Data Management Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Data Management
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Data Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Data Management 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 5.98% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.09% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £450 £488 £575
% change year-on-year -7.69% -15.22% +15.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Data Management 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 Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 77 83 178
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 65.81% 90.22% 87.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 47 98
10th Percentile £201 £280 £172
25th Percentile £375 £406 £177
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £550 £563 £675
90th Percentile £676 £688 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 53
10th Percentile £19.64 - £13.69
25th Percentile £22.00 £14.41 £15.61
Median hourly rate £25.15 £14.81 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +69.82% -73.78% +3.03%
75th Percentile £44.81 £17.66 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.68 £22.06 £68.89
South West median hourly rate £44.81 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -31.06% +15.06% -8.15%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Data Management job vacancy trend in Dorset

Data Management
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Management

Data Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Data Management

Data Management
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Management within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 23 January 2026. 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
Bournemouth - 7 £450 - 11
Data Management
South West

Data Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 3 (42.86%) Mobile Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Data Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Lead
2 2 (28.57%) Lead Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Lead Data Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (42.86%) Mobile App
1 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Android
1 3 (42.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Architectural Patterns
1 3 (42.86%) Critical Thinking
1 3 (42.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 3 (42.86%) Load Balancing
1 3 (42.86%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (28.57%) Change Management
2 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
2 2 (28.57%) DAMA
2 2 (28.57%) Migration
2 2 (28.57%) Proactive Maintenance
2 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
2 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
2 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
2 2 (28.57%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Java
1 3 (42.86%) Perl
1 3 (42.86%) PowerShell
1 3 (42.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Salesforce