Big Data Contract Job Trends in the East of England
Big Data
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England citing Big Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 89 | 82 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -7 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Big Data | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | - | 0.63% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | - | 4.74% | 3.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £390 | £498 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £425 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.67% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £508 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £525 | £683 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | -6.58% |
All Database & BI Skills
East of England
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills in the East of England.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 178 | 190 | 126 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England | 7.57% | 13.33% | 9.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 107 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £241 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £439 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £500 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | +33.33% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £650 | £585 |
| England median daily rate | £515 | £505 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.98% | -8.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.72 | £22.95 | £13.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.75 | £26.25 | £15.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.00 | £32.50 | £23.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.15% | +36.84% | -61.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £44.75 | £56.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.41 | £66.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.61 | £43.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.66% | +24.29% | -26.62% |
Big Data Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Big Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Big Data Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Big Data.
Big Data Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Big Data.
