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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 167 202
Rank change year-on-year +1 +35 +92
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 534 418 440
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.67% 1.58% 1.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 1.77% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 278 305
10th Percentile £379 £372 £383
25th Percentile £463 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £682 £688
90th Percentile £775 £738 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 6 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52.50 £25.26 £46.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £27.13 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +102.76% -42.89% +33.80%
75th Percentile £57.50 £29.75 £50.00
90th Percentile - £45.38 £62.32
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £27.13 £47.50
% change year-on-year +102.76% -42.89% +33.80%

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 28,150 23,642 32,326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.12% 89.29% 87.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,007 14,469 21,732
10th Percentile £304 £310 £300
25th Percentile £409 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,749 768 1,647
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.10
25th Percentile £17.89 £21.00 £17.68
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £69.49 £75.00 £75.42
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -14.47% +16.92%

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 20 January 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 20 January 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 20 January 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 +5 293 £575 +4.55% 70
Midlands +4 95 £525 +5.00% 30
West Midlands +10 90 £525 +2.44% 17
South East +12 49 £444 -6.58% 74
North of England -63 45 £500 -10.95% 38
North West -17 30 £455 +10.24% 19
South West -7 18 £675 +38.46% 23
East of England -6 16 £503 -8.64% 24
Yorkshire -62 13 £510 -10.53% 15
East Midlands -26 5 £447 +20.00% 13
North East -15 2 £525 -8.70% 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 72 (13.48%) SAS
2 45 (8.43%) Apache Spark
3 28 (5.24%) Apache Airflow
4 13 (2.43%) Apache
5 11 (2.06%) CMS
6 7 (1.31%) Confluence
6 7 (1.31%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (1.12%) SharePoint
8 4 (0.75%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.56%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
11 1 (0.19%) Luigi
11 1 (0.19%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 18 (3.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.12%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.12%) Oracle Receivables
4 4 (0.75%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.56%) Loan IQ
5 3 (0.56%) Maximo
5 3 (0.56%) Oracle FAH
5 3 (0.56%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.56%) SAP MDG
5 3 (0.56%) SAP Retail
6 2 (0.37%) Eagle PACE
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 2 (0.37%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.37%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.37%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 196 (36.70%) Azure
2 91 (17.04%) AWS
3 76 (14.23%) Power Platform
4 72 (13.48%) Azure Data Factory
5 37 (6.93%) Azure DevOps
5 37 (6.93%) GCP
6 36 (6.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 34 (6.37%) Snowflake
8 30 (5.62%) SaaS
9 22 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
10 17 (3.18%) dbt
10 17 (3.18%) Serverless
11 16 (3.00%) PaaS
12 14 (2.62%) Power Automate
13 13 (2.43%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (2.25%) GitHub
14 12 (2.25%) PowerApps
15 11 (2.06%) Azure AKS
16 10 (1.87%) OCI
17 9 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.37%) 2G
1 2 (0.37%) 5G
1 2 (0.37%) FTP
1 2 (0.37%) Hyperconnected
1 2 (0.37%) Radio Access Network
1 2 (0.37%) SMS
2 1 (0.19%) 4G
2 1 (0.19%) DWDM
2 1 (0.19%) Firewall
2 1 (0.19%) Network Security
2 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (25.28%) Data Warehouse
2 72 (13.48%) Power BI
3 48 (8.99%) Metadata
4 45 (8.43%) SQL Server
5 42 (7.87%) Azure SQL Database
6 39 (7.30%) Data Lake
6 39 (7.30%) NoSQL
7 38 (7.12%) Pentaho
8 33 (6.18%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 26 (4.87%) Oracle Database
10 24 (4.49%) Relational Database
10 24 (4.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 22 (4.12%) Tableau
12 17 (3.18%) Big Data
13 15 (2.81%) Delta Lake
14 14 (2.62%) Data Vault
15 12 (2.25%) SAS Visual Analytics
16 11 (2.06%) Oracle Reports
17 10 (1.87%) Amazon Redshift
17 10 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 76 (14.23%) Git
2 59 (11.05%) JIRA
3 50 (9.36%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.31%) GitLab
5 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.37%) ERwin
7 2 (0.37%) git-flow
7 2 (0.37%) MLflow
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.37%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.37%) TestRail
8 1 (0.19%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.19%) Mocha
8 1 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.19%) Terragrunt
General
1 219 (41.01%) Social Skills
2 165 (30.90%) Finance
3 108 (20.22%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (10.86%) Public Sector
5 46 (8.61%) Banking
6 21 (3.93%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (2.62%) Financial Institution
7 14 (2.62%) Marketing
8 13 (2.43%) Front Office
9 12 (2.25%) Back Office
9 12 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.06%) Manufacturing
10 11 (2.06%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.87%) Retail
12 8 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.50%) Legal
13 6 (1.12%) General Ledger
13 6 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.12%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 114 (21.35%) Data Engineer
2 90 (16.85%) Architect
3 75 (14.04%) Developer
4 49 (9.18%) Analyst
5 46 (8.61%) Consultant
6 41 (7.68%) Lead
7 37 (6.93%) Data Architect
7 37 (6.93%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (6.74%) Senior
9 33 (6.18%) Azure Engineer
10 30 (5.62%) Azure Data Engineer
11 28 (5.24%) Business Analyst
12 23 (4.31%) Release Manager
13 15 (2.81%) Integration Architect
13 15 (2.81%) Project Manager
14 14 (2.62%) Integration Engineer
15 13 (2.43%) Senior Data Engineer
16 12 (2.25%) Azure Architect
16 12 (2.25%) Data Integration Engineer
16 12 (2.25%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (8.99%) REST
2 38 (7.12%) PySpark
3 29 (5.43%) Kafka
4 20 (3.75%) JSON
5 17 (3.18%) XML
6 16 (3.00%) Middleware
6 16 (3.00%) Oracle Fusion
6 16 (3.00%) SOAP
7 15 (2.81%) RESTful
8 13 (2.43%) .NET
9 9 (1.69%) EDI
9 9 (1.69%) HTML
9 9 (1.69%) Node.js
10 8 (1.50%) React
11 7 (1.31%) AngularJS
11 7 (1.31%) FHIR
12 6 (1.12%) CSS
12 6 (1.12%) OAuth
12 6 (1.12%) XSLT
13 5 (0.94%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.62%) Data Structures
2 26 (4.87%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.12%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (3.00%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.00%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.43%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (2.25%) NHS
7 10 (1.87%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (1.31%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.31%) Data Fabric
9 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.12%) Reference Data
10 6 (1.12%) Reinsurance
10 6 (1.12%) Replication
11 5 (0.94%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.94%) Taxonomies
12 4 (0.75%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.87%) Linux
2 6 (1.12%) Windows
3 4 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (42.13%) Data Modelling
2 211 (39.51%) Agile
3 183 (34.27%) Analytics
4 179 (33.52%) ETL
5 170 (31.84%) Problem-Solving
6 154 (28.84%) Data Pipeline
7 132 (24.72%) Business Intelligence
8 130 (24.34%) Data Governance
9 128 (23.97%) DevOps
10 120 (22.47%) CI/CD
11 88 (16.48%) Data Engineering
12 87 (16.29%) Validation
13 85 (15.92%) Data Architecture
14 83 (15.54%) Migration
15 77 (14.42%) Scrum
16 76 (14.23%) Stakeholder Management
17 72 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
18 71 (13.30%) Integration Patterns
19 58 (10.86%) Decision-Making
20 52 (9.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 257 (48.13%) SQL
2 134 (25.09%) Python
3 30 (5.62%) Scala
4 29 (5.43%) Java
5 24 (4.49%) C#
5 24 (4.49%) JavaScript
6 20 (3.75%) VB
7 17 (3.18%) TypeScript
8 16 (3.00%) PL/SQL
9 10 (1.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (1.69%) Groovy
10 9 (1.69%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.31%) R
11 7 (1.31%) T-SQL
12 6 (1.12%) Bicep
12 6 (1.12%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.56%) Korn
14 2 (0.37%) Go
14 2 (0.37%) IronPython
14 2 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (26.59%) Security Cleared
2 122 (22.85%) SC Cleared
3 44 (8.24%) Degree
4 31 (5.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (4.49%) Azure Certification
6 18 (3.37%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.31%) PMP
8 6 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.12%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.37%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.19%) CISSP
11 1 (0.19%) CTC Cleared
11 1 (0.19%) MBA
11 1 (0.19%) SAP Certification
11 1 (0.19%) SnowPro
11 1 (0.19%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (28.09%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.68%) GDPR
3 24 (4.49%) QA
4 7 (1.31%) HL7
5 6 (1.12%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.12%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.56%) GMP
6 3 (0.56%) IFRS
6 3 (0.56%) PMO
6 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.37%) GAAP
7 2 (0.37%) NCSC
8 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.19%) GRC
8 1 (0.19%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 66 (12.36%) Docker
2 3 (0.56%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 60 (11.24%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.87%) Terraform
3 6 (1.12%) Kibana
4 4 (0.75%) ITRS Geneos
4 4 (0.75%) logstash
5 3 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.37%) Ansible
6 2 (0.37%) Control-M
7 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.19%) Grafana
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
7 1 (0.19%) SCCM
7 1 (0.19%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 105 (19.66%) Oracle
2 96 (17.98%) Microsoft
3 81 (15.17%) Databricks
4 45 (8.43%) SAP
5 42 (7.87%) Talend
6 36 (6.74%) Denodo
7 27 (5.06%) Informatica
8 14 (2.62%) Google
8 14 (2.62%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.87%) Adobe
9 10 (1.87%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.69%) Workday
11 8 (1.50%) IBM
11 8 (1.50%) Software AG
12 6 (1.12%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.75%) Brio
13 4 (0.75%) Cognos
13 4 (0.75%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.75%) Solace
13 4 (0.75%) TIBCO