Data Entry
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Entry skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 461 | 441 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +59 | +168 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Entry | 76 | 55 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.24% | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.27% | 0.21% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 22 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £122 | £151 | £157 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £195 | £175 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £313 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.20% | +38.89% | -38.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £496 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,300 | £668 | £600 |
| UK median daily rate | £200 | £288 | £219 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +31.43% | -40.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 7 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £15.92 | £12.67 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.40 | £19.38 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.31 | £23.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.09% | -8.00% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.44 | £26.75 | £25.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £17.50 | £28.12 | £26.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.34 | £21.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | -14.00% | +104.08% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
Data Entry 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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 27,948 | 25,588 | 32,999 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 88.76% | 88.59% | 88.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,756 | 15,817 | 22,467 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £414 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -3.67% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,828 | 844 | 1,393 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.62 | £14.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.88 | £20.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +23.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.81 | £64.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £74.66 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.29% | +24.29% |
Data Entry
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Entry relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Entry
Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Entry.
Data Entry
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Entry in England over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.
Data Entry
Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Entry.
Data Entry
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Entry within the England region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +7 | 25 | £175 | -48.15% | 6 |
| South East | -11 | 17 | £180 | - | 20 |
| Midlands | -31 | 14 | £1,300 | +579.74% | 7 |
| South West | +5 | 10 | £190 | -57.78% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £1,300 | - | 2 |
| North of England | -49 | 7 | £166 | -66.49% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 6 | £190 | -0.65% | 5 |
| East of England | -25 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | -26 | 4 | £190 | -61.70% | 6 |
| North East | -8 | 2 | £143 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £120 | - | 3 |
| Data Entry UK |
|||||
Data Entry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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: