £825, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Drayton 60.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 60.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £708 - -
25th Percentile £719 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £825 - -
75th Percentile £919 - -
90th Percentile £923 - -
Hillingdon median daily rate £800 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Drayton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Drayton. 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 West Drayton with a recognized job title 5 2 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 50.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 3
10th Percentile £665 - £170
25th Percentile £688 £375 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £825 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +106.25% - -39.62%
75th Percentile £944 £425 £484
90th Percentile £978 - £505
Hillingdon median daily rate £635 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +58.75% -11.11% -21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £14.00
25th Percentile - - £16.25
Median hourly rate - - £17.50
75th Percentile - - £18.75
90th Percentile - - £19.50
Hillingdon median hourly rate £20.82 £19.20 £18.50
% change year-on-year +8.44% +3.78% -32.73%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in West Drayton

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 West Drayton.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in West Drayton

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Drayton

For the 6 months to 16 April 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 West Drayton region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 3 (100.00%) TensorFlow
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Feature Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Exploratory Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Operations Research
3 1 (33.33%) Optimization Problems

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Drayton 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Aviation
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 3 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Feature Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Exploratory Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Operations Research
3 1 (33.33%) Optimization Problems
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
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