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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 79 114
Rank change year-on-year -59 +35 +43
Contract jobs citing Data Management 674 776 799
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.02% 2.96% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.31% 3.30% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 490 536
10th Percentile £322 £325 £400
25th Percentile £410 £418 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.95% -2.82% -5.58%
75th Percentile £575 £700 £663
90th Percentile £700 £826 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 27 43
10th Percentile £12.63 £21.63 £18.05
25th Percentile £15.75 £26.39 £19.57
Median hourly rate £25.42 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.80% -1.52% -50.19%
75th Percentile £44.75 £49.84 £48.75
90th Percentile £71.28 £95.25 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -16.92% -7.14% -44.00%

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 29,172 23,495 33,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.59% 89.70% 87.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,676 14,439 22,381
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 £617 £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 1,836 743 1,976
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.88 £21.00 £16.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% - -
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.50 £61.78
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% +7.69%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 -44 355 £500 -9.09% 144
Midlands -17 85 £479 -8.79% 43
South East -42 76 £496 -9.82% 96
West Midlands -5 70 £491 -6.48% 27
North of England -73 70 £455 -10.34% 69
South West +16 57 £463 +2.78% 26
Yorkshire -36 33 £404 -24.51% 19
North West -57 32 £500 - 46
East of England -35 24 £505 -8.18% 23
East Midlands -30 15 £439 +5.92% 16
North East -17 5 £438 -23.91% 4
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 37 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.41%) Confluence
3 20 (2.97%) SAS
4 12 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.48%) HCL Notes
6 9 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (1.34%) Mendix
7 8 (1.19%) Apache
8 7 (1.04%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.45%) WordPress
10 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.15%) CMS
11 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
11 1 (0.15%) Moodle
11 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.15%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 58 (8.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.23%) MS Visio
5 14 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
6 11 (1.63%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.74%) ProjectWise
8 4 (0.59%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.59%) Revit
9 3 (0.45%) Windchill
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.15%) CATIA
11 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
11 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 20 (2.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.93%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.74%) Aladdin
4 5 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 5 (0.74%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.59%) Markit EDM
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle SCM
6 3 (0.45%) SAP MDG
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%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.30%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.15%) ContrOCC
Cloud Services
1 126 (18.69%) Azure
2 98 (14.54%) Power Platform
3 66 (9.79%) AWS
4 38 (5.64%) GCP
5 37 (5.49%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (4.15%) Collibra
7 26 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (3.86%) PowerApps
8 23 (3.41%) Serverless
9 20 (2.97%) SaaS
10 19 (2.82%) OpenShift
11 17 (2.52%) Azure Functions
11 17 (2.52%) Power Automate
12 16 (2.37%) Azure Service Bus
12 16 (2.37%) OCI
13 15 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (2.23%) Snowflake
14 13 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (1.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.63%) LAN
2 9 (1.34%) WAN
3 8 (1.19%) Unified Communications
3 8 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.74%) 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 90 (13.35%) Power BI
2 57 (8.46%) Metadata
3 48 (7.12%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (4.15%) Tableau
5 27 (4.01%) SQL Server
6 26 (3.86%) Data Lake
7 18 (2.67%) Oracle Database
8 12 (1.78%) MySQL
8 12 (1.78%) NoSQL
8 12 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.78%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.63%) Oracle Reports
10 9 (1.34%) Big Data
10 9 (1.34%) BigQuery
11 8 (1.19%) GIS
12 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.89%) Metadata Repository
13 6 (0.89%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.89%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 5 (0.74%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 65 (9.64%) JIRA
2 42 (6.23%) GitLab
3 33 (4.90%) Git
4 24 (3.56%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.23%) Selenium
6 14 (2.08%) JUnit
7 9 (1.34%) ERwin
8 4 (0.59%) Appium
9 3 (0.45%) JMeter
9 3 (0.45%) Postman
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%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 267 (39.61%) Social Skills
2 218 (32.34%) Finance
3 152 (22.55%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (8.61%) Banking
5 48 (7.12%) Public Sector
6 38 (5.64%) Marketing
7 30 (4.45%) Manufacturing
8 25 (3.71%) Financial Institution
8 25 (3.71%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (2.37%) Retail
11 15 (2.23%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.23%) Legal
12 14 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.78%) Local Government
13 12 (1.78%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.63%) Front Office
14 11 (1.63%) Military
15 10 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 133 (19.73%) Analyst
2 70 (10.39%) Architect
3 64 (9.50%) Data Analyst
4 62 (9.20%) Lead
4 62 (9.20%) Senior
5 61 (9.05%) Business Analyst
6 56 (8.31%) Developer
7 47 (6.97%) Consultant
8 36 (5.34%) Data Architect
9 29 (4.30%) Data Manager
10 25 (3.71%) Data Engineer
11 23 (3.41%) Administrator
12 16 (2.37%) Data Modeller
12 16 (2.37%) Governance Analyst
12 16 (2.37%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (2.23%) Data Business Analyst
13 15 (2.23%) Test Specialist
14 13 (1.93%) Engagement Manager
14 13 (1.93%) Oracle Consultant
14 13 (1.93%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (6.68%) REST
2 26 (3.86%) Oracle Fusion
3 22 (3.26%) SOAP
4 18 (2.67%) .NET
5 17 (2.52%) React
6 16 (2.37%) pytest
7 11 (1.63%) JSON
7 11 (1.63%) Kafka
7 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Graph
8 10 (1.48%) Lightning Web Components
8 10 (1.48%) XML
9 9 (1.34%) HTML5 Canvas
9 9 (1.34%) Middleware
9 9 (1.34%) Visualforce
10 8 (1.19%) YAML
11 7 (1.04%) Node.js
12 6 (0.89%) CSS
12 6 (0.89%) PySpark
13 5 (0.74%) NumPy
13 5 (0.74%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.12%) Management Information System
2 46 (6.82%) Onboarding
3 35 (5.19%) Data Structures
4 24 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (3.56%) Product Ownership
5 21 (3.12%) Analytical Mindset
6 19 (2.82%) Reference Data
7 14 (2.08%) CMDB
8 13 (1.93%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.63%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.34%) Synthetic Data
11 8 (1.19%) Fixed Income
12 7 (1.04%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (1.04%) Life Science
12 7 (1.04%) Mobile App
12 7 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (0.89%) IoT
13 6 (0.89%) Reinsurance
14 5 (0.74%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.08%) 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
1 202 (29.97%) Agile
1 202 (29.97%) Problem-Solving
2 171 (25.37%) Data Governance
3 154 (22.85%) Stakeholder Management
4 153 (22.70%) Analytics
5 118 (17.51%) Data Modelling
6 110 (16.32%) Migration
7 104 (15.43%) Business Intelligence
8 101 (14.99%) DevOps
9 91 (13.50%) CI/CD
10 88 (13.06%) Validation
11 84 (12.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 79 (11.72%) Project Management
13 75 (11.13%) Decision-Making
14 71 (10.53%) AI
15 65 (9.64%) Data Analysis
16 64 (9.50%) Visualisation
17 63 (9.35%) ETL
18 60 (8.90%) Data Strategy
19 57 (8.46%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 143 (21.22%) SQL
2 85 (12.61%) Python
3 34 (5.04%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.97%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.82%) C#
6 14 (2.08%) Java
7 11 (1.63%) PL/SQL
8 10 (1.48%) Apex Code
8 10 (1.48%) Formula Language
8 10 (1.48%) LotusScript
9 8 (1.19%) Groovy
9 8 (1.19%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.04%) VBA
11 6 (0.89%) R
12 5 (0.74%) C++
13 4 (0.59%) Bicep
13 4 (0.59%) Korn
14 3 (0.45%) Perl
14 3 (0.45%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 129 (19.14%) Security Cleared
2 106 (15.73%) SC Cleared
3 94 (13.95%) Degree
4 24 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (3.26%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.63%) 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
10 5 (0.74%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.74%) PMP
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (0.45%) PhD
11 3 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.30%) CIPD
12 2 (0.30%) CISSP
12 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (23.29%) Data Quality
2 72 (10.68%) QA
3 65 (9.64%) GDPR
4 14 (2.08%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 13 (1.93%) PMO
6 6 (0.89%) ISO 19650
6 6 (0.89%) Solvency II
7 5 (0.74%) IFRS
8 4 (0.59%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.45%) GxP
9 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.45%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.30%) Basel III
10 2 (0.30%) EMIR
10 2 (0.30%) GAAP
10 2 (0.30%) MiFID
10 2 (0.30%) NCSC
10 2 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.15%) Dodd-Frank
System Software
1 21 (3.12%) Docker
2 4 (0.59%) Firmware
3 2 (0.30%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.15%) HDFS
4 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 27 (4.01%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.48%) Terraform
4 5 (0.74%) 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%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 127 (18.84%) Microsoft
2 74 (10.98%) Oracle
3 53 (7.86%) SAP
4 39 (5.79%) Salesforce
5 35 (5.19%) Databricks
6 33 (4.90%) ServiceNow
7 30 (4.45%) Informatica
8 18 (2.67%) Google
9 13 (1.93%) Talend
10 10 (1.48%) Lotus
11 9 (1.34%) Kofax
11 9 (1.34%) Workday
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%) Murex
15 5 (0.74%) Siemens
16 4 (0.59%) Twitter