Data Steward Contract Job Trends in London

Data Steward
England > London

The median Data Steward daily rate in London is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 342 385
Rank change year-on-year -39 +43 +155
Contract jobs requiring a Data Steward 1 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.037% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.039% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £310 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £350 £438
Median % change year-on-year +142.86% -20.00% -12.50%
75th Percentile - £375 £456
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £195 £320 £438
% change year-on-year -39.06% -26.86% -10.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,772 12,754 17,197
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 93.63% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,146 8,159 12,435
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £443 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 139 335
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.95 £15.97
25th Percentile £23.81 £24.66 £18.97
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +22.81% -15.73%
75th Percentile £63.08 £53.75 £49.48
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.15 £65.45
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%

Data Steward
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Steward' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Steward job vacancy trend in London

Data Steward
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in London

Data Steward Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Data Steward 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 London region featuring Data Steward in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Data Steward Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) RBAC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality