Data Scientist Contracts in South Wales

Data Scientist
Wales > South Wales

The median Data Scientist daily rate in South Wales is £396, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 54 67
Rank change year-on-year +23 +13 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist 10 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 2.99% 0.42% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.31% 0.44% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £226 - £317
25th Percentile £325 - £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 - £543
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.63%
75th Percentile £457 - £582
90th Percentile £528 - £600
Wales median daily rate £396 - £543
% change year-on-year - - +35.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £15.45 £17.18 -
25th Percentile £15.81 £17.48 -
Median hourly rate £20.24 £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% -5.50% -
75th Percentile £20.35 £19.81 -
90th Percentile £20.42 £19.91 -
Wales median hourly rate £20.24 £18.82 £19.91
% change year-on-year +7.55% -5.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 302 450 809
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.42% 94.94% 96.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 344 597
10th Percentile £139 £181 £231
25th Percentile £244 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £638
Wales median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 26 31
10th Percentile £12.20 £13.00 £11.15
25th Percentile £15.48 £16.98 £13.75
Median hourly rate £20.35 £18.14 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -8.89% +7.62%
75th Percentile £52.50 £21.50 £25.00
90th Percentile £86.18 £49.38 £46.88
Wales median hourly rate £20.24 £18.14 £19.91
% change year-on-year +11.55% -8.89% +17.12%

Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Data Scientist in South Wales

Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Data Scientist in South Wales

Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist in South Wales over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Scientist in South Wales

Data Scientist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Data Scientist in South Wales

Data Scientist
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Newport +12 6 £160 - 2
Cardiff - 3 £412 - 5
Gwent - 1 - - 2
Data Scientist
Wales

Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Data Scientist 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 job ads across the South Wales region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Python
1 10 (100.00%) Data Science
2 7 (70.00%) SC Cleared
2 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (60.00%) Statistics
3 6 (60.00%) R
4 5 (50.00%) Degree
4 5 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 5 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 4 (40.00%) Agile
5 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
5 4 (40.00%) Visualisation
5 4 (40.00%) Statistical Modelling
5 4 (40.00%) Analytics
5 4 (40.00%) PySpark
6 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
6 3 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (30.00%) Data Analytics
6 3 (30.00%) Open Source
6 3 (30.00%) Data Quality
6 3 (30.00%) Statistical Analysis
6 3 (30.00%) PhD
6 3 (30.00%) SAS
6 3 (30.00%) SPSS
6 3 (30.00%) Credit Risk
6 3 (30.00%) Git
6 3 (30.00%) Physics
6 3 (30.00%) Self-Motivation

Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 3 (30.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) SPSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Git
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (40.00%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Credit Risk
1 3 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Data Science
2 6 (60.00%) Statistics
3 5 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 4 (40.00%) Agile
4 4 (40.00%) Analytics
4 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
4 4 (40.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 4 (40.00%) Visualisation
5 3 (30.00%) Data Analytics
5 3 (30.00%) Open Source
5 3 (30.00%) Physics
5 3 (30.00%) Product Strategy
5 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (30.00%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (20.00%) Data Matching
6 2 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
6 2 (20.00%) Time Series Analysis
7 1 (10.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) Python
2 6 (60.00%) R
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (70.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (30.00%) Master's Degree
3 3 (30.00%) PhD
4 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) Data Quality