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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 155 189
Rank change year-on-year -23 +34 +73
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 622 405 453
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.49% 1.70% 1.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 1.87% 1.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 466 285 335
10th Percentile £400 £367 £385
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £643 £638 £716
90th Percentile £775 £733 £813
UK median daily rate £537 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.29% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile £46.00 - £48.70
25th Percentile £53.31 £72.50 £51.63
Median hourly rate £74.97 £75.00 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.04% +29.31% +183.76%
75th Percentile £85.44 £77.50 £64.13
90th Percentile £86.83 - £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 35,337 21,704 31,436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.82% 91.29% 85.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,449 14,185 20,585
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £512 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.14% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,203 923 2,285
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.13 £15.95
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.71% -23.29% -2.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £27.45 £36.02
% change year-on-year +52.79% -23.80% -2.64%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 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 -30 296 £575 +4.55% 116
Midlands +15 157 £469 -5.25% 29
West Midlands +24 144 £469 -5.25% 22
North of England -42 61 £518 -5.05% 35
South East -49 52 £575 +4.55% 28
North West -29 35 £500 -8.26% 21
South West -27 22 £525 +10.53% 17
Yorkshire -40 19 £550 +7.32% 8
East of England -22 17 £588 +6.82% 4
East Midlands -28 13 £444 -10.94% 7
North East -19 7 £625 - 6
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 54 (8.68%) SAS
2 32 (5.14%) Apache Spark
3 23 (3.70%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (2.25%) Confluence
5 10 (1.61%) Apache
6 6 (0.96%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.80%) Camunda
7 5 (0.80%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.32%) CMS
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%) ArcGIS
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%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.64%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.48%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.48%) Revit
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.96%) Aladdin
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (0.80%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.64%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.64%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.48%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.48%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (0.48%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.48%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.32%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle FAH
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 2 (0.32%) SAP MDM
7 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 251 (40.35%) Azure
2 140 (22.51%) AWS
3 96 (15.43%) Power Platform
4 76 (12.22%) Azure Data Factory
5 52 (8.36%) GCP
6 50 (8.04%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (7.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 37 (5.95%) Snowflake
9 34 (5.47%) Serverless
10 33 (5.31%) GitHub
10 33 (5.31%) SaaS
11 21 (3.38%) AWS Lambda
12 18 (2.89%) Amazon S3
13 17 (2.73%) Power Automate
14 16 (2.57%) dbt
15 15 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
15 15 (2.41%) PowerApps
16 12 (1.93%) GitHub Actions
16 12 (1.93%) iPaaS
16 12 (1.93%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.29%) FTP
2 6 (0.96%) SMS
3 3 (0.48%) Firewall
3 3 (0.48%) MQTT
3 3 (0.48%) VPN
4 1 (0.16%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (18.01%) Data Warehouse
2 90 (14.47%) Power BI
3 75 (12.06%) SQL Server
4 61 (9.81%) Metadata
5 51 (8.20%) Data Lake
6 48 (7.72%) Pentaho
7 36 (5.79%) NoSQL
7 36 (5.79%) Tableau
8 35 (5.63%) Relational Database
9 28 (4.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 23 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
11 22 (3.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 21 (3.38%) Oracle Database
13 17 (2.73%) Delta Lake
13 17 (2.73%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 16 (2.57%) Big Data
14 16 (2.57%) MySQL
15 15 (2.41%) Amazon Redshift
16 13 (2.09%) DataStage
17 11 (1.77%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 58 (9.32%) Git
2 40 (6.43%) JIRA
3 31 (4.98%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.93%) ERwin
4 12 (1.93%) GitLab
5 5 (0.80%) PowerDesigner
5 5 (0.80%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.64%) Artifactory
6 4 (0.64%) Postman
7 3 (0.48%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.32%) git-flow
8 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.16%) MLflow
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.16%) RStudio
9 1 (0.16%) Terragrunt
General
1 190 (30.55%) Social Skills
2 162 (26.05%) Finance
3 125 (20.10%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (13.67%) Public Sector
5 55 (8.84%) Banking
6 23 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.38%) Marketing
8 16 (2.57%) Retail
9 14 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.09%) Financial Institution
10 13 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.77%) Legal
12 8 (1.29%) Retail Banking
13 7 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.96%) Front Office
14 6 (0.96%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.80%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.80%) Publishing
16 4 (0.64%) Military
Job Titles
1 170 (27.33%) Data Engineer
2 147 (23.63%) Architect
3 87 (13.99%) Developer
4 66 (10.61%) Senior
5 64 (10.29%) Solutions Architect
6 61 (9.81%) Data Architect
7 44 (7.07%) Analyst
7 44 (7.07%) Lead
8 33 (5.31%) Consultant
9 26 (4.18%) Senior Data Engineer
10 24 (3.86%) Integration Architect
11 23 (3.70%) Azure Engineer
11 23 (3.70%) Business Analyst
12 22 (3.54%) Azure Data Engineer
13 19 (3.05%) Data Analyst
13 19 (3.05%) Integration Engineer
14 17 (2.73%) Project Manager
15 15 (2.41%) Azure Architect
15 15 (2.41%) Full-Stack Developer
15 15 (2.41%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (8.20%) REST
2 34 (5.47%) Kafka
3 33 (5.31%) PySpark
4 29 (4.66%) JSON
5 28 (4.50%) Middleware
6 24 (3.86%) Node.js
6 24 (3.86%) React
7 23 (3.70%) .NET
8 20 (3.22%) RESTful
9 19 (3.05%) YAML
10 18 (2.89%) XML
11 16 (2.57%) AngularJS
12 14 (2.25%) Django
12 14 (2.25%) Flask
13 11 (1.77%) SOAP
14 9 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (1.45%) Pandas
15 8 (1.29%) HTML
16 7 (1.13%) .NET Core
16 7 (1.13%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.23%) Cloud Native
2 39 (6.27%) Legacy Systems
3 31 (4.98%) Data Structures
4 27 (4.34%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.57%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.25%) Reference Data
8 10 (1.61%) NHS
9 8 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.29%) Mainframe
10 7 (1.13%) Data Fabric
11 6 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.96%) Credit Risk
11 6 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.96%) Life Science
11 6 (0.96%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (0.80%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.41%) Unix
2 4 (0.64%) Windows
3 3 (0.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (42.28%) Data Modelling
2 222 (35.69%) Analytics
3 218 (35.05%) ETL
4 188 (30.23%) Agile
5 183 (29.42%) Data Pipeline
6 148 (23.79%) DevOps
7 146 (23.47%) Problem-Solving
8 143 (22.99%) CI/CD
9 141 (22.67%) Business Intelligence
10 121 (19.45%) Data Governance
11 114 (18.33%) Data Engineering
12 113 (18.17%) Migration
13 106 (17.04%) Integration Patterns
14 101 (16.24%) Data Architecture
15 97 (15.59%) Validation
16 87 (13.99%) AI
17 85 (13.67%) Stakeholder Management
18 75 (12.06%) Decision-Making
19 74 (11.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 72 (11.58%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 293 (47.11%) SQL
2 145 (23.31%) Python
3 39 (6.27%) Java
4 28 (4.50%) C#
5 26 (4.18%) JavaScript
5 26 (4.18%) PL/SQL
6 21 (3.38%) Scala
7 18 (2.89%) TypeScript
8 13 (2.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 12 (1.93%) Bash
9 12 (1.93%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.45%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.13%) Bicep
12 5 (0.80%) PowerShell
13 4 (0.64%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.64%) R
14 3 (0.48%) ABAP
14 3 (0.48%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.32%) Groovy
16 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 164 (26.37%) Security Cleared
2 135 (21.70%) SC Cleared
3 39 (6.27%) Degree
4 27 (4.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (3.38%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.41%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.93%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (1.29%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.29%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.80%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.32%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.32%) PMP
12 2 (0.32%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.32%) SAS Certification
13 1 (0.16%) MBA
13 1 (0.16%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (25.40%) Data Quality
2 34 (5.47%) GDPR
3 20 (3.22%) QA
4 7 (1.13%) SLA
4 7 (1.13%) Solvency II
5 6 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.80%) GRC
6 5 (0.80%) IFRS
6 5 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.64%) HL7
7 4 (0.64%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.48%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.48%) SNOMED CT
9 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.32%) FATCA
9 2 (0.32%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.16%) Basel III
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) MiFID
10 1 (0.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 44 (7.07%) Docker
2 8 (1.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 46 (7.40%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.86%) Terraform
3 10 (1.61%) Grafana
4 4 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.48%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.32%) Ansible
6 2 (0.32%) Control-M
7 1 (0.16%) Argo
7 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 118 (18.97%) Oracle
2 102 (16.40%) Databricks
3 93 (14.95%) Microsoft
4 62 (9.97%) SAP
5 58 (9.32%) Talend
6 52 (8.36%) Informatica
7 31 (4.98%) Denodo
8 26 (4.18%) Salesforce
9 15 (2.41%) Google
10 12 (1.93%) MuleSoft
10 12 (1.93%) NEC
11 11 (1.77%) Cloudera
12 8 (1.29%) Adobe
12 8 (1.29%) ServiceNow
13 7 (1.13%) Alteryx
13 7 (1.13%) Software AG
13 7 (1.13%) Teradata
14 5 (0.80%) IBM
14 5 (0.80%) SnapLogic
14 5 (0.80%) Workday