Data Science Contracts in the East of England

Data Science
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Data Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Science over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 85 97 99
Rank change year-on-year +12 +2 -6
Contract jobs citing Data Science 25 17 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 1.32% 0.86% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 0.98% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 11 22
10th Percentile £303 £338 £408
25th Percentile £391 £433 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +19.44% -18.18% +8.11%
75th Percentile £575 £531 £690
90th Percentile £675 £538 £771
England median daily rate £550 £575 £596
% change year-on-year -4.35% -3.56% +8.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £32.57 £23.00 -
25th Percentile £41.81 £29.38 -
Median hourly rate £57.84 £41.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.06% - -
75th Percentile £73.23 £52.88 -
90th Percentile £82.09 £59.40 -
England median hourly rate £42.50 £35.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year +21.43% -16.67% +51.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Data Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,608 1,734 2,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 85.03% 88.07% 88.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 669 1,007 1,287
10th Percentile £205 £205 £191
25th Percentile £325 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £677 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 610 327 371
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.39 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -10.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.75 £46.35
90th Percentile £75.03 £70.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.29% +45.58% +8.70%

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Data Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Science in the East of England

Data Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Science in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Data Science in the East of England

Data Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Science in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Science in the East of England

Data Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Science in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Science in the East of England

Data Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Science in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Science in the East of England

Data Science
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Science within the East of England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Essex +11 9 £635 +44.32%
Hertfordshire -1 5 £375 -28.57% 7
Cambridgeshire -3 4 £550 +22.22% 17
Bedfordshire -2 3 £560 -6.67% 2
Norfolk - 3 £307 -
Suffolk +13 1 £450 -14.29% 3
Data Science
England

Data Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (4.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) SAP BPC
1 2 (8.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) GCP
2 6 (24.00%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.00%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (12.00%) Looker
2 3 (12.00%) Tableau
3 2 (8.00%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (8.00%) Power BI
3 2 (8.00%) SAP HANA
4 1 (4.00%) Big Data
4 1 (4.00%) Metadata
4 1 (4.00%) SAP BW
General
1 11 (44.00%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (44.00%) Finance
2 7 (28.00%) Banking
3 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Automotive
5 1 (4.00%) Financial Institution
5 1 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Legal
5 1 (4.00%) Marketing
5 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Architect
2 6 (24.00%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (16.00%) Analyst
3 4 (16.00%) Data Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Data Scientist
4 3 (12.00%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Enterprise Architect
5 2 (8.00%) Analytics Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Consultant
5 2 (8.00%) Data Analytics Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Data Science Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
5 2 (8.00%) EPR Project Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Lead
5 2 (8.00%) Machine Learning Analyst
5 2 (8.00%) Project Manager
5 2 (8.00%) Senior
6 1 (4.00%) Data Analyst
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Consultant
6 1 (4.00%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (4.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 7 (28.00%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (16.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (16.00%) Data Structures
3 2 (8.00%) Life Science
3 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.00%) NHS
4 1 (4.00%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (4.00%) Low-Code
4 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Computer Science
2 10 (40.00%) Analytics
3 9 (36.00%) Migration
3 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (32.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 8 (32.00%) Roadmaps
4 8 (32.00%) Technical Leadership
5 7 (28.00%) Agile
5 7 (28.00%) Business Strategy
5 7 (28.00%) Data Management
5 7 (28.00%) Fintech
5 7 (28.00%) TOGAF
5 7 (28.00%) Zachman Framework
6 6 (24.00%) DevOps
6 6 (24.00%) Enterprise Architecture
6 6 (24.00%) Identity Management
6 6 (24.00%) Predictive Modelling
6 6 (24.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 6 (24.00%) Technology Transformation
6 6 (24.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (44.00%) Java
2 8 (32.00%) Python
3 6 (24.00%) R
4 5 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (52.00%) Degree
2 11 (44.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (8.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (8.00%) GxP
2 2 (8.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (4.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (4.00%) GDPR
3 1 (4.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 7 (28.00%) Google
2 2 (8.00%) Hyperion
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) SAP