Data Scientist
UK
The median Data Scientist daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 554 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +116 | -30 | -114 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 147 | 142 | 345 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.26% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 88 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £242 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -5.22% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £607 | £641 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £713 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.63 | - | £21.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.31 | £19.00 | £32.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.75 | £19.50 | £46.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.86% | -58.30% | +5.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.69 | £52.62 | £61.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £49.00 | £56.06 | £70.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.81 | £19.49 | £19.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.88% | -2.11% | -54.04% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,665 | 55,057 | 84,118 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,784 | 38,442 | 59,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,534 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.26 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +3.98% |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Scientist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
Data Scientist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Scientist.
Data Scientist
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Scientist over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
Data Scientist
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | +104 | 128 | £550 | +1.85% | 183 |
| London | +124 | 94 | £550 | +3.29% | 100 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 66 | £546 | +3.95% | 112 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 34 | £525 | - | 87 |
| North of England | +19 | 11 | £554 | -16.38% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 8 | £557 | -17.48% | 15 |
| Wales | +26 | 7 | £396 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +6 | 5 | £538 | +10.26% | 8 |
| Scotland | +46 | 3 | £488 | +30.00% | 3 |
| South East | +7 | 3 | £549 | +272.03% | 18 |
| South West | +6 | 3 | £538 | -1.60% | 15 |
| Midlands | +26 | 2 | £590 | -1.67% | 13 |
| North West | +21 | 2 | £520 | +9.47% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 2 | £590 | +18.00% | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 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 featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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