Data Discovery
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Data Discovery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 176 | 207 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +31 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Discovery | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | - | 0.074% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.086% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £369 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £378 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £413 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -25.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £453 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £466 | - |
| England median daily rate | £495 | £525 | £532 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | -1.32% | -9.45% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South East
Data Discovery 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 | 3,639 | 3,490 | 4,759 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 87.02% | 86.19% | 89.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,321 | 2,143 | 3,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £250 | £215 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.01% | +2.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £502 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.48% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 396 | 159 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.52 | £16.20 | £16.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.66 | £26.13 | £25.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £54.36 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.53% | +3.54% | +21.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £70.00 | £65.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.02 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.17% | -21.31% | +19.85% |
Data Discovery
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Discovery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Data Discovery
Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Data Discovery.
