Data Quality Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Data Quality
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Data Quality skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Contract jobs citing Data Quality 7 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 4.38% - 1.44%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 17.07% - 15.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £222 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile £229 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £450 £613 £525
% change year-on-year -26.53% +16.67% +6.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Oxfordshire

Data Quality falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 41 23 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 25.63% 16.79% 9.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 14 11
10th Percentile £185 £299 £120
25th Percentile £222 £347 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £523 £497 £544
90th Percentile £600 £538 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £493 £525
% change year-on-year +1.52% -6.19% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £43.85 - -
25th Percentile £71.00 £62.50 -
Median hourly rate £89.63 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.89% +30.00% +270.37%
75th Percentile - £67.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.96 £54.36 £51.06
% change year-on-year -66.96% +6.47% +129.46%

Data Quality
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Data Quality job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Data Quality
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Data Quality.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Data Quality

Data Quality
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Data Quality.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Data Quality

Data Quality
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Quality within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Oxford - 7 £225 - 4
Data Quality
South East

Data Quality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
1 4 (57.14%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
1 4 (57.14%) Local Government
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Accountant
1 4 (57.14%) Financial Accountant
1 4 (57.14%) Senior
1 4 (57.14%) Senior Accountant
1 4 (57.14%) Senior Systems Accountant
1 4 (57.14%) Systems Accountant
2 3 (42.86%) Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Business IT Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Business Support Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Business Systems Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Support Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Support
2 3 (42.86%) Systems Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 7 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
2 4 (57.14%) Data Management
2 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
2 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Systems Thinking
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
3 3 (42.86%) Change Control
3 3 (42.86%) Customer-Centricity
3 3 (42.86%) Information Management
3 3 (42.86%) Knowledge Management
3 3 (42.86%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (42.86%) Proactive Monitoring
3 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) CCAB
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) Liquidlogic