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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 156 186
Rank change year-on-year -21 +30 +74
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 616 419 460
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.50% 1.73% 1.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.77% 1.89% 1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 298 342
10th Percentile £399 £365 £385
25th Percentile £434 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £636 £724
90th Percentile £774 £738 £813
UK median daily rate £525 £523 £550
% change year-on-year +0.48% -5.00% -
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 34,792 22,163 31,446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.62% 91.27% 86.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,183 14,469 20,624
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £514 £525
% change year-on-year -0.88% -2.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,136 960 2,252
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.93
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.20 £15.99
Median hourly rate £46.11 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.37% -21.23% -1.75%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.17 £36.05
% change year-on-year +50.90% -21.86% +0.13%

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 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 20 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 20 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 -12 299 £575 +6.98% 72
Midlands +16 149 £469 -5.25% 31
West Midlands +28 136 £469 -5.25% 24
North of England -34 62 £500 -8.26% 26
South East -55 47 £582 +5.83% 35
North West -29 35 £500 -8.26% 14
South West -32 23 £583 +22.63% 13
Yorkshire -43 20 £538 +4.88% 6
East of England -22 17 £588 +6.82% 5
East Midlands -27 13 £444 -10.94% 7
North East -18 7 £563 - 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 50 (8.12%) SAS
2 38 (6.17%) Apache Spark
3 22 (3.57%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.95%) Confluence
5 10 (1.62%) Apache
6 6 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.97%) SharePoint
7 5 (0.81%) Camunda
8 2 (0.32%) CMS
8 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.32%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.16%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.16%) Mendix
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.65%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.49%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.49%) Revit
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.97%) Aladdin
3 6 (0.97%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.65%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.65%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.49%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.49%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (0.49%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.49%) 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
1 250 (40.58%) Azure
2 130 (21.10%) AWS
3 95 (15.42%) Power Platform
4 81 (13.15%) Azure Data Factory
5 53 (8.60%) Azure DevOps
6 50 (8.12%) GCP
7 47 (7.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 34 (5.52%) Serverless
9 33 (5.36%) SaaS
9 33 (5.36%) Snowflake
10 32 (5.19%) GitHub
11 20 (3.25%) AWS Lambda
12 18 (2.92%) Amazon S3
12 18 (2.92%) Power Automate
13 15 (2.44%) dbt
13 15 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (2.44%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.95%) iPaaS
14 12 (1.95%) PaaS
15 11 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.30%) FTP
2 6 (0.97%) SMS
3 3 (0.49%) Firewall
3 3 (0.49%) VPN
4 2 (0.32%) MQTT
5 1 (0.16%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (19.48%) Data Warehouse
2 89 (14.45%) Power BI
3 75 (12.18%) SQL Server
4 62 (10.06%) Metadata
5 51 (8.28%) Data Lake
6 47 (7.63%) Pentaho
7 41 (6.66%) NoSQL
8 35 (5.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 35 (5.68%) Tableau
9 34 (5.52%) Relational Database
10 22 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
10 22 (3.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 21 (3.41%) Oracle Database
12 19 (3.08%) Big Data
13 17 (2.76%) Delta Lake
14 16 (2.60%) MySQL
15 15 (2.44%) Amazon Redshift
15 15 (2.44%) SAS Enterprise Guide
16 14 (2.27%) DataStage
17 11 (1.79%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 62 (10.06%) Git
2 39 (6.33%) JIRA
3 31 (5.03%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.95%) ERwin
5 10 (1.62%) GitLab
6 5 (0.81%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.65%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.49%) ER Studio
8 3 (0.49%) Postman
9 2 (0.32%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.32%) git-flow
9 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.16%) MLflow
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.16%) RStudio
10 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 194 (31.49%) Social Skills
2 164 (26.62%) Finance
3 125 (20.29%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (13.64%) Public Sector
5 53 (8.60%) Banking
6 23 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.57%) Marketing
8 16 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.44%) Retail
10 13 (2.11%) Financial Institution
11 12 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.79%) Legal
13 8 (1.30%) Retail Banking
14 7 (1.14%) Front Office
14 7 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.14%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.81%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.81%) Publishing
16 4 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 167 (27.11%) Data Engineer
2 139 (22.56%) Architect
3 91 (14.77%) Developer
4 67 (10.88%) Senior
5 62 (10.06%) Solutions Architect
6 57 (9.25%) Data Architect
7 46 (7.47%) Analyst
8 39 (6.33%) Lead
9 33 (5.36%) Consultant
10 28 (4.55%) Azure Engineer
11 27 (4.38%) Azure Data Engineer
11 27 (4.38%) Senior Data Engineer
12 25 (4.06%) Business Analyst
13 22 (3.57%) Integration Architect
14 19 (3.08%) Data Analyst
15 18 (2.92%) Integration Engineer
16 17 (2.76%) Project Manager
17 15 (2.44%) Full-Stack Developer
17 15 (2.44%) Senior Developer
18 14 (2.27%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (8.44%) REST
2 37 (6.01%) PySpark
3 33 (5.36%) Kafka
4 29 (4.71%) Middleware
5 27 (4.38%) JSON
6 24 (3.90%) Node.js
6 24 (3.90%) React
7 23 (3.73%) .NET
8 21 (3.41%) RESTful
9 20 (3.25%) YAML
10 17 (2.76%) AngularJS
11 16 (2.60%) XML
12 14 (2.27%) Django
12 14 (2.27%) Flask
13 11 (1.79%) SOAP
14 9 (1.46%) Oracle Fusion
15 8 (1.30%) .NET Core
15 8 (1.30%) Pandas
16 7 (1.14%) HTML
17 6 (0.97%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.82%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.17%) Legacy Systems
3 34 (5.52%) Data Structures
4 26 (4.22%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.60%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (2.11%) Reference Data
9 11 (1.79%) NHS
10 9 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.30%) Mainframe
12 7 (1.14%) Data Fabric
12 7 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (0.97%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.97%) Life Science
13 6 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
14 5 (0.81%) Market Risk
14 5 (0.81%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.27%) Unix
2 4 (0.65%) Windows
3 2 (0.32%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (42.21%) Data Modelling
2 220 (35.71%) Analytics
3 214 (34.74%) ETL
4 193 (31.33%) Agile
5 181 (29.38%) Data Pipeline
6 147 (23.86%) DevOps
6 147 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
7 144 (23.38%) Business Intelligence
8 137 (22.24%) CI/CD
9 125 (20.29%) Data Governance
10 112 (18.18%) Data Engineering
11 108 (17.53%) Migration
12 104 (16.88%) Integration Patterns
13 99 (16.07%) Data Architecture
14 98 (15.91%) Validation
15 82 (13.31%) AI
16 81 (13.15%) Stakeholder Management
17 77 (12.50%) Decision-Making
18 69 (11.20%) Roadmaps
18 69 (11.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 288 (46.75%) SQL
2 146 (23.70%) Python
3 37 (6.01%) Java
4 30 (4.87%) C#
5 27 (4.38%) JavaScript
6 25 (4.06%) Scala
7 23 (3.73%) PL/SQL
8 18 (2.92%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (1.95%) T-SQL
11 11 (1.79%) Bash
12 10 (1.62%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.14%) Bicep
14 5 (0.81%) R
15 4 (0.65%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.49%) ABAP
16 3 (0.49%) Apex Code
16 3 (0.49%) Kotlin
17 2 (0.32%) Groovy
18 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 161 (26.14%) Security Cleared
2 134 (21.75%) SC Cleared
3 39 (6.33%) Degree
4 26 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (3.57%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.60%) Master's Degree
7 10 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.46%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (1.14%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.81%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.32%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.32%) PMP
12 2 (0.32%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.16%) MBA
13 1 (0.16%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (25.97%) Data Quality
2 34 (5.52%) GDPR
3 21 (3.41%) QA
4 6 (0.97%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.81%) GRC
5 5 (0.81%) HL7
5 5 (0.81%) SLA
5 5 (0.81%) Solvency II
6 4 (0.65%) HIPAA
6 4 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.49%) IFRS
7 3 (0.49%) SNOMED CT
8 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.32%) FATCA
8 2 (0.32%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.32%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.16%) Basel III
9 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 47 (7.63%) Docker
2 8 (1.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 43 (6.98%) Kubernetes
2 25 (4.06%) Terraform
3 9 (1.46%) Grafana
4 3 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.32%) Ansible
5 2 (0.32%) Control-M
5 2 (0.32%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 110 (17.86%) Oracle
2 104 (16.88%) Databricks
3 95 (15.42%) Microsoft
4 61 (9.90%) SAP
5 55 (8.93%) Talend
6 48 (7.79%) Informatica
7 29 (4.71%) Denodo
8 24 (3.90%) Salesforce
9 13 (2.11%) Google
10 12 (1.95%) NEC
11 11 (1.79%) MuleSoft
12 10 (1.62%) Cloudera
13 8 (1.30%) Adobe
13 8 (1.30%) ServiceNow
13 8 (1.30%) Software AG
14 7 (1.14%) Alteryx
14 7 (1.14%) Teradata
15 5 (0.81%) IBM
15 5 (0.81%) SimCorp
15 5 (0.81%) SnapLogic