Data Management Contract Job Trends in England

Data Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 113 112
Rank change year-on-year -47 -1 +46
Contract jobs citing Data Management 765 654 762
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.71% 2.42% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.00% 2.67% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 442 383 457
10th Percentile £314 £313 £348
25th Percentile £400 £406 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £841 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 35 60
10th Percentile £16.00 £20.20 £18.02
25th Percentile £20.02 £25.08 £21.93
Median hourly rate £37.50 £30.81 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.73% -22.99% +17.65%
75th Percentile £49.38 £72.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £54.75 £79.60 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £33.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +13.64% -17.50% +17.65%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Management 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 38,237 24,502 31,943
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.52% 90.81% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,096 15,746 20,754
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,381 1,253 2,276
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.07%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.01 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.37 £70.16 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Data Management job vacancy trend in England

Data Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Management

Data Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Management in England over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Management in England

Data Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Management

Data Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Management in England over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Management in England

Data Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 9 July 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 -43 364 £519 -13.54% 197
South East -2 115 £450 +5.88% 75
Midlands -20 101 £513 -2.38% 46
West Midlands -26 77 £513 +7.89% 21
North of England -94 73 £450 -5.26% 70
South West +1 64 £525 +15.07% 71
Yorkshire -49 36 £400 -11.11% 27
North West -60 35 £500 - 36
East of England -39 27 £553 +71.91% 34
East Midlands -8 23 £525 -8.70% 25
North East -30 3 £425 -19.05% 7
Data Management
UK

Data Management
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 38 (4.97%) Confluence
1 38 (4.97%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.70%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.57%) CMS
3 12 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.18%) ArcGIS
4 9 (1.18%) Palantir Foundry
4 9 (1.18%) SAS
5 7 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (0.92%) WordPress
6 6 (0.78%) Apache
7 3 (0.39%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.39%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.26%) Mendix
9 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.13%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.13%) Mule
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.13%) Smallworld
Applications
1 64 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.09%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.39%) Navisworks
7 3 (0.39%) Revit
8 2 (0.26%) Windchill
9 1 (0.13%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.13%) CATIA
9 1 (0.13%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 32 (4.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (3.01%) Teamcenter
3 9 (1.18%) Aladdin
4 7 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.78%) Fidessa
5 6 (0.78%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.52%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.52%) SimCorp Dimension
6 4 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 3 (0.39%) Adobe Campaign
7 3 (0.39%) Eloqua
7 3 (0.39%) iTrent
7 3 (0.39%) Maximo
7 3 (0.39%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.39%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.26%) Primavera
8 2 (0.26%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.26%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 144 (18.82%) Azure
2 111 (14.51%) Power Platform
3 67 (8.76%) AWS
4 34 (4.44%) SaaS
5 30 (3.92%) GCP
5 30 (3.92%) PowerApps
6 28 (3.66%) Collibra
7 26 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (3.27%) Azure Data Factory
9 24 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
10 23 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (2.75%) Microsoft Purview
12 18 (2.35%) Snowflake
13 17 (2.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 17 (2.22%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.96%) Power Automate
15 13 (1.70%) PaaS
15 13 (1.70%) Serverless
16 12 (1.57%) OneDrive
17 8 (1.05%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.44%) LAN
1 11 (1.44%) WAN
2 10 (1.31%) Unified Communications
2 10 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (0.92%) PSTN
4 4 (0.52%) Network Security
5 3 (0.39%) Firewall
5 3 (0.39%) Intranet
5 3 (0.39%) SMS
6 2 (0.26%) Diameter Protocol
6 2 (0.26%) FTP
6 2 (0.26%) Internet
7 1 (0.13%) 2G
7 1 (0.13%) 3G
7 1 (0.13%) 4G
7 1 (0.13%) 5G
7 1 (0.13%) DWDM
7 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.13%) SIGTRAN
7 1 (0.13%) SS7
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (12.29%) Metadata
2 87 (11.37%) Power BI
3 55 (7.19%) Data Warehouse
4 50 (6.54%) Data Lake
5 40 (5.23%) SQL Server
6 28 (3.66%) Tableau
7 21 (2.75%) GIS
8 17 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
9 13 (1.70%) MySQL
10 12 (1.57%) NoSQL
11 10 (1.31%) Data Mining
11 10 (1.31%) Relational Database
12 9 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.18%) Big Data
12 9 (1.18%) Oracle Database
12 9 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
12 9 (1.18%) Spatial Data
13 8 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 61 (7.97%) JIRA
2 17 (2.22%) Git
3 13 (1.70%) ERwin
4 10 (1.31%) Selenium
5 9 (1.18%) GitLab
5 9 (1.18%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.78%) Postman
6 6 (0.78%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.65%) JMeter
7 5 (0.65%) JUnit
7 5 (0.65%) REST Assured
8 4 (0.52%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.39%) Toad
10 2 (0.26%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.26%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.26%) Gradle
10 2 (0.26%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
General
1 246 (32.16%) Social Skills
2 206 (26.93%) Finance
3 152 (19.87%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (9.54%) Public Sector
5 52 (6.80%) Banking
6 36 (4.71%) Marketing
7 35 (4.58%) Manufacturing
8 30 (3.92%) Aerospace
9 29 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.88%) Retail
12 18 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.35%) Legal
13 14 (1.83%) Local Government
14 12 (1.57%) Financial Institution
14 12 (1.57%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.31%) Aviation
16 9 (1.18%) Front Office
16 9 (1.18%) Military
17 8 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 130 (16.99%) Analyst
2 103 (13.46%) Architect
3 80 (10.46%) Lead
3 80 (10.46%) Senior
4 69 (9.02%) Data Architect
5 65 (8.50%) Data Analyst
6 51 (6.67%) Business Analyst
7 49 (6.41%) Data Engineer
8 44 (5.75%) Consultant
9 40 (5.23%) Developer
10 37 (4.84%) Administrator
11 35 (4.58%) Data Manager
12 25 (3.27%) Data Management Specialist
13 24 (3.14%) Solutions Architect
14 21 (2.75%) Project Manager
15 18 (2.35%) Data Business Analyst
15 18 (2.35%) Senior Manager
16 15 (1.96%) Data Administrator
16 15 (1.96%) Senior Developer
17 14 (1.83%) Configuration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.35%) REST
2 16 (2.09%) JSON
2 16 (2.09%) XML
3 14 (1.83%) Middleware
4 10 (1.31%) .NET
4 10 (1.31%) Kafka
4 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
5 9 (1.18%) RESTful
6 7 (0.92%) PySpark
7 6 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
8 5 (0.65%) FIX Protocol
8 5 (0.65%) JDO
8 5 (0.65%) LDAP
8 5 (0.65%) SailPoint
8 5 (0.65%) SOAP
8 5 (0.65%) Web Services
8 5 (0.65%) YAML
9 4 (0.52%) HTML
9 4 (0.52%) pytest
9 4 (0.52%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.63%) Management Information System
2 35 (4.58%) Onboarding
3 29 (3.79%) Cloud Native
4 27 (3.53%) Data Structures
5 26 (3.40%) Reference Data
6 22 (2.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 21 (2.75%) Product Ownership
8 19 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.83%) FMCG
10 13 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.70%) Life Science
10 13 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.05%) IoT
13 7 (0.92%) Fixed Income
13 7 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (0.92%) Marketing Technology
13 7 (0.92%) Taxonomies
14 6 (0.78%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.96%) Windows
2 10 (1.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.13%) Unix
3 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (31.50%) Data Governance
2 183 (23.92%) Agile
2 183 (23.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 182 (23.79%) Migration
4 155 (20.26%) Problem-Solving
5 153 (20.00%) Data Modelling
6 149 (19.48%) Analytics
7 130 (16.99%) Validation
8 113 (14.77%) AI
9 104 (13.59%) Decision-Making
10 103 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
11 101 (13.20%) Business Intelligence
12 97 (12.68%) Data Architecture
12 97 (12.68%) ETL
13 96 (12.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 91 (11.90%) Data Migration
15 80 (10.46%) Data Analysis
16 78 (10.20%) Roadmaps
17 77 (10.07%) DevOps
18 68 (8.89%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 149 (19.48%) SQL
2 84 (10.98%) Python
3 27 (3.53%) Java
4 19 (2.48%) C#
5 18 (2.35%) C
6 16 (2.09%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.44%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.31%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.05%) VBA
9 8 (1.05%) X++
10 7 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.78%) Bicep
11 6 (0.78%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.52%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.39%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.39%) Scala
13 3 (0.39%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.26%) Formula Language
14 2 (0.26%) LotusScript
14 2 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 134 (17.52%) Security Cleared
2 101 (13.20%) SC Cleared
3 84 (10.98%) Degree
4 24 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.88%) DV Cleared
6 19 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (1.57%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.78%) OCP
9 6 (0.78%) Oracle Certification
10 5 (0.65%) CBAP
10 5 (0.65%) IIBA
10 5 (0.65%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.52%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.52%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.39%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.26%) PMP
14 1 (0.13%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 242 (31.63%) Data Quality
2 78 (10.20%) GDPR
3 66 (8.63%) QA
4 20 (2.61%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.57%) PMO
6 6 (0.78%) Solvency II
7 5 (0.65%) Def Stans
7 5 (0.65%) NCSC
8 4 (0.52%) BS7666
8 4 (0.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.52%) COREP
8 4 (0.52%) FINREP
8 4 (0.52%) ISO 20022
8 4 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.39%) PERC
9 3 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.26%) NIST
10 2 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (1.31%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.05%) Docker
3 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (1.83%) Terraform
2 12 (1.57%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.52%) Grafana
5 4 (0.52%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.39%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.26%) Ansible
8 1 (0.13%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.13%) CASB
8 1 (0.13%) Kibana
8 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 127 (16.60%) Microsoft
2 73 (9.54%) SAP
3 59 (7.71%) Oracle
4 58 (7.58%) Databricks
5 47 (6.14%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.53%) Informatica
7 22 (2.88%) ServiceNow
8 14 (1.83%) Google
9 11 (1.44%) Bloomberg
10 10 (1.31%) ESRI
11 9 (1.18%) Foundry
11 9 (1.18%) Palantir
11 9 (1.18%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 8 (1.05%) Concur
13 7 (0.92%) Adobe
13 7 (0.92%) Charles River
13 7 (0.92%) Sitecore
13 7 (0.92%) Talend
14 6 (0.78%) Siemens
14 6 (0.78%) Workday