Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Herefordshire
Data Engineer
West Midlands > Herefordshire
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Herefordshire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 21 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -5 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Herefordshire | 10.20% | 6.90% | 6.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.20% | 7.27% | 8.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £650 | £612 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +6.21% | +11.27% |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £469 | £514 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.71% | +3.79% | -13.91% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Herefordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Herefordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Herefordshire with a recognized job title | 49 | 55 | 50 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 94.83% | 86.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 47 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £468 | £520 |
| 25th Percentile | £544 | £550 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £650 | £612 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +6.21% | +16.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £700 | £685 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £790 | £775 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £63.14 | £25.15 | £11.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +151.03% | +110.99% | -76.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.41 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £71.76 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.53 | £25.15 | £21.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.47% | +15.39% | -1.80% |
Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Herefordshire.
Data Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Herefordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Herefordshire.
Data Engineer Contract Job Locations in Herefordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbury | +15 | 4 | £700 | +7.69% | |
| Data Engineer West Midlands |
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Data Engineer Skill Set Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Herefordshire region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 5 |
| 7 | Analytics | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Azure Certification | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Azure Data Factory | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Data Pipeline | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Data Security | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Decision-Making | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Digital Transformation Programme | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Elasticsearch | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | ETL | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | ETL Development | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Go | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Kafka | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Keycloak | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | PostgreSQL | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Workflow | 80.0% | 4 |
| 22 | Data Engineering | 20.0% | 1 |
| 22 | Java | 20.0% | 1 |
| 22 | Kubernetes | 20.0% | 1 |
Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python Data Engineer | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Senior Data Engineer | 80.0% | 4 |