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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 85 110
Rank change year-on-year -57 +25 +49
Contract jobs citing Data Management 670 750 790
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.89% 2.92% 2.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 3.24% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 413 504 515
10th Percentile £344 £325 £385
25th Percentile £413 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -2.82% -6.14%
75th Percentile £575 £700 £661
90th Percentile £700 £875 £763
UK median daily rate £498 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -5.24% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 25 53
10th Percentile £12.63 £22.59 £18.25
25th Percentile £15.38 £26.52 £21.73
Median hourly rate £28.55 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% -27.78% -32.08%
75th Percentile £50.00 £60.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £58.25 £93.75 £58.70
UK median hourly rate £29.52 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -9.17% -27.78% -28.00%

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 30,972 23,170 33,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.17% 90.22% 87.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,848 14,569 21,913
10th Percentile £313 £308 £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 £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 1,919 779 2,056
10th Percentile £15.24 £15.59 £13.42
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 £35.00 £34.77
Median % change year-on-year -18.57% +0.68% -0.67%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £59.93
90th Percentile £72.51 £75.30 £72.17
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -15.38% -2.99% -4.29%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 -50 343 £500 -13.04% 99
Midlands -19 88 £481 -8.38% 80
South East -48 75 £490 -6.71% 142
West Midlands -6 74 £490 -6.67% 40
North of England -70 66 £455 -11.65% 101
South West +13 64 £488 +8.33% 62
Yorkshire -48 33 £404 -24.51% 40
North West -59 30 £500 - 47
East of England -42 24 £505 +12.22% 60
East Midlands -23 14 £425 +2.54% 40
North East -15 3 £540 +8.00% 14
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 36 (5.37%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.58%) Confluence
3 23 (3.43%) SAS
4 11 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.49%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (1.49%) HCL Notes
6 9 (1.34%) Mendix
7 8 (1.19%) Apache
7 8 (1.19%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.45%) CMS
8 3 (0.45%) Palantir Foundry
8 3 (0.45%) WordPress
9 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
10 1 (0.15%) Moodle
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 56 (8.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.37%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (4.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.39%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
6 11 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.45%) Windchill
8 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.30%) Revit
9 1 (0.15%) CATIA
9 1 (0.15%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 18 (2.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.09%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.90%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.60%) Aladdin
5 4 (0.60%) Workday HCM
6 3 (0.45%) Adobe Campaign
6 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Eloqua
6 3 (0.45%) Fidessa
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.45%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.45%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.45%) SimCorp Dimension
6 3 (0.45%) Temenos T24
7 2 (0.30%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 2 (0.30%) Markit EDM
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle SCM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 115 (17.16%) Azure
2 98 (14.63%) Power Platform
3 66 (9.85%) AWS
4 38 (5.67%) GCP
5 29 (4.33%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (4.18%) Collibra
7 26 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (3.28%) OpenShift
8 22 (3.28%) PowerApps
8 22 (3.28%) Serverless
9 21 (3.13%) SaaS
10 17 (2.54%) Power Automate
11 16 (2.39%) Azure Functions
12 15 (2.24%) OCI
13 14 (2.09%) Azure Service Bus
14 13 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
14 13 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
14 13 (1.94%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.79%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.64%) LAN
2 9 (1.34%) WAN
3 8 (1.19%) Unified Communications
3 8 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.75%) PSTN
5 3 (0.45%) NAS
6 2 (0.30%) Firewall
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 88 (13.13%) Power BI
2 60 (8.96%) Metadata
3 54 (8.06%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (5.22%) SQL Server
5 31 (4.63%) Data Lake
6 29 (4.33%) Tableau
7 19 (2.84%) Oracle Database
8 17 (2.54%) Relational Database
9 15 (2.24%) MySQL
9 15 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
10 11 (1.64%) NoSQL
10 11 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
10 11 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.34%) BigQuery
12 8 (1.19%) Big Data
12 8 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (1.04%) GIS
13 7 (1.04%) SAS Enterprise Guide
14 6 (0.90%) OLAP
14 6 (0.90%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 51 (7.61%) JIRA
2 42 (6.27%) GitLab
3 39 (5.82%) Git
4 27 (4.03%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.69%) Selenium
6 17 (2.54%) JUnit
7 10 (1.49%) 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
9 3 (0.45%) Toad
10 2 (0.30%) REST Assured
11 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.15%) Gemini Tracker
11 1 (0.15%) Katalon Studio
11 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 261 (38.96%) Social Skills
2 215 (32.09%) Finance
3 153 (22.84%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (8.66%) Banking
5 52 (7.76%) Public Sector
6 43 (6.42%) Marketing
7 32 (4.78%) Manufacturing
8 28 (4.18%) Financial Institution
9 25 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
11 21 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (2.99%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.54%) Retail
14 12 (1.79%) Legal
14 12 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (1.79%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.49%) Aviation
15 10 (1.49%) Front Office
15 10 (1.49%) Local Government
15 10 (1.49%) Military
Job Titles
1 132 (19.70%) Analyst
2 72 (10.75%) Architect
3 65 (9.70%) Senior
4 64 (9.55%) Business Analyst
4 64 (9.55%) Data Analyst
5 61 (9.10%) Lead
6 45 (6.72%) Developer
7 41 (6.12%) Consultant
8 40 (5.97%) Data Architect
9 32 (4.78%) Data Engineer
10 27 (4.03%) Data Manager
11 25 (3.73%) Administrator
12 18 (2.69%) Data Business Analyst
12 18 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (2.69%) Test Specialist
13 14 (2.09%) Configuration Management Specialist
13 14 (2.09%) Configuration Specialist
13 14 (2.09%) Data Management Specialist
13 14 (2.09%) Data Modeller
13 14 (2.09%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (5.22%) REST
2 23 (3.43%) Oracle Fusion
3 19 (2.84%) pytest
4 17 (2.54%) React
5 16 (2.39%) .NET
6 13 (1.94%) JSON
7 12 (1.79%) Kafka
8 11 (1.64%) SOAP
8 11 (1.64%) XML
9 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Graph
10 9 (1.34%) HTML5 Canvas
10 9 (1.34%) Lightning Web Components
10 9 (1.34%) YAML
11 8 (1.19%) Middleware
12 7 (1.04%) Visualforce
13 6 (0.90%) Node.js
13 6 (0.90%) PySpark
14 5 (0.75%) NumPy
14 5 (0.75%) OAuth
14 5 (0.75%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.57%) Management Information System
2 42 (6.27%) Onboarding
3 34 (5.07%) Data Structures
4 25 (3.73%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (3.73%) Product Ownership
5 21 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 19 (2.84%) Reference Data
7 16 (2.39%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.64%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 7 (1.04%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.04%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.04%) Life Science
11 7 (1.04%) Social Media
11 7 (1.04%) Synthetic Data
12 6 (0.90%) CMDB
12 6 (0.90%) IoT
12 6 (0.90%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.90%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.09%) Windows
2 6 (0.90%) Android
2 6 (0.90%) Apple iOS
2 6 (0.90%) Linux
3 2 (0.30%) Unix
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (30.00%) Agile
2 194 (28.96%) Problem-Solving
3 164 (24.48%) Data Governance
4 154 (22.99%) Stakeholder Management
5 147 (21.94%) Analytics
6 118 (17.61%) Data Modelling
6 118 (17.61%) Migration
7 109 (16.27%) Business Intelligence
8 89 (13.28%) CI/CD
9 88 (13.13%) DevOps
10 84 (12.54%) Validation
11 78 (11.64%) Decision-Making
12 76 (11.34%) AI
12 76 (11.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 74 (11.04%) Project Management
14 71 (10.60%) Data Analysis
15 64 (9.55%) ETL
16 62 (9.25%) Visualisation
17 60 (8.96%) Data Architecture
18 59 (8.81%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 143 (21.34%) SQL
2 88 (13.13%) Python
3 26 (3.88%) JavaScript
4 19 (2.84%) C#
5 18 (2.69%) PowerShell
6 15 (2.24%) Java
7 10 (1.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (1.49%) Formula Language
7 10 (1.49%) LotusScript
7 10 (1.49%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.34%) PL/SQL
9 8 (1.19%) Apex Code
10 7 (1.04%) Groovy
10 7 (1.04%) VBA
11 6 (0.90%) R
11 6 (0.90%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.75%) C++
13 4 (0.60%) Korn
13 4 (0.60%) Scala
14 3 (0.45%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 140 (20.90%) Security Cleared
2 115 (17.16%) SC Cleared
3 87 (12.99%) Degree
4 20 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (2.99%) Master's Degree
5 11 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.64%) Oracle Certification
6 8 (1.19%) IIBA
7 7 (1.04%) CBAP
7 7 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.04%) OCA
8 5 (0.75%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.75%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.75%) PMP
9 4 (0.60%) OCP
10 3 (0.45%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.45%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 3 (0.45%) PhD
10 3 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (23.58%) Data Quality
2 70 (10.45%) QA
3 60 (8.96%) GDPR
4 13 (1.94%) Accessibility
4 13 (1.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 13 (1.94%) PMO
5 7 (1.04%) Solvency II
6 5 (0.75%) Def Stans
7 4 (0.60%) IFRS
8 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.45%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.30%) Basel III
9 2 (0.30%) EMIR
9 2 (0.30%) GxP
9 2 (0.30%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.30%) MiFID
9 2 (0.30%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) GAAP
10 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.15%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (2.99%) Docker
2 2 (0.30%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.30%) Firmware
2 2 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.15%) HDFS
3 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 30 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.19%) Terraform
4 5 (0.75%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.60%) Grafana
6 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.45%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.30%) Consul
7 2 (0.30%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.15%) Kibana
8 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 127 (18.96%) Microsoft
2 79 (11.79%) Oracle
3 49 (7.31%) SAP
4 40 (5.97%) Salesforce
5 33 (4.93%) Databricks
6 29 (4.33%) Informatica
7 25 (3.73%) ServiceNow
8 18 (2.69%) Google
9 13 (1.94%) Talend
10 10 (1.49%) Bloomberg
10 10 (1.49%) Lotus
11 9 (1.34%) Kofax
12 8 (1.19%) Workday
13 7 (1.04%) Siemens
14 6 (0.90%) Charles River
14 6 (0.90%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 6 (0.90%) Twitter
15 5 (0.75%) Adobe
15 5 (0.75%) Alteryx
15 5 (0.75%) Palantir