Data Management Contract Job Trends in London

Data Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Data Management skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 102 150
Rank change year-on-year -5 +48 +11
Contract jobs citing Data Management 346 387 390
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.60% 2.41% 1.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.80% 2.70% 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 244 255
10th Percentile £313 £350 £350
25th Percentile £406 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £555 £579
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% -4.16% -5.49%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £700
90th Percentile £766 £803 £790
England median daily rate £500 £525 £560
% change year-on-year -4.76% -6.25% -2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 3
10th Percentile - £21.40 £25.01
25th Percentile £17.00 £24.55 £31.02
Median hourly rate £22.73 £35.17 £41.04
Median % change year-on-year -35.39% -14.30% -10.78%
75th Percentile £25.00 £75.94 £45.90
90th Percentile £25.68 £97.50 £48.81
England median hourly rate £30.32 £39.68 £33.00
% change year-on-year -23.59% +20.24% -5.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,340 14,309 20,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.56% 89.21% 90.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,163 9,544 14,525
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -0.86%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £695
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 180 230
10th Percentile £17.02 £17.25 £18.15
25th Percentile £25.00 £23.80 £21.81
Median hourly rate £32.00 £35.00 £39.63
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -11.67% +7.09%
75th Percentile £48.75 £55.00 £63.94
90th Percentile £63.75 £72.19 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.54
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.24% +50.14%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Data Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Management in London

Data Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Management

Data Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Management in London over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Management in London

Data Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Data Management

Data Management
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Central London -1 60 £550 +4.76% 71
West London -3 4 £420 -26.96% 8
East London +8 2 £675 +35.34% 4
South London -10 2 £583 +29.50% 4
North London - 1 - -
Data Management
England

Data Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 9 (2.60%) Apache Airflow
2 7 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.45%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.16%) Apache
5 3 (0.87%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.87%) SAS
6 2 (0.58%) Appian
6 2 (0.58%) CMS
6 2 (0.58%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.29%) DataSynapse
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.29%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 30 (8.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.02%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.73%) ProjectWise
6 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.58%) Revit
7 2 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.29%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.29%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 11 (3.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.45%) Oracle Retail
3 5 (1.45%) SAP MDG
3 5 (1.45%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.87%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.58%) Eagle PACE
5 2 (0.58%) iTrent
5 2 (0.58%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.58%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.29%) Actimize
6 1 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.29%) Maximo
6 1 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.29%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.29%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 73 (21.10%) Azure
2 48 (13.87%) AWS
3 46 (13.29%) Power Platform
4 21 (6.07%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (5.49%) GCP
6 17 (4.91%) Collibra
7 13 (3.76%) PowerApps
8 12 (3.47%) OCI
9 11 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (2.89%) Snowflake
11 9 (2.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 9 (2.60%) SaaS
12 8 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (2.31%) GitHub
12 8 (2.31%) PaaS
12 8 (2.31%) Power Automate
13 7 (2.02%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (1.45%) Entra ID
14 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (1.45%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.16%) 5G
2 3 (0.87%) DNS
2 3 (0.87%) HTTP
3 1 (0.29%) FTP
3 1 (0.29%) IPv4
3 1 (0.29%) NAS
3 1 (0.29%) Network Security
3 1 (0.29%) SAN
3 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.29%) VLAN
3 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (11.56%) Data Warehouse
1 40 (11.56%) Power BI
2 34 (9.83%) Metadata
3 26 (7.51%) Data Lake
4 18 (5.20%) SQL Server
5 16 (4.62%) Tableau
6 15 (4.34%) Power Query
7 10 (2.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (2.89%) Relational Database
8 9 (2.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (2.31%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (2.02%) Data Mining
11 6 (1.73%) Big Data
11 6 (1.73%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (1.45%) GIS
12 5 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (1.16%) BigQuery
13 4 (1.16%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 23 (6.65%) JIRA
2 6 (1.73%) Git
3 5 (1.45%) ERwin
3 5 (1.45%) GitLab
3 5 (1.45%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.45%) Selenium
4 3 (0.87%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.87%) JUnit
4 3 (0.87%) Vite
4 3 (0.87%) webpack
5 2 (0.58%) Appium
5 2 (0.58%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.58%) Gatling
5 2 (0.58%) JMeter
5 2 (0.58%) NUnit
5 2 (0.58%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.58%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.58%) TestNG
5 2 (0.58%) TestRail
5 2 (0.58%) WebDriver
General
1 145 (41.91%) Finance
2 139 (40.17%) Social Skills
3 100 (28.90%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (12.14%) Banking
5 16 (4.62%) Legal
5 16 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
5 16 (4.62%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.34%) Marketing
7 12 (3.47%) Local Government
8 11 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.18%) Retail
9 8 (2.31%) Investment Banking
10 7 (2.02%) Back Office
10 7 (2.02%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.73%) Front Office
11 6 (1.73%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.45%) Corporate Banking
12 5 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.45%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.16%) German Language
Job Titles
1 57 (16.47%) Architect
2 54 (15.61%) Analyst
3 33 (9.54%) Developer
4 28 (8.09%) Lead
5 26 (7.51%) Consultant
6 22 (6.36%) Data Architect
6 22 (6.36%) Senior
7 21 (6.07%) Data Analyst
8 18 (5.20%) Business Analyst
8 18 (5.20%) Data Engineer
9 14 (4.05%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.47%) Data Manager
10 12 (3.47%) Governance Analyst
10 12 (3.47%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.89%) Enterprise Architect
12 9 (2.60%) Azure Architect
12 9 (2.60%) Data Modeller
12 9 (2.60%) ServiceNow Developer
13 7 (2.02%) Azure Data Architect
14 6 (1.73%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.91%) REST
2 13 (3.76%) SOAP
3 12 (3.47%) Oracle Fusion
4 10 (2.89%) HTML
5 8 (2.31%) CSS
5 8 (2.31%) Kafka
6 7 (2.02%) RESTful
6 7 (2.02%) Web Services
7 5 (1.45%) .NET
7 5 (1.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 5 (1.45%) MIDP
8 4 (1.16%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.16%) Middleware
8 4 (1.16%) PySpark
8 4 (1.16%) React
9 3 (0.87%) GatsbyJS
9 3 (0.87%) Jest
9 3 (0.87%) Next.js
9 3 (0.87%) Parceljs
9 3 (0.87%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.54%) Management Information System
2 21 (6.07%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.34%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (3.76%) Reference Data
6 11 (3.18%) Cloud Native
7 10 (2.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.89%) Data Structures
8 9 (2.60%) CMDB
9 7 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.73%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.16%) Derivative
11 4 (1.16%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.87%) Distributed Computing
12 3 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.87%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.87%) Marketing Technology
12 3 (0.87%) PMI
12 3 (0.87%) Replication
13 2 (0.58%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.73%) Windows
2 3 (0.87%) Android
2 3 (0.87%) Linux
3 2 (0.58%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.58%) Unix
3 2 (0.58%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (28.32%) Data Governance
2 97 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (24.28%) Analytics
4 79 (22.83%) Data Modelling
5 71 (20.52%) Agile
6 60 (17.34%) Business Intelligence
7 55 (15.90%) DevOps
7 55 (15.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 53 (15.32%) Migration
9 44 (12.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 43 (12.43%) Data Integration
11 41 (11.85%) ETL
12 39 (11.27%) Data Architecture
13 38 (10.98%) ERP
14 37 (10.69%) CI/CD
14 37 (10.69%) Data Analysis
14 37 (10.69%) Validation
15 36 (10.40%) Data Strategy
15 36 (10.40%) Roadmaps
16 32 (9.25%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 87 (25.14%) SQL
2 48 (13.87%) Python
3 25 (7.23%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.05%) C#
5 11 (3.18%) Java
5 11 (3.18%) T-SQL
6 8 (2.31%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.16%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.16%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.87%) Bash
9 3 (0.87%) Bicep
9 3 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.87%) R
9 3 (0.87%) Scala
9 3 (0.87%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.87%) VBA
10 2 (0.58%) Formula Language
10 2 (0.58%) LotusScript
10 2 (0.58%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 44 (12.72%) Degree
2 36 (10.40%) Security Cleared
3 30 (8.67%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.02%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.16%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.16%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.16%) PMP
8 3 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.87%) CIPD
8 3 (0.87%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.58%) OCA
9 2 (0.58%) Oracle Certification
10 1 (0.29%) CCAB
10 1 (0.29%) CISA
10 1 (0.29%) CRISC
10 1 (0.29%) CSSLP
10 1 (0.29%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (21.10%) Data Quality
2 29 (8.38%) GDPR
3 23 (6.65%) QA
4 19 (5.49%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.31%) PMO
6 7 (2.02%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (1.73%) ISO 19650
8 5 (1.45%) SLA
9 3 (0.87%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.87%) IFRS
9 3 (0.87%) WCAG
10 2 (0.58%) GAAP
10 2 (0.58%) GxP
10 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.29%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.29%) FATCA
11 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.29%) MiFID
11 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (2.02%) Docker
2 5 (1.45%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.29%) NFS
3 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (2.89%) Kubernetes
1 10 (2.89%) Terraform
2 4 (1.16%) Ansible
3 2 (0.58%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.29%) Puppet
4 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 40 (11.56%) Oracle
3 26 (7.51%) SAP
4 20 (5.78%) Databricks
5 18 (5.20%) ServiceNow
6 15 (4.34%) Google
6 15 (4.34%) Salesforce
7 13 (3.76%) Informatica
8 9 (2.60%) Alteryx
9 7 (2.02%) Workday
10 5 (1.45%) Bloomberg
11 4 (1.16%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.16%) Nokia
11 4 (1.16%) Refinitiv
12 3 (0.87%) Amplitude
12 3 (0.87%) ESRI
12 3 (0.87%) Foundry
12 3 (0.87%) Hyperion
12 3 (0.87%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.87%) Palantir