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 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 95 145
Rank change year-on-year -18 +50 +10
Contract jobs citing Data Management 333 423 371
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.49% 2.64% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 2.97% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 270 247
10th Percentile £344 £358 £325
25th Percentile £409 £450 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £672 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £807 £760
England median daily rate £498 £525 £575
% change year-on-year -5.24% -8.70% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 4
10th Percentile - £24.32 £22.19
25th Percentile £17.00 £27.84 £23.98
Median hourly rate £22.73 £67.50 £33.01
Median % change year-on-year -66.33% +104.51% -30.52%
75th Percentile £25.00 £97.50 £43.47
90th Percentile £25.68 - £47.84
England median hourly rate £25.75 £35.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -26.43% +6.06% -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 12,368 14,266 18,913
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.48% 89.20% 89.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,148 9,223 13,676
10th Percentile £333 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 176 232
10th Percentile £18.03 £17.75 £18.50
25th Percentile £25.00 £24.17 £21.50
Median hourly rate £30.50 £37.79 £39.92
Median % change year-on-year -19.28% -5.34% +6.44%
75th Percentile £47.75 £57.81 £62.25
90th Percentile £64.95 £78.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.56% +28.57%

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 18 October 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 18 October 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 54 £575 +4.55% 63
West London 0 4 £420 -13.85% 7
South London -5 3 £583 +3.60% 4
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 8 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.80%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.20%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.90%) Apache
5 2 (0.60%) Appian
5 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.60%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.60%) SAS
6 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.30%) CMS
6 1 (0.30%) Confluence
6 1 (0.30%) DataSynapse
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 22 (6.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.10%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.80%) ProjectWise
6 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.60%) Revit
6 2 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.30%) Navisworks
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.30%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 11 (3.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.50%) Oracle Retail
3 5 (1.50%) Teamcenter
4 4 (1.20%) Aladdin
4 4 (1.20%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.60%) Actimize
5 2 (0.60%) Eagle PACE
5 2 (0.60%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.60%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.60%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.30%) Hyperion Planning
6 1 (0.30%) Maximo
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.30%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 77 (23.12%) Azure
2 45 (13.51%) Power Platform
3 41 (12.31%) AWS
4 23 (6.91%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (6.01%) Collibra
6 19 (5.71%) GCP
7 12 (3.60%) OCI
7 12 (3.60%) PowerApps
7 12 (3.60%) Snowflake
8 11 (3.30%) SaaS
9 10 (3.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (3.00%) PaaS
10 9 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (2.40%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.80%) Serverless
13 5 (1.50%) Entra ID
13 5 (1.50%) GitHub
13 5 (1.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.20%) 5G
2 2 (0.60%) DNS
2 2 (0.60%) HTTP
3 1 (0.30%) 2G
3 1 (0.30%) 4G
3 1 (0.30%) IPv4
3 1 (0.30%) NAS
3 1 (0.30%) Network Security
3 1 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.30%) SAN
3 1 (0.30%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.30%) VLAN
3 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (12.01%) Power BI
2 35 (10.51%) Data Warehouse
3 32 (9.61%) Metadata
4 25 (7.51%) Data Lake
5 19 (5.71%) SQL Server
6 15 (4.50%) Tableau
7 12 (3.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (3.30%) Power Query
9 10 (3.00%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (2.70%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (2.40%) Relational Database
12 5 (1.50%) BigQuery
12 5 (1.50%) GIS
12 5 (1.50%) NoSQL
12 5 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (1.20%) Apache Hive
13 4 (1.20%) Big Data
13 4 (1.20%) Data Mining
13 4 (1.20%) MySQL
13 4 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 30 (9.01%) JIRA
2 9 (2.70%) Git
3 8 (2.40%) GitLab
4 6 (1.80%) Selenium
5 5 (1.50%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.20%) ERwin
7 3 (0.90%) JUnit
7 3 (0.90%) Postman
8 2 (0.60%) Appium
8 2 (0.60%) Browser DevTools
8 2 (0.60%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.60%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.60%) Gatling
8 2 (0.60%) JMeter
8 2 (0.60%) NUnit
8 2 (0.60%) TestNG
8 2 (0.60%) TestRail
8 2 (0.60%) Vite
8 2 (0.60%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.60%) webpack
General
1 149 (44.74%) Finance
2 131 (39.34%) Social Skills
3 98 (29.43%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (14.11%) Banking
5 15 (4.50%) Legal
6 14 (4.20%) Public Sector
7 13 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (3.30%) Financial Institution
8 11 (3.30%) Local Government
9 10 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (3.00%) Investment Banking
9 10 (3.00%) Marketing
9 10 (3.00%) Retail
10 8 (2.40%) Front Office
11 7 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.50%) Military
12 5 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.50%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.20%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 58 (17.42%) Analyst
2 52 (15.62%) Architect
3 41 (12.31%) Developer
4 28 (8.41%) Consultant
5 26 (7.81%) Lead
6 25 (7.51%) Data Analyst
7 20 (6.01%) Senior
8 19 (5.71%) Business Analyst
8 19 (5.71%) Data Architect
9 16 (4.80%) Data Engineer
10 14 (4.20%) ServiceNow Developer
11 13 (3.90%) Governance Analyst
11 13 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
12 12 (3.60%) Data Manager
13 10 (3.00%) Data Modeller
13 10 (3.00%) Enterprise Architect
14 9 (2.70%) Azure Architect
14 9 (2.70%) Project Manager
15 7 (2.10%) Azure Data Architect
16 6 (1.80%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.31%) REST
2 18 (5.41%) SOAP
3 15 (4.50%) Oracle Fusion
4 9 (2.70%) HTML
5 7 (2.10%) CSS
6 6 (1.80%) .NET
6 6 (1.80%) Kafka
6 6 (1.80%) Lightning Web Components
6 6 (1.80%) RESTful
7 5 (1.50%) MIDP
7 5 (1.50%) React
7 5 (1.50%) Web Services
8 4 (1.20%) JSON
8 4 (1.20%) Middleware
8 4 (1.20%) PySpark
9 3 (0.90%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.90%) Visualforce
9 3 (0.90%) XML
10 2 (0.60%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.60%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.41%) Management Information System
2 20 (6.01%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.80%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.20%) CMDB
4 14 (4.20%) Data Structures
5 11 (3.30%) Cloud Native
5 11 (3.30%) Reference Data
6 10 (3.00%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.50%) Derivative
7 5 (1.50%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.20%) Housing Association
8 4 (1.20%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.90%) Algorithms
9 3 (0.90%) Distributed Computing
9 3 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.90%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.20%) Windows
2 3 (0.90%) Android
2 3 (0.90%) Linux
3 2 (0.60%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.60%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (25.83%) Analytics
3 82 (24.62%) Agile
3 82 (24.62%) Data Governance
4 71 (21.32%) Data Modelling
5 55 (16.52%) DevOps
6 52 (15.62%) Stakeholder Management
7 50 (15.02%) Migration
8 49 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
9 46 (13.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 41 (12.31%) Data Architecture
11 40 (12.01%) ETL
12 39 (11.71%) CI/CD
12 39 (11.71%) Data Integration
12 39 (11.71%) Roadmaps
13 37 (11.11%) Validation
14 35 (10.51%) Data Analysis
15 31 (9.31%) Data Migration
16 30 (9.01%) Data Strategy
16 30 (9.01%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 80 (24.02%) SQL
2 45 (13.51%) Python
3 31 (9.31%) JavaScript
4 13 (3.90%) C#
5 11 (3.30%) Java
6 9 (2.70%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.50%) Apex Code
8 4 (1.20%) R
9 3 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.90%) Groovy
9 3 (0.90%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.60%) Bash
10 2 (0.60%) C++
10 2 (0.60%) Formula Language
10 2 (0.60%) LotusScript
10 2 (0.60%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.60%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.60%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.60%) Scala
10 2 (0.60%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (12.91%) Security Cleared
2 39 (11.71%) Degree
3 33 (9.91%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.20%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.20%) ISTQB
6 4 (1.20%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.90%) CIPD
7 3 (0.90%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.60%) OCA
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (0.60%) PMP
9 1 (0.30%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 1 (0.30%) CCAB
9 1 (0.30%) CISA
9 1 (0.30%) CISSP
9 1 (0.30%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (19.52%) Data Quality
2 27 (8.11%) GDPR
3 23 (6.91%) QA
4 10 (3.00%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.80%) ISO 19650
6 5 (1.50%) SLA
7 4 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (1.20%) PMO
8 2 (0.60%) GAAP
8 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.60%) IFRS
8 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.60%) WCAG
9 1 (0.30%) EMIR
9 1 (0.30%) FATCA
9 1 (0.30%) GxP
9 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.30%) MiFID
9 1 (0.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 6 (1.80%) Docker
2 4 (1.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.70%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.10%) Terraform
3 3 (0.90%) Ansible
4 1 (0.30%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.30%) Puppet
4 1 (0.30%) Thomson Reuters DACS
4 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 57 (17.12%) Microsoft
2 42 (12.61%) Oracle
3 22 (6.61%) Databricks
3 22 (6.61%) ServiceNow
4 21 (6.31%) SAP
5 14 (4.20%) Google
6 13 (3.90%) Salesforce
7 10 (3.00%) Informatica
8 9 (2.70%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.70%) Workday
9 6 (1.80%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.50%) Refinitiv
11 4 (1.20%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.20%) Talend
12 3 (0.90%) Foundry
12 3 (0.90%) Hyperion
12 3 (0.90%) Nokia
12 3 (0.90%) Palantir
13 2 (0.60%) GoldenSource
13 2 (0.60%) Splunk