Data Categorisation Contract Job Trends in the South East

Data Categorization
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Data Categorisation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Data Categorisation 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.085% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £353 - -
25th Percentile £358 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 - -
75th Percentile £373 - -
90th Percentile £377 - -
England median daily rate £365 £600 -
% change year-on-year -39.17% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Data Categorisation 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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,164 3,891 4,968
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 89.35% 82.30% 89.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,968 2,351 3,371
10th Percentile £234 £258 £250
25th Percentile £393 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -0.87% +3.85%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 306 293 233
10th Percentile £13.68 £15.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £22.75 £57.35 £51.42
Median % change year-on-year -60.33% +11.53% +85.43%
75th Percentile £53.69 £70.39 £64.63
90th Percentile £69.65 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +53.90%

Data Categorisation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Data Categorisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Data Categorisation in the South East

Data Categorisation
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Data Categorisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Data Categorisation

Data Categorisation
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Categorisation within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Buckinghamshire - 3 £365 -
Thames Valley - 3 £365 -
Data Categorisation
England

Data Categorisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Business Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 3 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving