Data Matching (Record Linkage)
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Data Matching skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 127 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +25 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Matching | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | - | 0.086% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.094% | 0.037% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £638 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £675 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +22.73% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £713 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | - | £638 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +15.91% | -8.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London
Data Matching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,763 | 2,133 | 2,674 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 93.83% | 91.78% | 89.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,214 | 1,335 | 1,874 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £363 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £466 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £693 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £800 |
| London median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 26 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.61 | £19.50 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.86 | £28.06 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.75 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +27.27% | -36.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £74.38 | £52.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.65 | £124.75 | £69.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £31.49 | £38.29 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.75% | +2.09% | -2.27% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Matching relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Data Matching.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Data Matching.
