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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 78 118
Rank change year-on-year -54 +40 +37
Contract jobs citing Data Management 646 775 749
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 2.87% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 3.22% 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 481 498
10th Percentile £313 £325 £400
25th Percentile £403 £416 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £525 £566
Median % change year-on-year -6.29% -7.28% -3.37%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £688
90th Percentile £700 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £495 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -5.71% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 24 33
10th Percentile £12.63 £20.81 £19.53
25th Percentile £15.75 £26.24 £26.24
Median hourly rate £21.25 £32.50 £46.06
Median % change year-on-year -34.62% -29.43% -34.21%
75th Percentile £34.76 £44.76 £50.75
90th Percentile £79.30 £96.38 £67.31
UK median hourly rate £21.25 £32.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year -34.62% -29.62% -30.29%

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 28,047 24,036 31,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.31% 89.14% 87.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,899 14,761 21,230
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
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 1,744 772 1,471
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.54 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.59 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

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 15 January 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 15 January 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 15 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 -42 340 £501 -9.00% 109
Midlands -9 89 £475 -9.52% 78
West Midlands +5 73 £491 -8.65% 40
North of England -56 70 £438 -12.50% 79
South East -49 65 £475 -9.52% 140
South West +8 47 £463 -5.13% 52
Yorkshire -28 34 £402 -24.79% 28
North West -55 31 £500 +2.04% 41
East of England -26 26 £505 +1.00% 54
East Midlands -31 16 £447 +7.97% 36
North East -14 5 £438 -18.60% 10
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 32 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.94%) Confluence
2 19 (2.94%) SAS
3 9 (1.39%) HCL Notes
4 8 (1.24%) Mendix
5 7 (1.08%) Apache
5 7 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.77%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.46%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.15%) CMS
8 1 (0.15%) Moodle
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 60 (9.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.70%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.39%) ProjectWise
5 9 (1.39%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.62%) Navisworks
6 4 (0.62%) Revit
7 3 (0.46%) Windchill
8 2 (0.31%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 28 (4.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.55%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.77%) Aladdin
3 5 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.77%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.77%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.46%) Markit EDM
5 3 (0.46%) Oracle SCM
5 3 (0.46%) SAP PP
6 2 (0.31%) Eagle PACE
6 2 (0.31%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 2 (0.31%) iTrent
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.31%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.31%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.31%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.15%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 106 (16.41%) Azure
2 90 (13.93%) Power Platform
3 52 (8.05%) AWS
4 36 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
5 33 (5.11%) GCP
6 32 (4.95%) Collibra
7 24 (3.72%) PowerApps
8 21 (3.25%) OCI
9 18 (2.79%) OpenShift
9 18 (2.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 18 (2.79%) Serverless
10 17 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
11 16 (2.48%) Azure Service Bus
11 16 (2.48%) Power Automate
11 16 (2.48%) SaaS
12 15 (2.32%) Azure Logic Apps
13 14 (2.17%) Azure Functions
13 14 (2.17%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 14 (2.17%) Snowflake
14 13 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.62%) Firewall
2 3 (0.46%) LAN
2 3 (0.46%) NAS
3 2 (0.31%) SAN
3 2 (0.31%) SMS
3 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.15%) 2G
4 1 (0.15%) 4G
4 1 (0.15%) Broadband
4 1 (0.15%) HTTP
4 1 (0.15%) Intranet
4 1 (0.15%) IPv4
4 1 (0.15%) MPLS
4 1 (0.15%) Network Security
4 1 (0.15%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.15%) SMTP
4 1 (0.15%) VLAN
4 1 (0.15%) WAN
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
4 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (13.16%) Power BI
2 54 (8.36%) Metadata
3 36 (5.57%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (4.18%) Tableau
5 20 (3.10%) SQL Server
6 16 (2.48%) Oracle Database
7 12 (1.86%) Data Lake
7 12 (1.86%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.55%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (1.39%) BigQuery
9 9 (1.39%) NoSQL
10 8 (1.24%) MySQL
10 8 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (1.24%) Power Query
11 7 (1.08%) Big Data
11 7 (1.08%) GIS
11 7 (1.08%) SAP HANA
12 6 (0.93%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.77%) SAS Enterprise Guide
13 5 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 63 (9.75%) JIRA
2 42 (6.50%) GitLab
3 31 (4.80%) Git
4 24 (3.72%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.79%) Selenium
6 15 (2.32%) JUnit
7 5 (0.77%) JMeter
7 5 (0.77%) Postman
8 4 (0.62%) Appium
8 4 (0.62%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.62%) ERwin
9 3 (0.46%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.31%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.31%) Gatling
10 2 (0.31%) Katalon Studio
10 2 (0.31%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.31%) TestNG
10 2 (0.31%) TestRail
General
1 271 (41.95%) Social Skills
2 224 (34.67%) Finance
3 158 (24.46%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (9.60%) Banking
5 47 (7.28%) Public Sector
6 39 (6.04%) Marketing
7 28 (4.33%) Manufacturing
8 27 (4.18%) Financial Institution
9 25 (3.87%) Influencing Skills
10 23 (3.56%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.79%) Legal
13 17 (2.63%) Local Government
13 17 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.86%) Military
15 12 (1.86%) Retail
15 12 (1.86%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.55%) Investment Banking
17 9 (1.39%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 126 (19.50%) Analyst
2 73 (11.30%) Architect
3 60 (9.29%) Lead
4 59 (9.13%) Developer
5 56 (8.67%) Data Analyst
6 55 (8.51%) Business Analyst
7 52 (8.05%) Senior
8 50 (7.74%) Consultant
9 32 (4.95%) Data Architect
10 27 (4.18%) Administrator
10 27 (4.18%) Data Manager
11 20 (3.10%) Data Engineer
11 20 (3.10%) Governance Analyst
12 15 (2.32%) Oracle Consultant
13 14 (2.17%) Data Modeller
13 14 (2.17%) Test Specialist
14 13 (2.01%) QA Engineer
14 13 (2.01%) Salesforce Architect
14 13 (2.01%) ServiceNow Developer
15 12 (1.86%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (7.43%) REST
2 30 (4.64%) Oracle Fusion
3 26 (4.02%) SOAP
4 17 (2.63%) .NET
5 16 (2.48%) React
6 15 (2.32%) Lightning Web Components
6 15 (2.32%) pytest
7 13 (2.01%) Middleware
7 13 (2.01%) Visualforce
8 10 (1.55%) JSON
8 10 (1.55%) RESTful
9 9 (1.39%) Kafka
10 8 (1.24%) HTML5 Canvas
11 7 (1.08%) Node.js
12 6 (0.93%) CSS
12 6 (0.93%) MIDP
12 6 (0.93%) OAuth
12 6 (0.93%) PySpark
12 6 (0.93%) XML
13 5 (0.77%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.28%) Management Information System
2 45 (6.97%) Onboarding
3 32 (4.95%) Data Structures
4 28 (4.33%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.72%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (3.25%) Analytical Mindset
7 15 (2.32%) Reference Data
8 14 (2.17%) CMDB
9 10 (1.55%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.39%) Synthetic Data
11 8 (1.24%) Data Centre
12 7 (1.08%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.08%) Fixed Income
12 7 (1.08%) Life Science
12 7 (1.08%) Mobile App
13 6 (0.93%) Derivative
13 6 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 6 (0.93%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.17%) Windows
2 8 (1.24%) Apple iOS
3 7 (1.08%) Android
3 7 (1.08%) Linux
4 2 (0.31%) Unix
4 2 (0.31%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.15%) tvOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (31.11%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (29.88%) Agile
3 160 (24.77%) Data Governance
4 149 (23.07%) Analytics
5 135 (20.90%) Stakeholder Management
6 104 (16.10%) DevOps
7 102 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
7 102 (15.79%) Data Modelling
8 91 (14.09%) Migration
9 90 (13.93%) CI/CD
10 86 (13.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 81 (12.54%) Project Management
12 73 (11.30%) Validation
13 66 (10.22%) Data Analysis
14 64 (9.91%) Roadmaps
15 63 (9.75%) Visualisation
16 59 (9.13%) Decision-Making
17 58 (8.98%) AI
17 58 (8.98%) Data Strategy
18 53 (8.20%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 134 (20.74%) SQL
2 74 (11.46%) Python
3 33 (5.11%) JavaScript
4 18 (2.79%) C#
5 15 (2.32%) Apex Code
5 15 (2.32%) Java
6 13 (2.01%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.70%) PL/SQL
8 9 (1.39%) Formula Language
8 9 (1.39%) LotusScript
9 8 (1.24%) Groovy
10 7 (1.08%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.93%) R
12 5 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.77%) VBA
13 4 (0.62%) C++
13 4 (0.62%) Korn
14 3 (0.46%) Perl
14 3 (0.46%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 110 (17.03%) Security Cleared
2 90 (13.93%) SC Cleared
3 73 (11.30%) Degree
4 20 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.79%) Master's Degree
6 9 (1.39%) OCA
6 9 (1.39%) Oracle Certification
7 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.62%) PMI Certification
7 4 (0.62%) PMP
7 4 (0.62%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.46%) CBAP
8 3 (0.46%) IIBA
8 3 (0.46%) MCP
8 3 (0.46%) PhD
9 2 (0.31%) APMP
9 2 (0.31%) CISSP
9 2 (0.31%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.31%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (22.60%) Data Quality
2 69 (10.68%) QA
3 58 (8.98%) GDPR
4 17 (2.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (1.70%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.70%) PMO
6 10 (1.55%) ISO 19650
7 6 (0.93%) GxP
8 5 (0.77%) IFRS
9 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.62%) Solvency II
10 3 (0.46%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.31%) Basel III
11 2 (0.31%) EMIR
11 2 (0.31%) GAAP
11 2 (0.31%) MiFID
11 2 (0.31%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.15%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.15%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 23 (3.56%) Docker
2 8 (1.24%) Firmware
3 4 (0.62%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) HDFS
5 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.55%) Terraform
3 5 (0.77%) SCCM
4 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.46%) Grafana
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.46%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.31%) Consul
5 2 (0.31%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Ansible
6 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.15%) Puppet
6 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 114 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 75 (11.61%) Oracle
3 55 (8.51%) SAP
4 39 (6.04%) Salesforce
5 31 (4.80%) Databricks
6 29 (4.49%) ServiceNow
7 22 (3.41%) Informatica
8 18 (2.79%) Google
9 11 (1.70%) Bloomberg
9 11 (1.70%) Workday
10 10 (1.55%) Alteryx
10 10 (1.55%) Talend
11 9 (1.39%) Lotus
12 8 (1.24%) Kofax
13 7 (1.08%) Refinitiv
14 6 (0.93%) Autodesk
15 5 (0.77%) Atlassian
15 5 (0.77%) EMC
15 5 (0.77%) MuleSoft
16 4 (0.62%) Dynatrace