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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 97 127
Rank change year-on-year -22 +30 +20
Contract jobs citing Data Management 348 439 394
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.45% 2.76% 2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.65% 3.08% 2.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 272 280
10th Percentile £313 £314 £405
25th Percentile £406 £415 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% -11.46% -6.07%
75th Percentile £653 £688 £715
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £494 £523 £575
% change year-on-year -5.59% -9.04% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 7
10th Percentile - £24.32 £25.22
25th Percentile £17.00 £41.25 £33.21
Median hourly rate £18.00 £70.00 £46.06
Median % change year-on-year -74.29% +51.99% +18.85%
75th Percentile £23.45 £97.50 £57.25
90th Percentile £25.73 - £65.45
England median hourly rate £26.50 £34.47 £35.00
% change year-on-year -23.11% -1.53% -50.00%

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 13,115 14,259 17,505
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.27% 89.59% 89.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,616 9,203 12,553
10th Percentile £335 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -4.14% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £799
England median daily rate £501 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.67% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 172 238
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.55
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £35.44
Median % change year-on-year -21.33% +5.81% -10.28%
75th Percentile £47.50 £55.81 £60.00
90th Percentile £67.30 £80.75 £75.38
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.43 £45.00
% change year-on-year -29.01% -21.27% +23.29%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Management job vacancy trend 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 27 November 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 27 November 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 -33 44 £600 +11.63% 23
South London -6 3 £583 +29.50%
West London -12 1 £190 -61.03% 3
Data Management
England

Data Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 10 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.72%) Apache
2 6 (1.72%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.86%) Confluence
4 3 (0.86%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.57%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.57%) SAS
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.29%) CMS
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 27 (7.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (2.59%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.72%) ProjectWise
6 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) Revit
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.29%) Navisworks
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.29%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (2.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.44%) Oracle Retail
2 5 (1.44%) Teamcenter
3 4 (1.15%) Aladdin
3 4 (1.15%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.86%) Markit EDM
4 3 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.86%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.57%) Eagle PACE
5 2 (0.57%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 2 (0.57%) iTrent
5 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.57%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.57%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.29%) Hyperion Planning
6 1 (0.29%) SAP FS
6 1 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 79 (22.70%) Azure
2 51 (14.66%) Power Platform
3 44 (12.64%) AWS
4 26 (7.47%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (5.75%) Collibra
5 20 (5.75%) GCP
6 13 (3.74%) Snowflake
7 12 (3.45%) SaaS
8 11 (3.16%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (3.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 11 (3.16%) PowerApps
9 10 (2.87%) OCI
9 10 (2.87%) PaaS
10 9 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (2.59%) Serverless
11 8 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (2.30%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.72%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 6 (1.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.86%) NAS
2 1 (0.29%) 2G
2 1 (0.29%) 4G
2 1 (0.29%) 5G
2 1 (0.29%) DNS
2 1 (0.29%) HTTP
2 1 (0.29%) IPv4
2 1 (0.29%) MQTT
2 1 (0.29%) Network Security
2 1 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (0.29%) SAN
2 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.29%) VLAN
2 1 (0.29%) WebEx
2 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (13.22%) Power BI
2 36 (10.34%) Metadata
3 31 (8.91%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (6.61%) Data Lake
5 21 (6.03%) SQL Server
6 17 (4.89%) Tableau
7 12 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (2.87%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (2.87%) Power Query
9 9 (2.59%) Oracle Reports
10 8 (2.30%) Relational Database
11 6 (1.72%) GIS
11 6 (1.72%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
12 5 (1.44%) BigQuery
12 5 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (1.15%) Apache Hive
13 4 (1.15%) MySQL
13 4 (1.15%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.86%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 35 (10.06%) JIRA
2 13 (3.74%) GitLab
3 10 (2.87%) Git
4 7 (2.01%) ERwin
5 6 (1.72%) Appium
5 6 (1.72%) Selenium
6 5 (1.44%) JMeter
7 4 (1.15%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.86%) Postman
8 3 (0.86%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.57%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.57%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.57%) Gatling
9 2 (0.57%) JUnit
9 2 (0.57%) NUnit
9 2 (0.57%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.57%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.57%) TestNG
9 2 (0.57%) TestRail
9 2 (0.57%) WebDriver
General
1 149 (42.82%) Finance
2 139 (39.94%) Social Skills
3 112 (32.18%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (13.79%) Banking
5 21 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 17 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
7 16 (4.60%) Retail
8 15 (4.31%) Financial Institution
9 12 (3.45%) Legal
9 12 (3.45%) Marketing
10 11 (3.16%) Local Government
11 10 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.87%) Investment Banking
12 9 (2.59%) Front Office
12 9 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.72%) Corporate Banking
14 6 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.44%) Law
15 5 (1.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 63 (18.10%) Analyst
2 56 (16.09%) Architect
3 38 (10.92%) Developer
4 29 (8.33%) Lead
5 27 (7.76%) Business Analyst
6 26 (7.47%) Consultant
6 26 (7.47%) Data Analyst
7 20 (5.75%) Data Architect
8 18 (5.17%) Senior
9 15 (4.31%) Data Engineer
10 14 (4.02%) ServiceNow Developer
11 13 (3.74%) Governance Analyst
12 12 (3.45%) Data Modeller
12 12 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (2.87%) Azure Architect
13 10 (2.87%) Data Manager
13 10 (2.87%) Enterprise Architect
14 8 (2.30%) Data Business Analyst
15 7 (2.01%) Azure Data Architect
15 7 (2.01%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.32%) REST
2 19 (5.46%) Oracle Fusion
2 19 (5.46%) SOAP
3 7 (2.01%) .NET
4 6 (1.72%) HTML
4 6 (1.72%) Kafka
4 6 (1.72%) Lightning Web Components
5 5 (1.44%) MIDP
5 5 (1.44%) PySpark
6 4 (1.15%) CSS
6 4 (1.15%) JSON
6 4 (1.15%) Middleware
6 4 (1.15%) React
6 4 (1.15%) React Native
6 4 (1.15%) RESTful
6 4 (1.15%) WebdriverIO
7 3 (0.86%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.86%) Node.js
7 3 (0.86%) OAuth
7 3 (0.86%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.32%) Management Information System
2 20 (5.75%) Product Ownership
3 18 (5.17%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.60%) Data Structures
5 14 (4.02%) CMDB
6 13 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (3.74%) Reference Data
7 10 (2.87%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (2.01%) Reinsurance
10 6 (1.72%) Derivative
10 6 (1.72%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.44%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.44%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.15%) Algorithms
12 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.15%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.86%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.72%) Android
1 6 (1.72%) Apple iOS
2 4 (1.15%) Linux
2 4 (1.15%) Windows
3 2 (0.57%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (30.46%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (29.02%) Agile
3 87 (25.00%) Analytics
4 85 (24.43%) Data Governance
5 82 (23.56%) Data Modelling
6 70 (20.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (16.38%) Business Intelligence
8 56 (16.09%) DevOps
9 54 (15.52%) Migration
10 45 (12.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 44 (12.64%) Data Architecture
12 42 (12.07%) CI/CD
13 41 (11.78%) Roadmaps
14 39 (11.21%) Data Analysis
14 39 (11.21%) ETL
14 39 (11.21%) Validation
15 34 (9.77%) Data Integration
15 34 (9.77%) Visualisation
16 32 (9.20%) Data Strategy
16 32 (9.20%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 86 (24.71%) SQL
2 46 (13.22%) Python
3 31 (8.91%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.02%) C#
5 13 (3.74%) Java
6 8 (2.30%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.72%) Groovy
7 6 (1.72%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.15%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.15%) R
9 3 (0.86%) C++
9 3 (0.86%) Formula Language
9 3 (0.86%) LotusScript
9 3 (0.86%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.57%) Bicep
10 2 (0.57%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.57%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.57%) Scala
10 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 47 (13.51%) Security Cleared
2 36 (10.34%) SC Cleared
3 33 (9.48%) Degree
4 8 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.15%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.15%) ISTQB
6 4 (1.15%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.86%) CIPD
8 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.57%) OCA
8 2 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.29%) CISA
9 1 (0.29%) CISSP
9 1 (0.29%) CRISC
9 1 (0.29%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.29%) PMP
9 1 (0.29%) SANS
9 1 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (21.84%) Data Quality
2 30 (8.62%) QA
3 25 (7.18%) GDPR
4 12 (3.45%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.01%) PMO
6 6 (1.72%) ISO 19650
7 5 (1.44%) IFRS
8 3 (0.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.86%) IFRS 17
8 3 (0.86%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.57%) EMIR
9 2 (0.57%) GAAP
9 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.57%) MiFID
10 1 (0.29%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.29%) GxP
10 1 (0.29%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.29%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) SLA
10 1 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 7 (2.01%) Docker
2 3 (0.86%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (3.16%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.01%) Terraform
3 2 (0.57%) Ansible
4 1 (0.29%) Thomson Reuters DACS
4 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 60 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 44 (12.64%) Oracle
3 23 (6.61%) Databricks
4 21 (6.03%) ServiceNow
5 19 (5.46%) SAP
6 15 (4.31%) Salesforce
7 12 (3.45%) Google
7 12 (3.45%) Informatica
8 9 (2.59%) Bloomberg
9 8 (2.30%) Alteryx
9 8 (2.30%) Workday
10 7 (2.01%) Refinitiv
11 4 (1.15%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.15%) Murex
11 4 (1.15%) Sparx
11 4 (1.15%) Talend
12 3 (0.86%) Foundry
12 3 (0.86%) Hyperion
12 3 (0.86%) Lotus
12 3 (0.86%) Palantir