Data Collection Contracts

Data Collection
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Collection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Collection over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 427 554 549
Rank change year-on-year +127 -5 -84
Contract jobs citing Data Collection 171 166 316
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.28% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.31% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 109 206
10th Percentile £225 £269 £290
25th Percentile £350 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £475 £503
Median % change year-on-year -0.65% -5.47% +11.67%
75th Percentile £615 £594 £588
90th Percentile £675 £720 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -11.11% +9.09% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 2 5
10th Percentile £14.85 £18.32 £26.05
25th Percentile £15.39 £18.81 £32.50
Median hourly rate £17.64 £19.61 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% -56.42% +118.05%
75th Percentile £26.88 £20.42 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.25 £20.90 £51.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.79 £19.61 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.48% -43.97% +86.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Collection 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Data Collection
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Collection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Collection.

Daily rate trend for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Collection over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Collection.

Hourly rate trend for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Collection over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Collection within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +138 151 £465 -2.11% 145
UK excluding London +60 73 £400 -11.11% 94
London +97 71 £550 +3.53% 59
Work from Home +120 55 £365 -28.78% 74
North of England +36 21 £265 -38.55% 30
East of England +34 20 £483 -1.03% 16
Midlands +26 17 £418 -7.22% 10
North West +24 16 £450 -0.28% 15
South East +18 14 £650 +13.04% 18
West Midlands +27 10 £450 - 8
East Midlands +23 6 £200 -60.00% 2
Yorkshire +16 5 £227 +13.72% 10
South West +13 4 - - 14
Scotland +30 2 £138 -59.26% 6

Data Collection
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.68%) Apache Spark
2 4 (2.34%) SAS
3 3 (1.75%) Confluence
4 2 (1.17%) CMS
4 2 (1.17%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.58%) Apache
5 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (8.19%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (7.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (6.43%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (4.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (2.34%) AutoCAD
6 2 (1.17%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.58%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.75%) Relativity
2 2 (1.17%) Workfront
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.58%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 26 (15.20%) Azure
2 20 (11.70%) Power Platform
3 12 (7.02%) Google Analytics
4 11 (6.43%) Adobe Analytics
5 8 (4.68%) GCP
6 5 (2.92%) AWS
6 5 (2.92%) PaaS
7 4 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.34%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (2.34%) Google Data Studio
7 4 (2.34%) SaaS
7 4 (2.34%) Veeva
8 3 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.17%) Google Tag Manager
10 1 (0.58%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.58%) GitHub
10 1 (0.58%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.58%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.51%) DNS
1 6 (3.51%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.92%) HTTP
2 5 (2.92%) Internet
2 5 (2.92%) VPN
3 4 (2.34%) SSH
4 2 (1.17%) SAN
5 1 (0.58%) DHCP
5 1 (0.58%) Firewall
5 1 (0.58%) Modbus
5 1 (0.58%) RFID
5 1 (0.58%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (11.70%) Power BI
2 10 (5.85%) Tableau
3 6 (3.51%) BigQuery
3 6 (3.51%) Looker
4 5 (2.92%) Power Query
5 3 (1.75%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.75%) Data Mining
5 3 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.75%) Metadata
6 2 (1.17%) Big Data
6 2 (1.17%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (1.17%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.58%) GIS
7 1 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.58%) QlikView
7 1 (0.58%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (4.09%) Git
1 7 (4.09%) Mercurial
2 5 (2.92%) JIRA
2 5 (2.92%) Postman
3 2 (1.17%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.58%) RStudio
General
1 45 (26.32%) Social Skills
2 39 (22.81%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (22.22%) Finance
4 30 (17.54%) Public Sector
5 25 (14.62%) Marketing
6 13 (7.60%) Banking
6 13 (7.60%) Local Government
7 12 (7.02%) Retail
8 11 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (4.09%) Multimedia
10 6 (3.51%) Legal
11 5 (2.92%) Advertising
11 5 (2.92%) Automotive
12 4 (2.34%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.34%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.75%) Electronics
13 3 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 46 (26.90%) Analyst
2 19 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 15 (8.77%) Senior
4 11 (6.43%) Architect
4 11 (6.43%) Performance Analyst
5 9 (5.26%) Project Manager
6 8 (4.68%) Consultant
6 8 (4.68%) Data Engineer
6 8 (4.68%) Senior Analyst
7 7 (4.09%) Azure Engineer
7 7 (4.09%) Lean Specialist
8 6 (3.51%) Data Architect
8 6 (3.51%) Forensic Manager
8 6 (3.51%) Technical Manager
9 5 (2.92%) Administrator
9 5 (2.92%) Azure DevOps Engineer
9 5 (2.92%) Data Scientist
9 5 (2.92%) DevOps Engineer
9 5 (2.92%) Process Improvement Specialist
10 4 (2.34%) Asset Management Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (8.77%) Pandas
2 12 (7.02%) JSON
3 8 (4.68%) NumPy
3 8 (4.68%) SciPy
4 7 (4.09%) jQuery
4 7 (4.09%) React
5 6 (3.51%) Node.js
6 5 (2.92%) .NET
6 5 (2.92%) CSS
6 5 (2.92%) DOM
6 5 (2.92%) HTML
6 5 (2.92%) Swagger
7 4 (2.34%) LDAP
8 2 (1.17%) PySpark
9 1 (0.58%) Kafka
9 1 (0.58%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (16.37%) Management Information System
2 8 (4.68%) Digital Media
2 8 (4.68%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (4.68%) Marketing Technology
3 7 (4.09%) Multi-touch
3 7 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.09%) Social Media
4 6 (3.51%) Data Structures
5 4 (2.34%) Data Centre
5 4 (2.34%) Taxonomies
6 3 (1.75%) CMDB
6 3 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.75%) Wiki
7 2 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.17%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.17%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (1.17%) IoT
7 2 (1.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.85%) Windows
2 5 (2.92%) Linux
3 1 (0.58%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.58%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (20.47%) Analytics
3 31 (18.13%) Data Analysis
4 26 (15.20%) Computer Science
5 24 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
5 24 (14.04%) Data Management
5 24 (14.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 23 (13.45%) Decision-Making
6 23 (13.45%) Machine Learning
7 21 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (11.11%) Validation
9 18 (10.53%) Data Protection
9 18 (10.53%) Process Improvement
9 18 (10.53%) Visualisation
10 17 (9.94%) Agile
10 17 (9.94%) Data Science
11 16 (9.36%) Mathematics
11 16 (9.36%) Statistics
12 15 (8.77%) Collaborative Working
12 15 (8.77%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.54%) Python
2 22 (12.87%) JavaScript
2 22 (12.87%) SQL
3 17 (9.94%) C#
4 13 (7.60%) R
5 5 (2.92%) PowerShell
6 4 (2.34%) VB
7 3 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (1.75%) VBA
8 2 (1.17%) Java
9 1 (0.58%) PHP
9 1 (0.58%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (21.64%) Degree
2 23 (13.45%) Security Cleared
3 21 (12.28%) SC Cleared
4 12 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (6.43%) Master's Degree
6 7 (4.09%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 7 (4.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 6 (3.51%) DV Cleared
8 4 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (2.34%) PhD
9 3 (1.75%) ACCA
10 2 (1.17%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.58%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.58%) ICAEW
11 1 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (10.53%) QA
2 15 (8.77%) Data Quality
3 10 (5.85%) GDPR
4 7 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 7 (4.09%) ISO17020
5 5 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (2.34%) CDISC
7 3 (1.75%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.75%) PMO
8 2 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.17%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.58%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.58%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 4 (2.34%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.34%) NFS
2 2 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.58%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.58%) Kibana
Vendors
1 23 (13.45%) Microsoft
2 14 (8.19%) Google
3 13 (7.60%) Adobe
4 9 (5.26%) Tealium
5 6 (3.51%) Ensighten
5 6 (3.51%) Monetate
5 6 (3.51%) Omniture
5 6 (3.51%) Optimizely
5 6 (3.51%) SAP
6 5 (2.92%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.34%) Databricks
8 2 (1.17%) Marketo
8 2 (1.17%) Oracle
8 2 (1.17%) VMware
9 1 (0.58%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.58%) Dell
9 1 (0.58%) Informatica
9 1 (0.58%) Intel
9 1 (0.58%) Siemens
9 1 (0.58%) Wonderware