Data Pipeline Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Data Pipelines
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Data Pipeline skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 69 80
Rank change year-on-year +17 +11 +44
Contract jobs citing Data Pipeline 98 55 47
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 4.58% 3.25% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.01% 3.44% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 41 31
10th Percentile £400 £331 £425
25th Percentile £444 £481 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -12.13%
75th Percentile £728 £675 £659
90th Percentile £775 £725 £725
Central London median daily rate £600 £550 £525
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Data Pipeline 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 the City of London.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,956 1,597 1,935
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 91.49% 94.50% 91.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,354 1,094 1,193
10th Percentile £375 £325 £375
25th Percentile £456 £420 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.77%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £764 £787
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 17 17
10th Percentile £17.39 £16.85 £16.70
25th Percentile £17.60 £20.18 £23.13
Median hourly rate £20.25 £26.57 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.79% -37.48% +54.55%
75th Percentile £27.35 £36.00 £112.00
90th Percentile £44.85 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £24.50 £27.04 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.38% -22.76% +30.84%

Data Pipeline Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Pipeline relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Data Pipeline job vacancy trend in the City of London

Data Pipeline Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Data Pipeline.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Data Pipeline

Data Pipeline Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Pipeline in the City of London over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Pipeline in the City of London

Data Pipeline Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Data Pipeline.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Data Pipeline

Data Pipeline Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.