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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 180 195
Rank change year-on-year +22 +15 +30
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 818 451 427
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 1.62% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 1.78% 1.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 590 303 282
10th Percentile £400 £364 £376
25th Percentile £450 £452 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £660
90th Percentile £739 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £546
% change year-on-year +4.76% -3.89% -0.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 4
10th Percentile £30.96 - £26.68
25th Percentile £33.05 £52.50 £28.81
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 39,123 25,281 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.74% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,918 16,062 17,635
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
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 2,776 1,509 1,303
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.55
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -6 389 £600 +4.35% 391
Midlands +17 146 £475 -8.39% 55
West Midlands +21 128 £486 -6.40% 36
North of England +13 118 £500 - 107
South East -35 82 £525 -2.33% 98
North West -10 63 £500 - 61
South West -11 39 £585 +46.25% 38
Yorkshire -12 35 £450 -5.26% 31
North East -26 21 £520 -5.45% 15
East Midlands -10 18 £435 +6.10% 19
East of England -30 16 £580 +15.42% 35
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 (9.54%) SAS
2 47 (5.75%) Apache Airflow
3 29 (3.55%) Confluence
4 26 (3.18%) Apache Spark
5 21 (2.57%) Apache
6 13 (1.59%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.49%) 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 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.37%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.37%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.37%) Revit
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 35 (4.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 6 (0.73%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.49%) SAP IBP
6 4 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.37%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.37%) 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
9 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 311 (38.02%) Azure
2 226 (27.63%) AWS
3 119 (14.55%) Power Platform
4 86 (10.51%) GCP
5 84 (10.27%) Azure Data Factory
6 71 (8.68%) Serverless
7 65 (7.95%) Snowflake
8 58 (7.09%) Amazon S3
9 52 (6.36%) AWS Lambda
10 51 (6.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 37 (4.52%) Azure DevOps
11 37 (4.52%) GitHub
12 34 (4.16%) dbt
13 24 (2.93%) OCI
13 24 (2.93%) SaaS
14 21 (2.57%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 21 (2.57%) Power Automate
15 19 (2.32%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
17 16 (1.96%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.61%) DNS
1 5 (0.61%) Firewall
1 5 (0.61%) MQTT
2 4 (0.49%) DHCP
2 4 (0.49%) SMS
2 4 (0.49%) TCP/IP
2 4 (0.49%) VPN
3 3 (0.37%) FTP
4 2 (0.24%) Network Security
4 2 (0.24%) Software-Defined Networking
4 2 (0.24%) SSL
5 1 (0.12%) DMZ
5 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (17.60%) Data Warehouse
2 104 (12.71%) Power BI
3 97 (11.86%) Metadata
4 80 (9.78%) Data Lake
5 71 (8.68%) SQL Server
6 48 (5.87%) Relational Database
7 45 (5.50%) Oracle Database
8 44 (5.38%) Pentaho
9 37 (4.52%) Tableau
10 35 (4.28%) PostgreSQL
11 34 (4.16%) Amazon RDS
12 31 (3.79%) Amazon Redshift
12 31 (3.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 27 (3.30%) BigQuery
14 24 (2.93%) DataStage
15 21 (2.57%) Big Data
15 21 (2.57%) NoSQL
16 20 (2.44%) Amazon Athena
16 20 (2.44%) DynamoDB
16 20 (2.44%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 57 (6.97%) Git
2 38 (4.65%) JIRA
3 27 (3.30%) GitLab
4 23 (2.81%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.98%) ERwin
6 7 (0.86%) Postman
7 6 (0.73%) SonarQube
8 4 (0.49%) Artifactory
8 4 (0.49%) ER Studio
9 3 (0.37%) 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
1 274 (33.50%) Social Skills
2 197 (24.08%) Finance
3 135 (16.50%) Public Sector
4 133 (16.26%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (9.41%) Banking
6 30 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
7 28 (3.42%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (3.42%) Retail
8 24 (2.93%) Marketing
9 15 (1.83%) Front Office
9 15 (1.83%) Manufacturing
9 15 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (1.59%) Legal
11 10 (1.22%) Billing
11 10 (1.22%) Military
12 9 (1.10%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.10%) Financial Institution
13 8 (0.98%) Automotive
13 8 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 235 (28.73%) Architect
2 204 (24.94%) Data Engineer
3 96 (11.74%) Developer
4 93 (11.37%) Senior
5 86 (10.51%) Lead
6 82 (10.02%) Data Architect
7 74 (9.05%) Solutions Architect
8 64 (7.82%) Analyst
9 42 (5.13%) Senior Data Engineer
10 31 (3.79%) Technical Leader
11 30 (3.67%) Consultant
12 25 (3.06%) Technical Architect
13 24 (2.93%) Data Analyst
14 23 (2.81%) Integration Architect
15 22 (2.69%) Integration Engineer
16 21 (2.57%) Business Analyst
17 18 (2.20%) Azure Engineer
17 18 (2.20%) Project Manager
17 18 (2.20%) SQL Developer
18 15 (1.83%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (6.23%) Terraform
2 46 (5.62%) Kafka
3 39 (4.77%) JSON
3 39 (4.77%) REST
4 33 (4.03%) React
5 31 (3.79%) Middleware
5 31 (3.79%) PySpark
6 25 (3.06%) XML
7 21 (2.57%) .NET
8 18 (2.20%) RESTful
9 17 (2.08%) FastAPI
10 14 (1.71%) Node.js
11 12 (1.47%) SOAP
12 11 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
13 10 (1.22%) Apache NiFi
14 9 (1.10%) Spring Boot
15 8 (0.98%) GraphQL
15 8 (0.98%) OAuth
16 7 (0.86%) Spring
16 7 (0.86%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 72 (8.80%) Cloud Native
2 44 (5.38%) Legacy Systems
3 43 (5.26%) Data Structures
4 35 (4.28%) Onboarding
5 27 (3.30%) Product Ownership
6 24 (2.93%) Management Information System
7 22 (2.69%) Reference Data
8 20 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (2.20%) AI Agents
9 18 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
10 17 (2.08%) Data Fabric
11 16 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (1.96%) Replication
12 15 (1.83%) Data Protection Act
13 14 (1.71%) Taxonomies
14 13 (1.59%) Life Science
15 8 (0.98%) Algorithms
15 8 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.98%) Mainframe
16 7 (0.86%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.18%) Unix
2 23 (2.81%) Linux
3 9 (1.10%) Windows
4 5 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (40.46%) ETL
2 327 (39.98%) Data Modelling
3 306 (37.41%) Analytics
4 236 (28.85%) Agile
4 236 (28.85%) Data Pipeline
5 206 (25.18%) Migration
6 205 (25.06%) CI/CD
7 191 (23.35%) Stakeholder Management
8 188 (22.98%) Data Engineering
9 171 (20.90%) DevOps
10 162 (19.80%) Data Governance
11 156 (19.07%) AI
12 149 (18.22%) Business Intelligence
13 147 (17.97%) Data Architecture
14 140 (17.11%) Problem-Solving
14 140 (17.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 125 (15.28%) Validation
16 118 (14.43%) Integration Patterns
17 115 (14.06%) Roadmaps
18 107 (13.08%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 353 (43.15%) SQL
2 211 (25.79%) Python
3 40 (4.89%) PL/SQL
4 37 (4.52%) Java
5 29 (3.55%) TypeScript
6 24 (2.93%) C#
7 21 (2.57%) T-SQL
8 20 (2.44%) JavaScript
9 19 (2.32%) Shell Script
10 18 (2.20%) Bash
11 16 (1.96%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.10%) Bicep
13 7 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (0.86%) R
13 7 (0.86%) Scala
14 5 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.49%) Apex Code
16 3 (0.37%) ABAP
16 3 (0.37%) Cypher
16 3 (0.37%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 262 (32.03%) Security Cleared
2 220 (26.89%) SC Cleared
3 40 (4.89%) Degree
4 24 (2.93%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (2.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.96%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.96%) Azure Certification
8 14 (1.71%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (0.98%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (0.86%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.73%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.73%) PMP
12 4 (0.49%) 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
1 224 (27.38%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.91%) GDPR
3 31 (3.79%) GRC
4 25 (3.06%) QA
5 22 (2.69%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.86%) PMO
7 6 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.73%) SLA
7 6 (0.73%) WCAG
8 5 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.61%) Solvency II
9 4 (0.49%) IFRS
9 4 (0.49%) NCSC
10 3 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.37%) GxP
10 3 (0.37%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.24%) FATCA
11 2 (0.24%) IFRS 9
11 2 (0.24%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 48 (5.87%) Docker
2 7 (0.86%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.49%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) HDFS
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 60 (7.33%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.71%) Grafana
3 11 (1.34%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.22%) Ansible
5 7 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.73%) Control-M
7 4 (0.49%) Argo
8 3 (0.37%) Istio
8 3 (0.37%) 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
1 175 (21.39%) Oracle
2 128 (15.65%) Microsoft
3 117 (14.30%) Databricks
4 76 (9.29%) SAP
5 61 (7.46%) Informatica
6 54 (6.60%) Talend
7 39 (4.77%) Google
8 38 (4.65%) Salesforce
9 22 (2.69%) Denodo
9 22 (2.69%) IBM
10 20 (2.44%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.59%) Teradata
12 9 (1.10%) MuleSoft
12 9 (1.10%) Workday
13 8 (0.98%) Ariba
13 8 (0.98%) Cloudera
14 7 (0.86%) Bloomberg
14 7 (0.86%) Palantir
14 7 (0.86%) Sparx
15 6 (0.73%) eFront