Data Science Developer Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Data Science Developer
UK > Work from Home

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Science Developer daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 344 -
Rank change year-on-year +42 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Science Developer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.020% 0.007% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Data Science Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Data Science Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Science Developer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Science Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Science Developer 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Data Science Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Hadoop
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (100.00%) TensorFlow
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) LLM
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Feature Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Reinforcement Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Personalization
2 1 (50.00%) Seaborn
2 1 (50.00%) PySpark
2 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics

Data Science Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Hadoop
2 1 (50.00%) Apache Hive
2 1 (50.00%) Big Data
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) TensorFlow
2 1 (50.00%) Matplotlib
2 1 (50.00%) NumPy
2 1 (50.00%) Pandas
2 1 (50.00%) PySpark
2 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
2 1 (50.00%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) LLM
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Munging
2 1 (50.00%) Deep Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) Time Series Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality