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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 185 195
Rank change year-on-year +25 +10 +33
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 858 443 423
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.83% 1.57% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 1.73% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 295 266
10th Percentile £400 £363 £363
25th Percentile £450 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £650 £638 £652
90th Percentile £775 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £543
% change year-on-year +4.76% -3.23% -1.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 20 5
10th Percentile £30.96 - -
25th Percentile £50.31 £52.50 £25.26
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +83.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £73.75 - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% +83.33% -40.63%

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 39,799 25,590 27,763
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.96% 90.90% 86.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,011 16,250 16,937
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,071 1,598 1,107
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.53 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.87 £20.50
Median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.96% -40.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £67.25 £44.78 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.50 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -10.11%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 +5 401 £600 +9.09% 57
Midlands +23 147 £473 -8.82% 29
West Midlands +20 129 £470 -9.62% 21
North of England +20 129 £488 -2.50% 31
South East -42 85 £563 +17.80% 30
North West -8 65 £450 -12.20% 13
Yorkshire -3 45 £475 -2.56% 17
South West -14 40 £525 +31.25% 17
North East -17 20 £520 -5.45% 1
East of England -24 20 £613 +21.89% 8
East Midlands 0 18 £500 +45.99% 8
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 86 (10.02%) SAS
2 49 (5.71%) Apache Airflow
3 38 (4.43%) Confluence
4 28 (3.26%) Apache Spark
5 26 (3.03%) Apache
6 11 (1.28%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.47%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.23%) CMS
8 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.23%) nginx
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.23%) ThingWorx
8 2 (0.23%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) IIS
9 1 (0.12%) JBoss
9 1 (0.12%) Mule
9 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.12%) PowerExchange
Applications
1 16 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.35%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.35%) Revit
3 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (3.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 7 (0.82%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.70%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 5 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
7 4 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
8 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.35%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.23%) Endur
9 2 (0.23%) Maximo
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.23%) SAP BPC
9 2 (0.23%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.23%) SAP HR
9 2 (0.23%) SAP IBP
9 2 (0.23%) SimCorp Dimension
10 1 (0.12%) SAP APO
Cloud Services
1 325 (37.88%) Azure
2 248 (28.90%) AWS
3 140 (16.32%) Power Platform
4 87 (10.14%) Azure Data Factory
4 87 (10.14%) GCP
5 71 (8.28%) Serverless
6 70 (8.16%) Snowflake
7 64 (7.46%) Amazon S3
8 53 (6.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 52 (6.06%) AWS Lambda
10 51 (5.94%) Azure DevOps
11 40 (4.66%) GitHub
12 37 (4.31%) dbt
13 27 (3.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 26 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
15 25 (2.91%) SaaS
16 23 (2.68%) OCI
17 19 (2.21%) Amazon ECS
18 17 (1.98%) AWS Step Functions
18 17 (1.98%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.93%) MQTT
2 6 (0.70%) DNS
2 6 (0.70%) Firewall
3 5 (0.58%) DHCP
3 5 (0.58%) VPN
4 4 (0.47%) Network Security
4 4 (0.47%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (0.23%) SSL
7 1 (0.12%) DMZ
7 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
7 1 (0.12%) FTP
7 1 (0.12%) Internet
7 1 (0.12%) LAN
7 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.12%) SMS
7 1 (0.12%) WAN
7 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 151 (17.60%) Data Warehouse
2 119 (13.87%) Power BI
3 101 (11.77%) Metadata
4 79 (9.21%) Data Lake
5 71 (8.28%) SQL Server
6 49 (5.71%) Pentaho
7 46 (5.36%) Relational Database
8 42 (4.90%) Oracle Database
9 40 (4.66%) Amazon RDS
10 34 (3.96%) Tableau
11 33 (3.85%) PostgreSQL
11 33 (3.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 32 (3.73%) Amazon Redshift
13 30 (3.50%) BigQuery
14 24 (2.80%) DataStage
15 22 (2.56%) Big Data
16 21 (2.45%) Amazon Athena
17 19 (2.21%) DynamoDB
18 18 (2.10%) Delta Lake
19 16 (1.86%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 71 (8.28%) Git
2 49 (5.71%) JIRA
3 30 (3.50%) Jenkins
4 25 (2.91%) GitLab
5 9 (1.05%) Postman
6 5 (0.58%) ERwin
6 5 (0.58%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.47%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.35%) Applitools
8 3 (0.35%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.35%) JMeter
8 3 (0.35%) Newman
8 3 (0.35%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.23%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.23%) RStudio
9 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.23%) TestRail
9 2 (0.23%) Yeoman
General
1 287 (33.45%) Social Skills
2 205 (23.89%) Finance
3 150 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
4 142 (16.55%) Public Sector
5 84 (9.79%) Banking
6 31 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (3.15%) Retail
8 25 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (2.45%) Marketing
10 19 (2.21%) Manufacturing
11 18 (2.10%) Front Office
12 15 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
13 14 (1.63%) Aerospace
13 14 (1.63%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.52%) Military
15 11 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.17%) Billing
16 10 (1.17%) Legal
16 10 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
17 9 (1.05%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 239 (27.86%) Architect
2 220 (25.64%) Data Engineer
3 104 (12.12%) Senior
4 98 (11.42%) Lead
5 92 (10.72%) Developer
6 79 (9.21%) Data Architect
7 78 (9.09%) Analyst
8 75 (8.74%) Solutions Architect
9 47 (5.48%) Senior Data Engineer
10 36 (4.20%) Data Analyst
11 33 (3.85%) Technical Leader
12 31 (3.61%) Consultant
13 24 (2.80%) Technical Architect
14 23 (2.68%) Project Manager
15 21 (2.45%) Business Analyst
15 21 (2.45%) Integration Architect
15 21 (2.45%) Integration Engineer
16 20 (2.33%) Azure Engineer
17 19 (2.21%) Senior Architect
18 18 (2.10%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (6.64%) Terraform
2 50 (5.83%) Kafka
2 50 (5.83%) REST
3 38 (4.43%) JSON
4 35 (4.08%) PySpark
5 33 (3.85%) Middleware
6 30 (3.50%) React
7 26 (3.03%) XML
8 20 (2.33%) .NET
9 17 (1.98%) FastAPI
9 17 (1.98%) RESTful
10 12 (1.40%) OAuth
11 11 (1.28%) Node.js
11 11 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
11 11 (1.28%) SOAP
12 10 (1.17%) Apache NiFi
12 10 (1.17%) OpenID
12 10 (1.17%) pytest
13 9 (1.05%) GraphQL
14 7 (0.82%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 83 (9.67%) Cloud Native
2 44 (5.13%) Data Structures
3 41 (4.78%) Legacy Systems
4 37 (4.31%) Management Information System
5 31 (3.61%) Onboarding
6 30 (3.50%) Enterprise Software
7 28 (3.26%) Product Ownership
8 23 (2.68%) Reference Data
9 22 (2.56%) AI Agents
10 18 (2.10%) Data Fabric
10 18 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
10 18 (2.10%) Distributed Systems
10 18 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
11 17 (1.98%) Replication
12 14 (1.63%) Taxonomies
13 13 (1.52%) Life Science
14 11 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (1.05%) Operational Technology
15 9 (1.05%) SCADA
16 8 (0.93%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.91%) Linux
2 24 (2.80%) Unix
3 9 (1.05%) Windows
4 5 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (41.26%) ETL
2 332 (38.69%) Data Modelling
3 311 (36.25%) Analytics
4 262 (30.54%) Agile
5 252 (29.37%) Data Pipeline
6 223 (25.99%) Data Engineering
7 221 (25.76%) Migration
8 220 (25.64%) CI/CD
9 216 (25.17%) Stakeholder Management
10 193 (22.49%) DevOps
11 181 (21.10%) Data Governance
12 159 (18.53%) Data Architecture
13 154 (17.95%) AI
14 152 (17.72%) Business Intelligence
15 144 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
16 143 (16.67%) Validation
17 140 (16.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 129 (15.03%) Roadmaps
19 122 (14.22%) Data Migration
20 121 (14.10%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 375 (43.71%) SQL
2 240 (27.97%) Python
3 39 (4.55%) PL/SQL
4 34 (3.96%) Java
5 32 (3.73%) TypeScript
6 30 (3.50%) JavaScript
7 24 (2.80%) C#
8 20 (2.33%) Shell Script
9 18 (2.10%) T-SQL
10 17 (1.98%) Bash
10 17 (1.98%) PowerShell
11 12 (1.40%) Bicep
12 7 (0.82%) R
13 6 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.58%) Korn
14 5 (0.58%) Scala
15 4 (0.47%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (0.35%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 282 (32.87%) Security Cleared
2 246 (28.67%) SC Cleared
3 47 (5.48%) Degree
4 27 (3.15%) AWS Certification
5 26 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (2.91%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.33%) Azure Certification
8 17 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (0.93%) ISTQB
9 8 (0.93%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (0.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 7 (0.82%) PMI Certification
10 7 (0.82%) PMP
11 6 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.70%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.47%) CBAP
12 4 (0.47%) SAS Certification
13 2 (0.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 253 (29.49%) Data Quality
2 42 (4.90%) GDPR
3 31 (3.61%) GRC
4 26 (3.03%) Accessibility
5 23 (2.68%) QA
6 9 (1.05%) SLA
7 7 (0.82%) PMO
7 7 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.70%) WCAG
9 4 (0.47%) IFRS
9 4 (0.47%) NCSC
10 3 (0.35%) GxP
10 3 (0.35%) IFRS 17
10 3 (0.35%) Solvency II
11 2 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.23%) FATCA
11 2 (0.23%) IFRS 9
11 2 (0.23%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 57 (6.64%) Docker
2 10 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.70%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.47%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) HDFS
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 80 (9.32%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.45%) Grafana
3 15 (1.75%) Prometheus
4 9 (1.05%) Ansible
5 6 (0.70%) Control-M
6 5 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.47%) Argo
8 3 (0.35%) Istio
8 3 (0.35%) Kibana
9 2 (0.23%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.12%) Puppet
10 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 168 (19.58%) Oracle
2 149 (17.37%) Microsoft
3 117 (13.64%) Databricks
4 67 (7.81%) SAP
5 60 (6.99%) Informatica
6 55 (6.41%) Talend
7 43 (5.01%) Google
8 36 (4.20%) Salesforce
9 28 (3.26%) Denodo
10 25 (2.91%) IBM
10 25 (2.91%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.52%) VMware
12 11 (1.28%) Teradata
13 9 (1.05%) Cloudera
13 9 (1.05%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.05%) Workday
14 8 (0.93%) Bloomberg
14 8 (0.93%) Sparx
15 7 (0.82%) Dynatrace
15 7 (0.82%) Palantir