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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 162 200
Rank change year-on-year -16 +38 +47
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 661 423 456
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.52% 1.67% 1.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 1.83% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 295 329
10th Percentile £387 £363 £373
25th Percentile £426 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £625 £738
90th Percentile £739 £716 £813
UK median daily rate £535 £523 £550
% change year-on-year +2.39% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 4
10th Percentile £49.50 - -
25th Percentile £57.86 £72.50 £30.00
Median hourly rate £72.50 £75.00 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +91.08% +92.03%
75th Percentile £84.75 £77.50 £54.88
90th Percentile £86.28 - £63.20
UK median hourly rate £64.00 £75.00 £39.25
% change year-on-year -14.67% +91.08% +92.03%

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 37,112 23,092 31,896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.37% 91.39% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,409 14,893 20,664
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £418 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,320 1,127 2,324
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.87%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.60
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 -29 293 £575 +6.98% 82
Midlands +28 171 £469 -6.90% 23
West Midlands +33 156 £469 -8.49% 13
North of England -29 77 £520 +3.59% 21
South East -47 59 £550 +2.33% 46
North West -31 45 £500 -2.82% 12
South West -33 25 £525 +13.51% 17
Yorkshire -29 21 £525 +10.53% 9
East Midlands -12 15 £447 +9.02% 10
East of England -22 15 £575 +4.55% 6
North East - 11 £525 -
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 62 (9.38%) SAS
2 31 (4.69%) Apache Airflow
3 20 (3.03%) Apache Spark
4 19 (2.87%) Confluence
5 10 (1.51%) Apache
6 8 (1.21%) SharePoint
7 6 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
8 5 (0.76%) Camunda
9 2 (0.30%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.30%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.30%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
10 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.15%) Mendix
10 1 (0.15%) Mule
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
10 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.45%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.45%) Navisworks
2 3 (0.45%) Revit
3 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (3.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (0.76%) Aladdin
4 5 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.76%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.76%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.61%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.45%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.45%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.45%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.45%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (0.45%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.30%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.30%) Endur
7 2 (0.30%) Maximo
7 2 (0.30%) SAP MDM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 267 (40.39%) Azure
2 177 (26.78%) AWS
3 100 (15.13%) Power Platform
4 66 (9.98%) GCP
5 61 (9.23%) Azure Data Factory
6 46 (6.96%) Snowflake
7 44 (6.66%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (6.35%) Serverless
9 39 (5.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 32 (4.84%) GitHub
11 30 (4.54%) Amazon S3
12 29 (4.39%) SaaS
13 28 (4.24%) AWS Lambda
14 21 (3.18%) dbt
15 16 (2.42%) PaaS
16 15 (2.27%) Power Automate
17 13 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (1.97%) iPaaS
17 13 (1.97%) PowerApps
18 11 (1.66%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.21%) FTP
2 4 (0.61%) SMS
3 3 (0.45%) Firewall
3 3 (0.45%) MQTT
3 3 (0.45%) Network Security
3 3 (0.45%) VPN
4 1 (0.15%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (15.58%) Data Warehouse
2 95 (14.37%) Power BI
3 77 (11.65%) SQL Server
4 62 (9.38%) Metadata
5 55 (8.32%) Data Lake
5 55 (8.32%) Pentaho
6 38 (5.75%) Relational Database
6 38 (5.75%) Tableau
7 29 (4.39%) Oracle Database
8 27 (4.08%) PostgreSQL
9 26 (3.93%) NoSQL
10 25 (3.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 22 (3.33%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 19 (2.87%) Amazon Redshift
12 19 (2.87%) Big Data
12 19 (2.87%) MySQL
13 17 (2.57%) Delta Lake
13 17 (2.57%) SAS Visual Analytics
14 15 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
15 14 (2.12%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 53 (8.02%) Git
2 40 (6.05%) JIRA
3 31 (4.69%) Jenkins
4 19 (2.87%) GitLab
5 14 (2.12%) ERwin
6 5 (0.76%) ER Studio
6 5 (0.76%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.61%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.61%) Postman
7 4 (0.61%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.15%) git-flow
8 1 (0.15%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.15%) RStudio
8 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.15%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.15%) Yeoman
General
1 207 (31.32%) Social Skills
2 162 (24.51%) Finance
3 127 (19.21%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (16.19%) Public Sector
5 53 (8.02%) Banking
6 25 (3.78%) Retail
7 23 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (3.48%) Marketing
8 15 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (1.82%) Financial Institution
10 11 (1.66%) Legal
10 11 (1.66%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.06%) Automotive
12 7 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (0.91%) General Ledger
13 6 (0.91%) Retail Banking
14 5 (0.76%) Billing
14 5 (0.76%) Military
Job Titles
1 174 (26.32%) Data Engineer
2 173 (26.17%) Architect
3 92 (13.92%) Developer
4 77 (11.65%) Senior
5 68 (10.29%) Data Architect
5 68 (10.29%) Solutions Architect
6 56 (8.47%) Lead
7 52 (7.87%) Analyst
8 30 (4.54%) Consultant
9 28 (4.24%) Senior Data Engineer
10 23 (3.48%) Technical Leader
11 21 (3.18%) Integration Architect
11 21 (3.18%) Technical Architect
12 20 (3.03%) Business Analyst
13 18 (2.72%) Data Analyst
13 18 (2.72%) Integration Engineer
14 17 (2.57%) Senior Developer
14 17 (2.57%) SQL Developer
15 16 (2.42%) Project Manager
15 16 (2.42%) Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (6.96%) REST
2 34 (5.14%) Kafka
3 30 (4.54%) JSON
3 30 (4.54%) Middleware
4 29 (4.39%) React
5 25 (3.78%) Node.js
6 23 (3.48%) .NET
6 23 (3.48%) XML
7 19 (2.87%) YAML
8 18 (2.72%) PySpark
8 18 (2.72%) RESTful
9 14 (2.12%) Django
9 14 (2.12%) Flask
10 13 (1.97%) AngularJS
10 13 (1.97%) SOAP
11 10 (1.51%) FastAPI
12 8 (1.21%) GraphQL
12 8 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (1.06%) Web Services
14 6 (0.91%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 53 (8.02%) Cloud Native
2 48 (7.26%) Legacy Systems
3 30 (4.54%) Data Structures
4 28 (4.24%) Product Ownership
5 26 (3.93%) Onboarding
6 18 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (2.12%) Reference Data
9 12 (1.82%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.51%) IoT
12 9 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.36%) NHS
12 9 (1.36%) Taxonomies
13 8 (1.21%) Life Science
13 8 (1.21%) Mainframe
14 6 (0.91%) Reinsurance
15 5 (0.76%) Algorithms
15 5 (0.76%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.42%) Unix
2 6 (0.91%) Linux
3 4 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (40.85%) Data Modelling
2 252 (38.12%) ETL
3 236 (35.70%) Analytics
4 203 (30.71%) Agile
5 195 (29.50%) Data Pipeline
6 167 (25.26%) CI/CD
7 153 (23.15%) DevOps
8 144 (21.79%) Business Intelligence
9 139 (21.03%) Problem-Solving
10 138 (20.88%) Migration
11 126 (19.06%) Data Engineering
12 117 (17.70%) Stakeholder Management
13 113 (17.10%) Data Governance
14 108 (16.34%) AI
15 107 (16.19%) Integration Patterns
16 105 (15.89%) Validation
17 102 (15.43%) Data Architecture
18 92 (13.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 83 (12.56%) Decision-Making
20 75 (11.35%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 300 (45.39%) SQL
2 157 (23.75%) Python
3 41 (6.20%) Java
4 26 (3.93%) PL/SQL
5 23 (3.48%) C#
6 22 (3.33%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.87%) TypeScript
8 18 (2.72%) T-SQL
9 15 (2.27%) Bash
10 12 (1.82%) Shell Script
11 11 (1.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (1.51%) PowerShell
13 9 (1.36%) Scala
14 8 (1.21%) Bicep
15 4 (0.61%) ABAP
15 4 (0.61%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.61%) R
16 3 (0.45%) Gremlin
16 3 (0.45%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.45%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 188 (28.44%) Security Cleared
2 157 (23.75%) SC Cleared
3 40 (6.05%) Degree
4 24 (3.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.57%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (1.82%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.51%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.21%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.21%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.61%) SAS Certification
12 2 (0.30%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.30%) PMP
13 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.15%) MBA
13 1 (0.15%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.15%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 170 (25.72%) Data Quality
2 41 (6.20%) GDPR
3 22 (3.33%) QA
4 9 (1.36%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.21%) SLA
6 7 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (1.06%) Solvency II
7 5 (0.76%) GRC
7 5 (0.76%) IFRS
8 4 (0.61%) HL7
8 4 (0.61%) IFRS 17
8 4 (0.61%) SNOMED CT
9 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.45%) NCSC
10 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.30%) FATCA
10 2 (0.30%) GxP
10 2 (0.30%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.15%) GMP
System Software
1 46 (6.96%) Docker
2 10 (1.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 51 (7.72%) Kubernetes
2 30 (4.54%) Terraform
3 10 (1.51%) Grafana
4 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.45%) Ansible
5 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.30%) Argo
6 2 (0.30%) Control-M
7 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.15%) SCCM
Vendors
1 130 (19.67%) Oracle
2 98 (14.83%) Databricks
3 95 (14.37%) Microsoft
4 72 (10.89%) SAP
5 66 (9.98%) Talend
6 59 (8.93%) Informatica
7 38 (5.75%) Salesforce
8 31 (4.69%) Denodo
9 19 (2.87%) Google
10 15 (2.27%) MuleSoft
11 14 (2.12%) ServiceNow
12 12 (1.82%) Cloudera
12 12 (1.82%) NEC
13 8 (1.21%) IBM
14 7 (1.06%) Workday
15 6 (0.91%) Alteryx
16 5 (0.76%) Palantir
16 5 (0.76%) SimCorp
16 5 (0.76%) Sparx
16 5 (0.76%) Teradata