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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 77 112
Rank change year-on-year -59 +35 +46
Contract jobs citing Data Management 672 776 787
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 2.98% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.32% 3.32% 2.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 487 528
10th Percentile £313 £325 £398
25th Percentile £404 £416 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -4.55% -5.17%
75th Percentile £575 £700 £663
90th Percentile £700 £827 £750
UK median daily rate £495 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -5.71% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 27 44
10th Percentile £12.63 £21.63 £18.08
25th Percentile £16.00 £26.39 £19.57
Median hourly rate £24.21 £32.50 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.52% -4.41% -48.68%
75th Percentile £43.56 £49.84 £48.75
90th Percentile £71.75 £95.25 £62.33
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -8.45% -43.20%

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 28,984 23,348 33,451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.65% 89.57% 87.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,549 14,241 22,377
10th Percentile £306 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £640 £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 1,798 747 1,965
10th Percentile £15.06 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £16.74
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -1.41% +1.43%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £61.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +8.53%

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 3 February 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 3 February 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 3 February 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 -48 355 £500 -9.09% 151
Midlands -23 85 £477 -9.24% 48
South East -47 73 £490 -9.31% 99
West Midlands +1 69 £490 -8.84% 34
North of England -72 67 £455 -11.65% 74
South West +15 58 £463 +2.78% 24
North West -58 33 £500 - 54
Yorkshire -35 30 £404 -24.51% 17
East of England -31 23 £505 -8.18% 32
East Midlands -28 16 £447 +7.97% 14
North East -17 4 £438 -23.91% 3
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 34 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.27%) Confluence
3 20 (2.98%) SAS
4 10 (1.49%) HCL Notes
4 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (1.34%) Mendix
6 7 (1.04%) Apache
6 7 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.45%) WordPress
9 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.15%) CMS
10 1 (0.15%) Moodle
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 59 (8.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.38%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.89%) ProjectWise
7 4 (0.60%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.60%) Revit
8 3 (0.45%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.15%) CATIA
10 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
10 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (3.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.08%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.74%) Aladdin
4 5 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 5 (0.74%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Markit EDM
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle SCM
6 3 (0.45%) SAP PP
7 2 (0.30%) Eagle PACE
7 2 (0.30%) Fidessa
7 2 (0.30%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.30%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.30%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.30%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.30%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.15%) ContrOCC
Cloud Services
1 118 (17.56%) Azure
2 95 (14.14%) Power Platform
3 60 (8.93%) AWS
4 38 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (4.76%) GCP
6 28 (4.17%) Collibra
7 26 (3.87%) PowerApps
8 24 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
9 22 (3.27%) OCI
9 22 (3.27%) SaaS
10 20 (2.98%) Serverless
11 19 (2.83%) OpenShift
12 18 (2.68%) Power Automate
13 17 (2.53%) Azure Service Bus
14 16 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (2.38%) Snowflake
15 15 (2.23%) Azure Functions
15 15 (2.23%) PaaS
16 14 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
17 13 (1.93%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.34%) LAN
2 7 (1.04%) WAN
3 6 (0.89%) Unified Communications
3 6 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.60%) PSTN
5 3 (0.45%) Firewall
5 3 (0.45%) NAS
6 2 (0.30%) HTTP
6 2 (0.30%) SAN
6 2 (0.30%) SMS
7 1 (0.15%) 2G
7 1 (0.15%) 4G
7 1 (0.15%) Intranet
7 1 (0.15%) IPv4
7 1 (0.15%) MPLS
7 1 (0.15%) Network Security
7 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.15%) VLAN
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (12.80%) Power BI
2 52 (7.74%) Metadata
3 45 (6.70%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (4.32%) Tableau
5 24 (3.57%) SQL Server
6 20 (2.98%) Data Lake
7 18 (2.68%) Oracle Database
8 12 (1.79%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.79%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
10 10 (1.49%) MySQL
10 10 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (1.34%) BigQuery
12 7 (1.04%) Big Data
12 7 (1.04%) GIS
13 6 (0.89%) Metadata Repository
13 6 (0.89%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.89%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.60%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 64 (9.52%) JIRA
2 42 (6.25%) GitLab
3 31 (4.61%) Git
4 24 (3.57%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.23%) Selenium
6 14 (2.08%) JUnit
7 9 (1.34%) ERwin
8 4 (0.60%) Appium
8 4 (0.60%) Postman
9 3 (0.45%) JMeter
9 3 (0.45%) PowerDesigner
9 3 (0.45%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.30%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.30%) TestRail
10 2 (0.30%) Toad
11 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
11 1 (0.15%) Katalon Studio
11 1 (0.15%) MLflow
11 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 277 (41.22%) Social Skills
2 218 (32.44%) Finance
3 155 (23.07%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (8.93%) Banking
5 49 (7.29%) Public Sector
6 38 (5.65%) Marketing
7 31 (4.61%) Manufacturing
8 25 (3.72%) Financial Institution
8 25 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
9 20 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.38%) Retail
11 15 (2.23%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.23%) Legal
11 15 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.93%) Local Government
12 13 (1.93%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.79%) Military
14 11 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (1.34%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 134 (19.94%) Analyst
2 69 (10.27%) Architect
3 64 (9.52%) Data Analyst
4 61 (9.08%) Business Analyst
5 59 (8.78%) Lead
5 59 (8.78%) Senior
6 58 (8.63%) Developer
7 48 (7.14%) Consultant
8 33 (4.91%) Data Architect
9 31 (4.61%) Data Manager
10 24 (3.57%) Administrator
11 21 (3.13%) Data Engineer
12 16 (2.38%) Data Business Analyst
12 16 (2.38%) Data Modeller
12 16 (2.38%) Governance Analyst
12 16 (2.38%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (2.23%) Oracle Consultant
13 15 (2.23%) Test Specialist
14 13 (1.93%) Power Platform Developer
14 13 (1.93%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (6.99%) REST
2 30 (4.46%) Oracle Fusion
3 23 (3.42%) SOAP
4 18 (2.68%) .NET
5 17 (2.53%) React
6 16 (2.38%) pytest
7 11 (1.64%) Lightning Web Components
8 10 (1.49%) JSON
8 10 (1.49%) Middleware
8 10 (1.49%) Visualforce
9 9 (1.34%) HTML5 Canvas
9 9 (1.34%) Kafka
9 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Graph
9 9 (1.34%) XML
10 7 (1.04%) Node.js
10 7 (1.04%) RESTful
11 6 (0.89%) CSS
11 6 (0.89%) OAuth
11 6 (0.89%) PySpark
11 6 (0.89%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (6.70%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.40%) Onboarding
3 35 (5.21%) Data Structures
4 26 (3.87%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
6 20 (2.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (2.38%) Reference Data
8 14 (2.08%) CMDB
9 11 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.64%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.34%) Synthetic Data
11 7 (1.04%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.04%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 7 (1.04%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.89%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.89%) Life Science
12 6 (0.89%) Reinsurance
12 6 (0.89%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.93%) Windows
2 7 (1.04%) Android
2 7 (1.04%) Apple iOS
3 6 (0.89%) Linux
4 2 (0.30%) Unix
5 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (30.21%) Problem-Solving
2 202 (30.06%) Agile
3 166 (24.70%) Data Governance
4 152 (22.62%) Analytics
5 151 (22.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 115 (17.11%) Data Modelling
7 106 (15.77%) Migration
8 103 (15.33%) Business Intelligence
8 103 (15.33%) DevOps
9 89 (13.24%) CI/CD
10 86 (12.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 83 (12.35%) Validation
12 76 (11.31%) Project Management
13 75 (11.16%) Decision-Making
14 68 (10.12%) Visualisation
15 67 (9.97%) Data Analysis
16 63 (9.38%) AI
17 62 (9.23%) Roadmaps
18 60 (8.93%) Data Strategy
19 57 (8.48%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 139 (20.68%) SQL
2 87 (12.95%) Python
3 34 (5.06%) JavaScript
4 19 (2.83%) C#
5 18 (2.68%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.93%) Java
7 11 (1.64%) Apex Code
7 11 (1.64%) PL/SQL
8 10 (1.49%) Formula Language
8 10 (1.49%) LotusScript
9 8 (1.19%) Groovy
9 8 (1.19%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.04%) VBA
11 6 (0.89%) R
12 5 (0.74%) C++
12 5 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.60%) Korn
13 4 (0.60%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.45%) Perl
14 3 (0.45%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 129 (19.20%) Security Cleared
2 105 (15.63%) SC Cleared
3 91 (13.54%) Degree
4 23 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.83%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.34%) OCA
7 9 (1.34%) Oracle Certification
8 8 (1.19%) IIBA
9 7 (1.04%) CBAP
10 5 (0.74%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.60%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.60%) PMP
12 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 3 (0.45%) PhD
12 3 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.30%) CIPD
13 2 (0.30%) CISSP
13 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (23.07%) Data Quality
2 66 (9.82%) QA
3 63 (9.38%) GDPR
4 15 (2.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 12 (1.79%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.79%) PMO
6 7 (1.04%) ISO 19650
7 6 (0.89%) Solvency II
8 5 (0.74%) IFRS
9 4 (0.60%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.45%) GxP
10 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.45%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.30%) Basel III
11 2 (0.30%) EMIR
11 2 (0.30%) GAAP
11 2 (0.30%) MiFID
11 2 (0.30%) NCSC
11 2 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.15%) FATCA
System Software
1 22 (3.27%) Docker
2 5 (0.74%) Firmware
3 3 (0.45%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.15%) HDFS
4 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 27 (4.02%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.49%) Terraform
3 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.45%) Grafana
5 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.30%) Consul
6 2 (0.30%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.15%) SCCM
7 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 122 (18.15%) Microsoft
2 79 (11.76%) Oracle
3 51 (7.59%) SAP
4 37 (5.51%) Salesforce
5 34 (5.06%) Databricks
6 30 (4.46%) ServiceNow
7 26 (3.87%) Informatica
8 17 (2.53%) Google
9 11 (1.64%) Talend
9 11 (1.64%) Workday
10 10 (1.49%) Lotus
11 9 (1.34%) Kofax
12 8 (1.19%) Bloomberg
13 7 (1.04%) Alteryx
14 6 (0.89%) Autodesk
15 5 (0.74%) Charles River
15 5 (0.74%) EMC
15 5 (0.74%) Siemens
16 4 (0.60%) Anaplan
16 4 (0.60%) Murex