Data Integration Contract Job Trends in England

Data Integration
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Integration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 158 201
Rank change year-on-year -15 +43 +67
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 634 423 441
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.50% 1.74% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 1.90% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 297 324
10th Percentile £400 £363 £382
25th Percentile £438 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £649 £625 £728
90th Percentile £775 £730 £813
UK median daily rate £537 £523 £550
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile £47.75 - £48.70
25th Percentile £54.00 £72.50 £51.63
Median hourly rate £72.50 £75.00 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +29.31% +183.76%
75th Percentile £85.25 £77.50 £64.13
90th Percentile £86.55 - £66.90
UK median hourly rate £64.00 £75.00 £58.00
% change year-on-year -14.67% +29.31% +183.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Integration 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 35,947 22,218 31,905
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.03% 91.31% 85.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,779 14,375 20,755
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,247 993 2,342
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.82
25th Percentile £20.79 £18.13 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £28.60 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.08% -23.73% +3.81%
75th Percentile £68.00 £59.30 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.00 £74.75 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.99 £36.50
% change year-on-year +57.06% -23.32% +1.39%

Data Integration
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Integration job vacancy trend in England

Data Integration
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Integration.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Integration

Data Integration
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Integration in England over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Integration in England

Data Integration
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Integration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Integration

Data Integration
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Integration in England over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Integration in England

Data Integration
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 Integration within the England region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
London -35 291 £575 +4.55% 131
Midlands +32 169 £469 +0.86% 26
West Midlands +28 156 £469 -6.90% 20
North of England -46 64 £525 +5.00% 37
South East -44 55 £563 +2.27% 41
North West -34 37 £500 -2.82% 23
South West -25 22 £516 +8.53% 21
Yorkshire -43 20 £538 +13.16% 10
East of England -15 17 £588 +6.82% 6
East Midlands -26 13 £444 +8.23% 6
North East - 7 £625 - 4
Data Integration
UK

Data Integration
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:

Application Platforms
1 64 (10.09%) SAS
2 29 (4.57%) Apache Airflow
3 26 (4.10%) Apache Spark
4 18 (2.84%) Confluence
5 10 (1.58%) Apache
6 6 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.79%) Camunda
7 5 (0.79%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.32%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Appian
9 1 (0.16%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.16%) Mendix
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.16%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.47%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.47%) Revit
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (3.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.10%) Oracle Receivables
4 6 (0.95%) Aladdin
4 6 (0.95%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.79%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.63%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.63%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.47%) SAP HCM
7 3 (0.47%) SAP IBP
7 3 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.47%) SAP Retail
7 3 (0.47%) SimCorp Dimension
8 2 (0.32%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 2 (0.32%) SAP MDM
8 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 258 (40.69%) Azure
2 157 (24.76%) AWS
3 97 (15.30%) Power Platform
4 66 (10.41%) Azure Data Factory
5 56 (8.83%) GCP
6 47 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (6.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 40 (6.31%) Snowflake
9 36 (5.68%) Serverless
10 34 (5.36%) SaaS
11 32 (5.05%) GitHub
12 24 (3.79%) Amazon S3
12 24 (3.79%) AWS Lambda
13 19 (3.00%) dbt
14 17 (2.68%) PaaS
15 14 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (2.21%) Power Automate
16 13 (2.05%) iPaaS
17 12 (1.89%) PowerApps
18 11 (1.74%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.26%) FTP
2 6 (0.95%) SMS
3 3 (0.47%) MQTT
3 3 (0.47%) VPN
4 2 (0.32%) Firewall
4 2 (0.32%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (16.56%) Data Warehouse
2 91 (14.35%) Power BI
3 76 (11.99%) SQL Server
4 59 (9.31%) Metadata
5 53 (8.36%) Data Lake
6 52 (8.20%) Pentaho
7 38 (5.99%) Relational Database
8 37 (5.84%) Tableau
9 31 (4.89%) NoSQL
10 28 (4.42%) Oracle Database
11 26 (4.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 25 (3.94%) SAS Enterprise Guide
13 24 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
14 21 (3.31%) Azure SQL Database
15 18 (2.84%) Amazon Redshift
15 18 (2.84%) MySQL
16 17 (2.68%) SAS Visual Analytics
17 16 (2.52%) Big Data
17 16 (2.52%) Delta Lake
18 14 (2.21%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 58 (9.15%) Git
2 40 (6.31%) JIRA
3 32 (5.05%) Jenkins
4 17 (2.68%) GitLab
5 12 (1.89%) ERwin
6 5 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.63%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.63%) Postman
7 4 (0.63%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.47%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.32%) git-flow
9 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.16%) MLflow
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.16%) RStudio
10 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.16%) Terragrunt
General
1 189 (29.81%) Social Skills
2 161 (25.39%) Finance
3 127 (20.03%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (15.14%) Public Sector
5 55 (8.68%) Banking
6 24 (3.79%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.47%) Marketing
8 20 (3.15%) Retail
9 15 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.21%) Financial Institution
11 13 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.74%) Legal
13 7 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.10%) Retail Banking
14 6 (0.95%) General Ledger
14 6 (0.95%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.79%) Billing
15 5 (0.79%) Front Office
15 5 (0.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 168 (26.50%) Data Engineer
2 156 (24.61%) Architect
3 88 (13.88%) Developer
4 67 (10.57%) Solutions Architect
5 66 (10.41%) Senior
6 60 (9.46%) Data Architect
7 52 (8.20%) Lead
8 41 (6.47%) Analyst
9 32 (5.05%) Consultant
10 26 (4.10%) Senior Data Engineer
11 24 (3.79%) Integration Architect
12 22 (3.47%) Business Analyst
13 20 (3.15%) Integration Engineer
13 20 (3.15%) Technical Leader
14 19 (3.00%) Release Manager
14 19 (3.00%) Technical Architect
15 17 (2.68%) Azure Architect
15 17 (2.68%) Azure Data Engineer
15 17 (2.68%) Data Analyst
15 17 (2.68%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (8.04%) REST
2 33 (5.21%) Kafka
3 32 (5.05%) Middleware
4 30 (4.73%) JSON
5 26 (4.10%) PySpark
5 26 (4.10%) React
6 25 (3.94%) .NET
7 23 (3.63%) Node.js
8 20 (3.15%) RESTful
8 20 (3.15%) XML
9 19 (3.00%) YAML
10 15 (2.37%) AngularJS
11 14 (2.21%) Django
11 14 (2.21%) Flask
12 12 (1.89%) SOAP
13 9 (1.42%) Oracle Fusion
13 9 (1.42%) Pandas
14 8 (1.26%) FastAPI
14 8 (1.26%) HTML
15 7 (1.10%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.57%) Cloud Native
2 43 (6.78%) Legacy Systems
3 30 (4.73%) Data Structures
4 28 (4.42%) Product Ownership
5 25 (3.94%) Onboarding
6 17 (2.68%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.21%) Reference Data
8 10 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (1.58%) NHS
9 8 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.26%) IoT
9 8 (1.26%) Life Science
9 8 (1.26%) Mainframe
10 7 (1.10%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.95%) Credit Risk
11 6 (0.95%) Data Fabric
11 6 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.95%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.37%) Unix
2 6 (0.95%) Linux
3 5 (0.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (41.01%) Data Modelling
2 229 (36.12%) Analytics
3 224 (35.33%) ETL
4 192 (30.28%) Agile
5 179 (28.23%) Data Pipeline
6 158 (24.92%) CI/CD
7 155 (24.45%) DevOps
8 141 (22.24%) Business Intelligence
8 141 (22.24%) Problem-Solving
9 125 (19.72%) Migration
10 109 (17.19%) Data Engineering
10 109 (17.19%) Data Governance
11 108 (17.03%) Integration Patterns
12 105 (16.56%) Validation
13 96 (15.14%) Data Architecture
14 92 (14.51%) Stakeholder Management
15 90 (14.20%) AI
16 84 (13.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 74 (11.67%) Decision-Making
17 74 (11.67%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 294 (46.37%) SQL
2 141 (22.24%) Python
3 38 (5.99%) Java
4 29 (4.57%) C#
5 26 (4.10%) JavaScript
5 26 (4.10%) PL/SQL
6 19 (3.00%) TypeScript
7 16 (2.52%) T-SQL
8 15 (2.37%) Scala
9 12 (1.89%) Bash
9 12 (1.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (1.42%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.10%) PowerShell
12 6 (0.95%) Bicep
13 4 (0.63%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.63%) R
14 3 (0.47%) ABAP
14 3 (0.47%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.32%) SOQL
16 1 (0.16%) Gremlin
Qualifications
1 175 (27.60%) Security Cleared
2 147 (23.19%) SC Cleared
3 41 (6.47%) Degree
4 28 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.68%) Azure Certification
6 14 (2.21%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.42%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (1.26%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.26%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.95%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.63%) SAS Certification
13 2 (0.32%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.32%) PMP
13 2 (0.32%) SAP Certification
14 1 (0.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 1 (0.16%) MBA
14 1 (0.16%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (24.61%) Data Quality
2 34 (5.36%) GDPR
3 21 (3.31%) QA
4 7 (1.10%) SLA
4 7 (1.10%) Solvency II
5 6 (0.95%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.79%) GRC
6 5 (0.79%) IFRS
6 5 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.63%) HL7
7 4 (0.63%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.47%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.47%) SNOMED CT
9 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.32%) FATCA
9 2 (0.32%) GxP
9 2 (0.32%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) NCSC
10 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 42 (6.62%) Docker
2 8 (1.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 46 (7.26%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.79%) Terraform
3 10 (1.58%) Grafana
4 4 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.47%) Control-M
5 3 (0.47%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.32%) Ansible
7 1 (0.16%) Argo
7 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 127 (20.03%) Oracle
2 98 (15.46%) Databricks
3 89 (14.04%) Microsoft
4 67 (10.57%) SAP
5 62 (9.78%) Talend
6 53 (8.36%) Informatica
7 31 (4.89%) Denodo
8 27 (4.26%) Salesforce
9 18 (2.84%) Google
10 13 (2.05%) MuleSoft
11 12 (1.89%) NEC
11 12 (1.89%) ServiceNow
12 11 (1.74%) Cloudera
13 8 (1.26%) Adobe
14 6 (0.95%) Alteryx
14 6 (0.95%) IBM
14 6 (0.95%) Software AG
14 6 (0.95%) Workday
15 5 (0.79%) SimCorp
16 4 (0.63%) Teradata