Data Interpretation Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Data Interpretation
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 197 157 189
Rank change year-on-year -40 +32 +57
Contract jobs citing Data Interpretation 2 13 4
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.047% 0.32% 0.080%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.053% 0.38% 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 3
10th Percentile - £256 £288
25th Percentile £345 £336 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £398
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +13.21% -13.59%
75th Percentile £355 - £414
90th Percentile - £468 £418
England median daily rate £475 £450 £438
% change year-on-year +5.56% +2.80% -8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £29.03 -
25th Percentile - £33.19 £25.50
Median hourly rate - £40.75 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year - +56.73% -
75th Percentile - £47.69 £26.50
90th Percentile - £51.48 -
England median hourly rate £15.31 £27.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year -44.33% +5.77% +79.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Data Interpretation 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,786 3,418 4,431
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 89.00% 84.29% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,490 1,855 2,979
10th Percentile £250 £294 £285
25th Percentile £368 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.46% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £562 £575 £600
90th Percentile £671 £655 £676
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 178 208
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.28 £15.75
25th Percentile £17.48 £18.13 £18.00
Median hourly rate £24.38 £35.00 £28.65
Median % change year-on-year -30.34% +22.16% +34.82%
75th Percentile £41.94 £51.90 £46.18
90th Percentile £64.63 £70.00 £62.30
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.16 £44.50
% change year-on-year -38.89% -7.52% +27.14%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Interpretation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in the North of England

Data Interpretation
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Interpretation within the North of England region over the 6 months to 22 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
Yorkshire -24 2 £350 -22.22% 15
Data Interpretation
England

Data Interpretation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) Intel