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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 95 109
Rank change year-on-year -53 +14 +48
Contract jobs citing Data Management 678 679 770
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 2.78% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 3.06% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 413 460 499
10th Percentile £350 £325 £360
25th Percentile £413 £425 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.55% - -
75th Percentile £588 £713 £675
90th Percentile £700 £875 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 26 57
10th Percentile £13.13 £20.36 £15.52
25th Percentile £17.19 £25.43 £19.57
Median hourly rate £29.52 £31.65 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% -29.66% -28.29%
75th Percentile £50.00 £63.75 £46.18
90th Percentile £60.75 £80.00 £63.95
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% -27.78% -28.29%

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 33,504 22,203 32,130
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.48% 91.02% 86.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,453 14,593 21,161
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £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 2,080 880 2,196
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.83 £12.85
25th Percentile £20.07 £18.51 £15.75
Median hourly rate £41.56 £31.76 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.84% -6.59% -9.33%
75th Percentile £66.50 £64.50 £58.69
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.28 £71.75
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £30.78 £33.07
% change year-on-year +20.21% -6.91% -8.79%

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 April 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 April 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 April 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 -50 334 £496 -17.33% 128
Midlands -11 97 £492 -6.29% 48
West Midlands -13 82 £492 -8.42% 28
South East -40 79 £463 -15.91% 83
North of England -63 63 £425 -19.43% 55
South West +1 61 £523 +1.95% 35
East of England -39 35 £505 +1.00% 24
North West -49 33 £500 -9.09% 40
Yorkshire -40 29 £375 -21.05% 12
East Midlands -30 14 £449 -2.71% 20
North East -18 2 £540 - 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 38 (5.60%) SharePoint
2 28 (4.13%) Confluence
3 23 (3.39%) SAS
4 12 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.62%) HCL Notes
6 10 (1.47%) Mendix
7 8 (1.18%) Apache Spark
8 7 (1.03%) Apache
8 7 (1.03%) ArcGIS
9 6 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.59%) CMS
11 3 (0.44%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
12 1 (0.15%) Moodle
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.15%) Smallworld
12 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 60 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (2.80%) MS Visio
5 14 (2.06%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.59%) Windchill
8 1 (0.15%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.15%) CATIA
8 1 (0.15%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 21 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
1 21 (3.10%) Teamcenter
2 6 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (0.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.74%) Aladdin
3 5 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.44%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.44%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.44%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.44%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.44%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.44%) SimCorp Dimension
4 3 (0.44%) Temenos T24
5 2 (0.29%) iTrent
5 2 (0.29%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.29%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 110 (16.22%) Azure
2 101 (14.90%) Power Platform
3 57 (8.41%) AWS
4 31 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (4.28%) Collibra
5 29 (4.28%) GCP
6 28 (4.13%) SaaS
7 27 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (3.54%) PowerApps
9 22 (3.24%) OpenShift
10 21 (3.10%) Serverless
11 15 (2.21%) Microsoft Purview
12 14 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (2.06%) Azure Functions
12 14 (2.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 14 (2.06%) Power Automate
13 13 (1.92%) Azure Service Bus
14 12 (1.77%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (1.77%) Entra ID
14 12 (1.77%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.92%) LAN
2 11 (1.62%) WAN
3 10 (1.47%) Unified Communications
3 10 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (1.03%) PSTN
5 4 (0.59%) Intranet
6 2 (0.29%) Diameter Protocol
6 2 (0.29%) NAS
6 2 (0.29%) SMS
7 1 (0.15%) 3G
7 1 (0.15%) 4G
7 1 (0.15%) 5G
7 1 (0.15%) FTP
7 1 (0.15%) HTTP
7 1 (0.15%) Internet
7 1 (0.15%) MQTT
7 1 (0.15%) NetScaler
7 1 (0.15%) SDH
7 1 (0.15%) WebEx
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (12.98%) Power BI
2 72 (10.62%) Metadata
3 52 (7.67%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (4.87%) Data Lake
5 31 (4.57%) SQL Server
6 25 (3.69%) Tableau
7 23 (3.39%) Oracle Database
8 14 (2.06%) Oracle Reports
9 13 (1.92%) Relational Database
10 12 (1.77%) NoSQL
10 12 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
11 11 (1.62%) GIS
11 11 (1.62%) MySQL
12 9 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (1.18%) Big Data
13 8 (1.18%) Data Mining
14 7 (1.03%) BigQuery
14 7 (1.03%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 51 (7.52%) JIRA
2 37 (5.46%) GitLab
3 33 (4.87%) Git
4 27 (3.98%) Jenkins
5 22 (3.24%) Selenium
6 18 (2.65%) JUnit
7 13 (1.92%) ERwin
8 6 (0.88%) JMeter
9 5 (0.74%) Appium
10 4 (0.59%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.44%) Postman
11 3 (0.44%) PowerDesigner
11 3 (0.44%) Sonatype Nexus
11 3 (0.44%) Toad
11 3 (0.44%) Zephyr
12 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
13 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
13 1 (0.15%) GCC
13 1 (0.15%) Hudson
General
1 243 (35.84%) Social Skills
2 196 (28.91%) Finance
3 153 (22.57%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (9.00%) Public Sector
5 49 (7.23%) Banking
6 37 (5.46%) Manufacturing
6 37 (5.46%) Marketing
7 29 (4.28%) Financial Institution
8 27 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (3.54%) Aerospace
10 20 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (2.21%) Retail
13 14 (2.06%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.92%) Legal
14 13 (1.92%) Local Government
15 12 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.62%) Aviation
16 11 (1.62%) Military
17 9 (1.33%) Law
Job Titles
1 127 (18.73%) Analyst
2 74 (10.91%) Architect
3 70 (10.32%) Senior
4 63 (9.29%) Data Analyst
4 63 (9.29%) Lead
5 57 (8.41%) Business Analyst
6 47 (6.93%) Data Architect
7 38 (5.60%) Consultant
7 38 (5.60%) Developer
8 35 (5.16%) Data Manager
9 34 (5.01%) Data Engineer
10 23 (3.39%) Administrator
11 18 (2.65%) Data Business Analyst
11 18 (2.65%) Project Manager
11 18 (2.65%) Test Specialist
12 17 (2.51%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (2.21%) Senior Manager
14 14 (2.06%) Configuration Management Specialist
14 14 (2.06%) Configuration Specialist
14 14 (2.06%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (4.57%) REST
2 18 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
3 17 (2.51%) pytest
4 15 (2.21%) .NET
4 15 (2.21%) React
5 12 (1.77%) Kafka
6 10 (1.47%) HTML5 Canvas
6 10 (1.47%) JSON
6 10 (1.47%) Microsoft Graph
7 8 (1.18%) PySpark
7 8 (1.18%) XML
8 7 (1.03%) YAML
9 5 (0.74%) JDO
9 5 (0.74%) Middleware
9 5 (0.74%) Node.js
9 5 (0.74%) NumPy
9 5 (0.74%) Pandas
9 5 (0.74%) SOAP
10 4 (0.59%) ADO
10 4 (0.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.67%) Management Information System
2 40 (5.90%) Onboarding
3 37 (5.46%) Data Structures
4 29 (4.28%) Legacy Systems
5 24 (3.54%) Reference Data
6 20 (2.95%) Product Ownership
7 19 (2.80%) Analytical Mindset
7 19 (2.80%) Cloud Native
8 17 (2.51%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.77%) FMCG
9 12 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (1.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (1.47%) Life Science
10 10 (1.47%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.18%) IoT
12 7 (1.03%) Fixed Income
12 7 (1.03%) Synthetic Data
13 6 (0.88%) Marketing Technology
13 6 (0.88%) Wiki
14 5 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.06%) Windows
2 6 (0.88%) Linux
3 4 (0.59%) Android
3 4 (0.59%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.15%) Unix
4 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (27.14%) Problem-Solving
2 180 (26.55%) Data Governance
3 177 (26.11%) Agile
4 157 (23.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 150 (22.12%) Analytics
6 146 (21.53%) Migration
7 131 (19.32%) Data Modelling
8 111 (16.37%) Business Intelligence
9 105 (15.49%) Validation
10 89 (13.13%) Decision-Making
11 85 (12.54%) AI
12 84 (12.39%) DevOps
13 83 (12.24%) CI/CD
14 72 (10.62%) ETL
14 72 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 70 (10.32%) Data Analysis
16 69 (10.18%) Data Architecture
17 66 (9.73%) Data Migration
18 65 (9.59%) Project Management
19 61 (9.00%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 138 (20.35%) SQL
2 83 (12.24%) Python
3 18 (2.65%) C#
3 18 (2.65%) JavaScript
4 16 (2.36%) Java
4 16 (2.36%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.62%) Formula Language
5 11 (1.62%) LotusScript
6 10 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (1.47%) PL/SQL
7 9 (1.33%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.33%) VBA
8 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.88%) C
10 5 (0.74%) Bicep
10 5 (0.74%) C++
10 5 (0.74%) Groovy
10 5 (0.74%) R
11 4 (0.59%) Scala
12 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 137 (20.21%) Security Cleared
2 113 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 83 (12.24%) Degree
4 22 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (1.47%) Oracle Certification
8 8 (1.18%) IIBA
9 7 (1.03%) CBAP
9 7 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.88%) OCA
11 5 (0.74%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.74%) PMP
12 4 (0.59%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.59%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.59%) OCP
13 3 (0.44%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.44%) PhD
13 3 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (27.29%) Data Quality
2 65 (9.59%) QA
3 58 (8.55%) GDPR
4 16 (2.36%) PMO
5 14 (2.06%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (0.88%) Solvency II
8 5 (0.74%) Def Stans
9 4 (0.59%) BS7666
9 4 (0.59%) COREP
9 4 (0.59%) FINREP
9 4 (0.59%) IFRS
9 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.44%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.29%) Basel III
11 2 (0.29%) DICOM
11 2 (0.29%) HL7
11 2 (0.29%) MiFID
11 2 (0.29%) NCSC
11 2 (0.29%) PERC
System Software
1 21 (3.10%) Docker
2 2 (0.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 31 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.47%) Terraform
4 7 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.59%) Grafana
6 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.44%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.29%) Consul
8 1 (0.15%) Kibana
8 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 123 (18.14%) Microsoft
2 75 (11.06%) Oracle
3 58 (8.55%) SAP
4 36 (5.31%) Salesforce
5 35 (5.16%) Databricks
6 25 (3.69%) Informatica
7 15 (2.21%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.92%) Google
9 11 (1.62%) Lotus
10 10 (1.47%) Kofax
10 10 (1.47%) Talend
11 9 (1.33%) Bloomberg
12 7 (1.03%) Siemens
13 6 (0.88%) Adobe
13 6 (0.88%) GoldenSource
13 6 (0.88%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 5 (0.74%) Alteryx
14 5 (0.74%) Charles River
14 5 (0.74%) Murex
14 5 (0.74%) Palantir