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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 177 189
Rank change year-on-year +21 +12 +45
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 826 448 427
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 1.61% 1.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 1.77% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 588 298 275
10th Percentile £400 £363 £368
25th Percentile £450 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £750 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 5
10th Percentile £30.96 - -
25th Percentile £33.05 £52.50 £25.26
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +83.33% -47.83%
75th Percentile £70.24 £57.50 -
90th Percentile £83.36 - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% +83.33% -53.85%

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 39,443 25,283 28,060
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.68% 90.86% 86.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,053 16,051 17,283
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,841 1,529 1,252
10th Percentile £13.99 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.72 £17.87 £20.09
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -2.39%
75th Percentile £67.84 £47.12 £66.61
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 September 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 -7 388 £600 +4.35% 399
Midlands +18 148 £475 -8.39% 62
West Midlands +24 130 £486 -6.54% 42
North of England +17 122 £500 - 128
South East -40 82 £525 +9.38% 101
North West -12 63 £500 -2.44% 70
Yorkshire -3 39 £450 -5.26% 42
South West -14 39 £585 +46.25% 47
North East -24 21 £520 -5.45% 17
East Midlands -11 18 £435 +20.83% 20
East of England -29 18 £590 +17.41% 52
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 78 (9.44%) SAS
2 49 (5.93%) Apache Airflow
3 29 (3.51%) Confluence
4 27 (3.27%) Apache Spark
5 22 (2.66%) Apache
6 13 (1.57%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.48%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.24%) Camunda
8 2 (0.24%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.24%) nginx
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.24%) ThingWorx
8 2 (0.24%) WordPress
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.12%) Luigi
9 1 (0.12%) Mule
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.36%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.36%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.36%) Revit
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 34 (4.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 6 (0.73%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.48%) SAP IBP
6 4 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.36%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.36%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.24%) Endur
8 2 (0.24%) Maximo
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.24%) SAP APO
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HCM
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 314 (38.01%) Azure
2 229 (27.72%) AWS
3 124 (15.01%) Power Platform
4 90 (10.90%) GCP
5 85 (10.29%) Azure Data Factory
6 71 (8.60%) Serverless
7 67 (8.11%) Snowflake
8 60 (7.26%) Amazon S3
9 52 (6.30%) AWS Lambda
9 52 (6.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 38 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
11 37 (4.48%) GitHub
12 35 (4.24%) dbt
13 24 (2.91%) OCI
13 24 (2.91%) SaaS
14 21 (2.54%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 21 (2.54%) Power Automate
15 19 (2.30%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
17 16 (1.94%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.73%) MQTT
2 5 (0.61%) DNS
2 5 (0.61%) Firewall
3 4 (0.48%) DHCP
3 4 (0.48%) SMS
3 4 (0.48%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.48%) VPN
4 3 (0.36%) FTP
5 2 (0.24%) Network Security
5 2 (0.24%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.24%) SSL
6 1 (0.12%) DMZ
6 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (17.68%) Data Warehouse
2 108 (13.08%) Power BI
3 98 (11.86%) Metadata
4 81 (9.81%) Data Lake
5 69 (8.35%) SQL Server
6 48 (5.81%) Relational Database
7 45 (5.45%) Oracle Database
8 44 (5.33%) Pentaho
9 37 (4.48%) Tableau
10 36 (4.36%) PostgreSQL
11 34 (4.12%) Amazon RDS
12 32 (3.87%) BigQuery
13 31 (3.75%) Amazon Redshift
14 30 (3.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 26 (3.15%) DataStage
16 22 (2.66%) NoSQL
17 21 (2.54%) Big Data
18 20 (2.42%) Amazon Athena
18 20 (2.42%) DynamoDB
18 20 (2.42%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 59 (7.14%) Git
2 39 (4.72%) JIRA
3 27 (3.27%) GitLab
4 23 (2.78%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.97%) ERwin
6 7 (0.85%) Postman
7 6 (0.73%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.48%) Artifactory
8 4 (0.48%) ER Studio
9 3 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
10 2 (0.24%) PowerDesigner
10 2 (0.24%) RStudio
10 2 (0.24%) TestRail
10 2 (0.24%) Yeoman
11 1 (0.12%) Applitools
11 1 (0.12%) MLflow
11 1 (0.12%) Newman
11 1 (0.12%) REST Assured
General
1 276 (33.41%) Social Skills
2 199 (24.09%) Finance
3 138 (16.71%) Analytical Skills
4 136 (16.46%) Public Sector
5 77 (9.32%) Banking
6 30 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
7 28 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (3.39%) Retail
8 24 (2.91%) Marketing
9 16 (1.94%) Manufacturing
10 15 (1.82%) Front Office
10 15 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
11 13 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (1.45%) Legal
13 11 (1.33%) Aerospace
14 10 (1.21%) Billing
14 10 (1.21%) Military
15 9 (1.09%) Financial Institution
16 8 (0.97%) Automotive
16 8 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 236 (28.57%) Architect
2 206 (24.94%) Data Engineer
3 100 (12.11%) Developer
4 94 (11.38%) Senior
5 88 (10.65%) Lead
6 83 (10.05%) Data Architect
7 74 (8.96%) Solutions Architect
8 64 (7.75%) Analyst
9 43 (5.21%) Senior Data Engineer
10 31 (3.75%) Consultant
10 31 (3.75%) Technical Leader
11 25 (3.03%) Data Analyst
11 25 (3.03%) Technical Architect
12 23 (2.78%) Integration Architect
13 21 (2.54%) Integration Engineer
14 19 (2.30%) Business Analyst
14 19 (2.30%) Project Manager
14 19 (2.30%) SQL Developer
15 18 (2.18%) Azure Engineer
16 15 (1.82%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (6.42%) Terraform
2 47 (5.69%) Kafka
3 43 (5.21%) REST
4 38 (4.60%) JSON
5 33 (4.00%) React
6 31 (3.75%) Middleware
6 31 (3.75%) PySpark
7 25 (3.03%) XML
8 21 (2.54%) .NET
9 18 (2.18%) RESTful
10 17 (2.06%) FastAPI
11 14 (1.69%) Node.js
12 12 (1.45%) SOAP
13 11 (1.33%) Oracle Fusion
14 10 (1.21%) Apache NiFi
15 9 (1.09%) OAuth
15 9 (1.09%) Spring Boot
16 8 (0.97%) GraphQL
16 8 (0.97%) pytest
17 7 (0.85%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 73 (8.84%) Cloud Native
2 44 (5.33%) Legacy Systems
3 43 (5.21%) Data Structures
4 33 (4.00%) Onboarding
5 28 (3.39%) Product Ownership
6 24 (2.91%) Management Information System
7 22 (2.66%) Reference Data
8 20 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (2.18%) AI Agents
9 18 (2.18%) Hybrid Cloud
10 17 (2.06%) Data Fabric
10 17 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
11 16 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (1.94%) Replication
12 14 (1.69%) Taxonomies
13 13 (1.57%) Life Science
14 10 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.97%) Algorithms
15 8 (0.97%) Mainframe
16 7 (0.85%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.15%) Unix
2 24 (2.91%) Linux
3 8 (0.97%) Windows
4 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (40.56%) ETL
2 332 (40.19%) Data Modelling
3 310 (37.53%) Analytics
4 239 (28.93%) Agile
5 236 (28.57%) Data Pipeline
6 207 (25.06%) CI/CD
7 206 (24.94%) Migration
8 194 (23.49%) Stakeholder Management
9 192 (23.24%) Data Engineering
10 171 (20.70%) DevOps
11 164 (19.85%) Data Governance
12 157 (19.01%) AI
13 152 (18.40%) Business Intelligence
14 149 (18.04%) Data Architecture
15 140 (16.95%) Problem-Solving
15 140 (16.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 126 (15.25%) Validation
17 118 (14.29%) Integration Patterns
18 117 (14.16%) Roadmaps
19 108 (13.08%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 359 (43.46%) SQL
2 214 (25.91%) Python
3 39 (4.72%) PL/SQL
4 37 (4.48%) Java
5 29 (3.51%) TypeScript
6 23 (2.78%) C#
6 23 (2.78%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.30%) T-SQL
8 18 (2.18%) Bash
8 18 (2.18%) Shell Script
9 16 (1.94%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.09%) Bicep
11 8 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.85%) R
12 7 (0.85%) Scala
13 5 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.48%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.36%) Cypher
15 3 (0.36%) Google Apps Script
15 3 (0.36%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 262 (31.72%) Security Cleared
2 221 (26.76%) SC Cleared
3 41 (4.96%) Degree
4 24 (2.91%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.94%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.94%) Azure Certification
8 14 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (0.97%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 7 (0.85%) PMP
11 6 (0.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.73%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.48%) SAS Certification
13 2 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 2 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 225 (27.24%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.87%) GRC
3 31 (3.75%) GDPR
4 24 (2.91%) QA
5 22 (2.66%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.09%) SLA
7 7 (0.85%) PMO
8 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.73%) WCAG
9 5 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.48%) IFRS
10 4 (0.48%) NCSC
11 3 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.36%) GxP
11 3 (0.36%) IFRS 17
11 3 (0.36%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.24%) FATCA
12 2 (0.24%) IFRS 9
12 2 (0.24%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 49 (5.93%) Docker
2 7 (0.85%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.48%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) HDFS
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 61 (7.38%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.69%) Grafana
3 11 (1.33%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.21%) Ansible
5 7 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.73%) Control-M
7 4 (0.48%) Argo
8 3 (0.36%) Istio
8 3 (0.36%) Kibana
9 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.12%) Puppet
10 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 173 (20.94%) Oracle
2 132 (15.98%) Microsoft
3 118 (14.29%) Databricks
4 75 (9.08%) SAP
5 60 (7.26%) Informatica
6 54 (6.54%) Talend
7 44 (5.33%) Google
8 37 (4.48%) Salesforce
9 24 (2.91%) IBM
10 23 (2.78%) Denodo
10 23 (2.78%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.57%) Teradata
12 9 (1.09%) MuleSoft
12 9 (1.09%) Workday
13 8 (0.97%) Ariba
13 8 (0.97%) Cloudera
14 7 (0.85%) Bloomberg
14 7 (0.85%) eFront
14 7 (0.85%) Palantir
14 7 (0.85%) Sparx