Data Scientist Contract Job Trends in Wokingham

Data Scientist
Berkshire > Wokingham

The median Data Scientist daily rate in Wokingham is £433, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wokingham 2.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.97% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £415 - -
25th Percentile £419 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 - -
75th Percentile £439 - -
90th Percentile £440 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £458 £600 £625
% change year-on-year -23.75% -4.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wokingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wokingham. 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 Wokingham with a recognized job title 202 107 61
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.84% 97.27% 98.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 144 76 30
10th Percentile £304 £245 £393
25th Percentile £393 £350 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £443 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.56% -11.50% +13.90%
75th Percentile £538 £573 £619
90th Percentile £650 £600 £863
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £26.33 £61.28 £61.79
% change year-on-year -57.04% -0.83% +49.99%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Wokingham

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 Wokingham.

Data Scientist job vacancy trend in Wokingham

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in Wokingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Wokingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Wokingham

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wokingham

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, 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 Wokingham region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Data Science
1 6 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 5 (83.33%) Python
3 4 (66.67%) Data Engineering
3 4 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
3 4 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
3 4 (66.67%) LLM
3 4 (66.67%) Model Validation
3 4 (66.67%) Pandas
3 4 (66.67%) Predictive Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Predictive Modelling
3 4 (66.67%) scikit-learn
3 4 (66.67%) SQL
3 4 (66.67%) Statistical Modelling
3 4 (66.67%) Time Series Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Use Case
3 4 (66.67%) Visualisation
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) Azure
4 3 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
4 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (50.00%) Degree
4 3 (50.00%) NumPy
4 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (50.00%) Statistics
5 2 (33.33%) Apache Spark
5 2 (33.33%) AWS
5 2 (33.33%) Big Data
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Feature Engineering

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) Apache Spark
2 1 (16.67%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) AWS
2 2 (33.33%) GCP
3 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Big Data
1 2 (33.33%) Hadoop
1 2 (33.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (16.67%) Neo4j
2 1 (16.67%) Pinecone
2 1 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Git
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) Pandas
1 4 (66.67%) scikit-learn
2 3 (50.00%) NumPy
3 1 (16.67%) Faiss
3 1 (16.67%) Matplotlib
3 1 (16.67%) Plotly
3 1 (16.67%) PyTorch
3 1 (16.67%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (16.67%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Data Science
1 6 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 4 (66.67%) Data Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
2 4 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
2 4 (66.67%) LLM
2 4 (66.67%) Model Validation
2 4 (66.67%) Predictive Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Predictive Modelling
2 4 (66.67%) Statistical Modelling
2 4 (66.67%) Time Series Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Use Case
2 4 (66.67%) Visualisation
3 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 3 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
3 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Statistics
4 2 (33.33%) Feature Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Python
2 4 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
3 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Google