Information Management Contracts in England

Information Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Information Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Management over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 370 419
Rank change year-on-year 0 +49 +53
Contract jobs citing Information Management 117 172 260
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.48% 0.46% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.53% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 119 181
10th Percentile £319 £350 £304
25th Percentile £400 £434 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £688
90th Percentile £725 £700 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 8
10th Percentile - £16.12 £17.50
25th Percentile £47.50 £20.50 £41.88
Median hourly rate £63.00 £31.50 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -44.74% +238.88%
75th Percentile £67.00 £55.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £81.01 £71.25 -
UK median hourly rate £63.00 £35.00 £57.00
% change year-on-year +80.00% -38.60% +238.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Information 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 22,247 32,161 45,385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.13% 86.56% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,550 21,078 31,861
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,252 1,585
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.93 £10.91
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.15 £35.96 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.93% -4.12% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
% change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%

Information Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Information Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Management in England

Information Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Information Management in England

Information Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Management in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Management in England

Information Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Information Management in England

Information Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Management in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Management in England

Information 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 Information Management within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 +25 54 £463 -11.90% 84
South West +47 24 £530 +0.95% 15
East of England +49 22 £600 +14.29% 13
South East +25 11 £538 +11.98% 46
North of England +4 3 £550 +10.00% 33
Midlands +1 3 £575 +4.55% 22
West Midlands -3 3 £575 +4.55% 10
North West -5 2 - - 24
North East - 1 £550 -
Information Management
UK

Information Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (6.84%) WebSphere
2 5 (4.27%) CMS
3 4 (3.42%) Drupal
4 3 (2.56%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.71%) Confluence
6 1 (0.85%) Appian
Applications
1 12 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.56%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.85%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (4.27%) SAP MDG
1 5 (4.27%) SAP MDG-S
1 5 (4.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.42%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.71%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.13%) Salsify
2 5 (4.27%) Azure
2 5 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.42%) Attraqt
3 4 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (3.42%) Google Workspace
3 4 (3.42%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.42%) Storyblok
3 4 (3.42%) SuccessFactors
4 3 (2.56%) Alation
4 3 (2.56%) Collibra
4 3 (2.56%) GitHub
5 2 (1.71%) AWS
5 2 (1.71%) Boomi
5 2 (1.71%) IaaS
5 2 (1.71%) PaaS
5 2 (1.71%) SaaS
6 1 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.40%) SSL
2 10 (8.55%) DNS
2 10 (8.55%) FTP
2 10 (8.55%) HTTP
2 10 (8.55%) Network Security
2 10 (8.55%) SMTP
3 4 (3.42%) Firewall
4 3 (2.56%) Intranet
5 2 (1.71%) NAS
5 2 (1.71%) Unified Communications
5 2 (1.71%) Wireless
6 1 (0.85%) Extranet
6 1 (0.85%) IPsec
6 1 (0.85%) LAN
6 1 (0.85%) MPLS
6 1 (0.85%) Telepresence
6 1 (0.85%) VPN
6 1 (0.85%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.84%) DB2
2 5 (4.27%) Power Query
2 5 (4.27%) SAP HANA
3 4 (3.42%) Power BI
4 3 (2.56%) Metadata
5 1 (0.85%) EDMS
5 1 (0.85%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (5.13%) JIRA
2 3 (2.56%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.85%) Git
3 1 (0.85%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.85%) Selenium
3 1 (0.85%) TestRail
General
1 51 (43.59%) Social Skills
2 21 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (17.95%) Public Sector
3 15 (12.82%) Finance
4 11 (9.40%) Law
5 7 (5.98%) Manufacturing
5 7 (5.98%) Retail
6 6 (5.13%) Legal
7 5 (4.27%) Local Government
7 5 (4.27%) Marketing
8 3 (2.56%) Electronics
8 3 (2.56%) Police
8 3 (2.56%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.71%) Back Office
9 2 (1.71%) Billing
9 2 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 28 (23.93%) Analyst
2 18 (15.38%) Architect
3 12 (10.26%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (8.55%) Business Analyst
5 9 (7.69%) Lead
5 9 (7.69%) SOC Analyst
6 8 (6.84%) Data Steward
6 8 (6.84%) Systems Analyst
7 7 (5.98%) Systems Architect
8 6 (5.13%) Delivery Manager
8 6 (5.13%) Head of Information
9 5 (4.27%) Head of Information Management
9 5 (4.27%) Information Analyst
9 5 (4.27%) Information Architect
9 5 (4.27%) Information Manager
9 5 (4.27%) Information Systems Architect
9 5 (4.27%) Senior
9 5 (4.27%) Trainer
10 4 (3.42%) ERP Manager
10 4 (3.42%) Head of Knowledge Management
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.26%) LDAP
2 6 (5.13%) .NET
3 1 (0.85%) CSS
3 1 (0.85%) HTML
3 1 (0.85%) jQuery
3 1 (0.85%) MIDP
3 1 (0.85%) NumPy
3 1 (0.85%) Pandas
3 1 (0.85%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 59 (50.43%) Management Information System
2 10 (8.55%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (6.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (6.84%) CSOC
3 8 (6.84%) Cyberattack
3 8 (6.84%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (5.13%) LIMS
5 5 (4.27%) Reference Data
6 4 (3.42%) Virtual Team
7 3 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.56%) NHS
7 3 (2.56%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.71%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.71%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.85%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.85%) FMCG
9 1 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.85%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.56%) Windows
2 2 (1.71%) Linux
2 2 (1.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (1.71%) Unix
2 2 (1.71%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.85%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (17.95%) Data Management
3 20 (17.09%) Data Governance
4 18 (15.38%) Product Information Management
5 16 (13.68%) Agile
5 16 (13.68%) Decision-Making
6 15 (12.82%) Analytics
6 15 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 13 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
7 13 (11.11%) Business Case
7 13 (11.11%) Roadmaps
8 12 (10.26%) E-Commerce
9 11 (9.40%) Information Security
10 10 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (8.55%) Machine Learning
10 10 (8.55%) Risk Management
10 10 (8.55%) Systems Engineering
10 10 (8.55%) Threat Detection
11 9 (7.69%) Line Management
11 9 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.40%) SQL
2 3 (2.56%) C++
3 2 (1.71%) Java
3 2 (1.71%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.85%) C#
4 1 (0.85%) PHP
4 1 (0.85%) Python
4 1 (0.85%) Rust
Qualifications
1 48 (41.03%) Security Cleared
2 46 (39.32%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.11%) Degree
4 10 (8.55%) DV Cleared
5 7 (5.98%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (3.42%) SAP Certification
7 2 (1.71%) APMG
7 2 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.71%) SAFe Agilist
8 1 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.85%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.85%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 1 (0.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.97%) Data Quality
2 11 (9.40%) GDPR
3 8 (6.84%) Accessibility
4 5 (4.27%) QA
5 3 (2.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (2.56%) PMO
6 2 (1.71%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (6.84%) Active Directory
1 8 (6.84%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.56%) Terraform
2 2 (1.71%) Ansible
2 2 (1.71%) SELinux
Vendors
1 17 (14.53%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.26%) SAP
3 8 (6.84%) Informatica
4 5 (4.27%) BiZZdesign
5 4 (3.42%) Google
5 4 (3.42%) Oracle
6 2 (1.71%) Cisco
6 2 (1.71%) Dell
6 2 (1.71%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.71%) Splunk
7 1 (0.85%) F5
7 1 (0.85%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (0.85%) Progress
7 1 (0.85%) Remedy