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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 94 107
Rank change year-on-year -69 +13 +59
Contract jobs citing Data Management 679 651 763
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.63% 2.71% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.93% 2.97% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 423 466
10th Percentile £329 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £424 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £623 £731 £675
90th Percentile £738 £875 £781
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 29 58
10th Percentile £13.31 £21.40 £15.62
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.00 £21.37
Median hourly rate £32.75 £30.32 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -28.66% +10.82%
75th Percentile £50.00 £60.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £60.18 £78.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £31.90 £42.50
% change year-on-year +12.84% -24.94% +10.82%

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 35,226 21,902 31,378
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.76% 91.29% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,404 14,316 20,563
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,174 928 2,273
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.39 £18.20 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.25 £28.48 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.88% -21.97% -2.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.17 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.28 £27.94 £36.00
% change year-on-year +51.31% -22.39% -

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 24 May 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 24 May 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 24 May 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 -43 352 £500 -23.08% 151
South East -19 91 £450 -10.00% 84
Midlands -37 85 £513 -6.82% 33
West Midlands -31 66 £513 -2.38% 19
South West -2 57 £500 -4.76% 33
North of England -101 49 £475 -5.00% 60
North West -70 29 £500 -3.85% 36
East of England -55 27 £505 +1.00% 14
Yorkshire -57 19 £410 -8.89% 22
East Midlands -25 18 £525 -8.70% 14
North East - 2 £400 - 2
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 45 (6.63%) SharePoint
2 29 (4.27%) Confluence
3 12 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (1.47%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.47%) HCL Notes
4 10 (1.47%) Mendix
5 9 (1.33%) ArcGIS
5 9 (1.33%) CMS
6 8 (1.18%) SAS
7 5 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.74%) Palantir Foundry
7 5 (0.74%) WordPress
8 3 (0.44%) Apache
9 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.15%) Moodle
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.15%) Smallworld
Applications
1 62 (9.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.86%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.50%) MS Visio
5 11 (1.62%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.59%) Windchill
8 3 (0.44%) Navisworks
8 3 (0.44%) Revit
9 1 (0.15%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.15%) CATIA
9 1 (0.15%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 24 (3.53%) Teamcenter
2 19 (2.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.88%) Aladdin
4 6 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.59%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.44%) Adobe Campaign
6 3 (0.44%) Eloqua
6 3 (0.44%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.44%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.29%) iTrent
7 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.15%) IntelliMatch
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Utilities
8 1 (0.15%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 124 (18.26%) Azure
2 114 (16.79%) Power Platform
3 53 (7.81%) AWS
4 34 (5.01%) PowerApps
5 32 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (4.12%) SaaS
7 26 (3.83%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (3.53%) GCP
9 23 (3.39%) Azure Data Factory
10 22 (3.24%) Collibra
11 20 (2.95%) Power Automate
11 20 (2.95%) Serverless
12 19 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (2.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 13 (1.91%) Azure Functions
14 13 (1.91%) Microsoft Purview
15 12 (1.77%) Entra ID
15 12 (1.77%) OneDrive
16 11 (1.62%) Azure Service Bus
16 11 (1.62%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.06%) 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 3 (0.44%) SMS
7 2 (0.29%) Diameter Protocol
7 2 (0.29%) Network Security
7 2 (0.29%) SAN
7 2 (0.29%) WLAN
8 1 (0.15%) 3G
8 1 (0.15%) 4G
8 1 (0.15%) 5G
8 1 (0.15%) DWDM
8 1 (0.15%) Internet
8 1 (0.15%) MPLS
8 1 (0.15%) SDH
8 1 (0.15%) SIGTRAN
8 1 (0.15%) SS7
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (13.70%) Power BI
2 79 (11.63%) Metadata
3 57 (8.39%) Data Warehouse
4 40 (5.89%) Data Lake
5 33 (4.86%) SQL Server
6 26 (3.83%) Tableau
7 18 (2.65%) Oracle Database
8 17 (2.50%) GIS
9 14 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
10 12 (1.77%) NoSQL
10 12 (1.77%) Oracle Reports
11 11 (1.62%) Relational Database
12 9 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.33%) Data Mining
12 9 (1.33%) Metadata Repository
12 9 (1.33%) MySQL
12 9 (1.33%) Spatial Data
13 8 (1.18%) Delta Lake
13 8 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 50 (7.36%) JIRA
2 16 (2.36%) Git
3 15 (2.21%) GitLab
4 13 (1.91%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.62%) ERwin
6 9 (1.33%) Selenium
7 6 (0.88%) JMeter
8 5 (0.74%) JUnit
8 5 (0.74%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.59%) Postman
9 4 (0.59%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.59%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.44%) Appium
10 3 (0.44%) Toad
10 3 (0.44%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.29%) MLflow
11 2 (0.29%) SoapUI
11 2 (0.29%) SonarQube
12 1 (0.15%) Newman
General
1 231 (34.02%) Social Skills
2 192 (28.28%) Finance
3 138 (20.32%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (8.10%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.92%) Banking
6 30 (4.42%) Manufacturing
7 27 (3.98%) Aerospace
7 27 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (3.98%) Marketing
8 25 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (3.39%) Financial Institution
10 17 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (2.21%) Local Government
12 12 (1.77%) Retail
13 11 (1.62%) Legal
14 10 (1.47%) Aviation
15 9 (1.33%) Military
15 9 (1.33%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (1.03%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 126 (18.56%) Analyst
2 90 (13.25%) Architect
3 73 (10.75%) Lead
4 72 (10.60%) Senior
5 62 (9.13%) Data Analyst
5 62 (9.13%) Data Architect
6 53 (7.81%) Business Analyst
7 39 (5.74%) Consultant
8 38 (5.60%) Developer
9 36 (5.30%) Data Engineer
10 32 (4.71%) Administrator
11 31 (4.57%) Data Manager
12 18 (2.65%) Project Manager
13 17 (2.50%) Data Business Analyst
13 17 (2.50%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (2.21%) Governance Analyst
14 15 (2.21%) Senior Manager
15 14 (2.06%) Configuration Management Specialist
15 14 (2.06%) Configuration Specialist
15 14 (2.06%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.50%) REST
2 13 (1.91%) .NET
3 12 (1.77%) JSON
3 12 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
3 12 (1.77%) React
3 12 (1.77%) XML
4 10 (1.47%) HTML5 Canvas
4 10 (1.47%) Microsoft Graph
5 9 (1.33%) Middleware
6 8 (1.18%) Kafka
6 8 (1.18%) PySpark
7 6 (0.88%) CSS
7 6 (0.88%) Elastic Stack
7 6 (0.88%) RESTful
7 6 (0.88%) YAML
8 5 (0.74%) HTML
8 5 (0.74%) JDO
8 5 (0.74%) Web Services
9 4 (0.59%) ADO
9 4 (0.59%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.13%) Management Information System
2 40 (5.89%) Onboarding
3 29 (4.27%) Data Structures
4 25 (3.68%) Cloud Native
5 24 (3.53%) Legacy Systems
6 22 (3.24%) Reference Data
7 21 (3.09%) Data Protection Act
8 20 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
9 16 (2.36%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.62%) FMCG
12 10 (1.47%) Life Science
12 10 (1.47%) Low-Code
13 8 (1.18%) IoT
14 7 (1.03%) Fixed Income
14 7 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 7 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
14 7 (1.03%) Marketing Technology
14 7 (1.03%) Replication
15 6 (0.88%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.06%) Windows
2 4 (0.59%) Linux
3 2 (0.29%) Android
3 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (25.63%) Data Governance
2 168 (24.74%) Migration
3 155 (22.83%) Agile
4 148 (21.80%) Data Modelling
5 146 (21.50%) Problem-Solving
5 146 (21.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 127 (18.70%) Analytics
7 105 (15.46%) Business Intelligence
8 99 (14.58%) AI
9 98 (14.43%) Validation
10 90 (13.25%) Decision-Making
11 88 (12.96%) ETL
12 82 (12.08%) Data Architecture
13 78 (11.49%) Data Migration
14 76 (11.19%) Data Analysis
15 73 (10.75%) DevOps
16 72 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
17 71 (10.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 63 (9.28%) CI/CD
19 61 (8.98%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 140 (20.62%) SQL
2 80 (11.78%) Python
3 21 (3.09%) Java
4 20 (2.95%) C#
5 18 (2.65%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.36%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (1.47%) Formula Language
7 10 (1.47%) LotusScript
8 9 (1.33%) C
8 9 (1.33%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.18%) VBA
10 7 (1.03%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.88%) Bicep
11 6 (0.88%) X++
12 4 (0.59%) C++
12 4 (0.59%) R
13 3 (0.44%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 121 (17.82%) Security Cleared
2 101 (14.87%) SC Cleared
3 88 (12.96%) Degree
4 22 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 9 (1.33%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.18%) CBAP
7 8 (1.18%) IIBA
8 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (0.88%) Oracle Certification
9 5 (0.74%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.59%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.59%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.59%) OCP
10 4 (0.59%) PMP
11 3 (0.44%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (0.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (27.25%) Data Quality
2 59 (8.69%) GDPR
3 56 (8.25%) QA
4 18 (2.65%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.62%) PMO
6 5 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (0.74%) Def Stans
7 4 (0.59%) BS7666
7 4 (0.59%) COREP
7 4 (0.59%) FINREP
7 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.59%) Solvency II
8 3 (0.44%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.29%) DICOM
9 2 (0.29%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.29%) HL7
9 2 (0.29%) PERC
System Software
1 4 (0.59%) Docker
2 3 (0.44%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (2.06%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.33%) Terraform
4 7 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (0.88%) Grafana
6 5 (0.74%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.44%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.29%) Ansible
8 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.15%) Backup Exec
9 1 (0.15%) Kibana
9 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 120 (17.67%) Microsoft
2 63 (9.28%) Oracle
3 53 (7.81%) SAP
4 46 (6.77%) Databricks
5 34 (5.01%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.09%) Informatica
7 14 (2.06%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.91%) Google
9 10 (1.47%) Bloomberg
9 10 (1.47%) Kofax
9 10 (1.47%) Lotus
10 7 (1.03%) ESRI
10 7 (1.03%) Siemens
11 6 (0.88%) Adobe
11 6 (0.88%) Autodesk
11 6 (0.88%) Charles River
12 5 (0.74%) GoldenSource
12 5 (0.74%) Red Hat
12 5 (0.74%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.74%) Talend