Machine Learning Scientist Contract Job Trends in England

Machine Learning Scientist
UK > England

As of 19 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Machine Learning Scientist daily rate in England.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 521 582
Rank change year-on-year +4 +61 +189
Contract jobs requiring a Machine Learning Scientist 1 9 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.004% 0.028% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.030% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 2
10th Percentile - - £669
25th Percentile - £463 £678
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £513 £738
Median % change year-on-year - -30.51% -
75th Percentile - £578 £784
90th Percentile - £629 £786
UK median daily rate - £513 £738
% change year-on-year - -30.51% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,631 29,616 38,608
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 93.01% 93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,462 18,072 26,930
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,467 1,212 1,422
10th Percentile £13.82 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £21.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +62.04%
75th Percentile £50.75 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.99 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.16 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.38% -10.75% +68.35%

Machine Learning Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Machine Learning Scientist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Machine Learning Scientist job vacancy trend in England

Machine Learning Scientist
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Machine Learning Scientist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Machine Learning Scientist job vacancies in England

Machine Learning Scientist
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Machine Learning Scientist within the England region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. 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
London +17 1 - - 1
Machine Learning Scientist
UK

Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Machine Learning 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 England region featuring Machine Learning Scientist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) AutoML
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) MLflow
1 1 (100.00%) MLOps
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Machine Learning Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) MLflow
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) AutoML
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) MLOps
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks