Data Lakes
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Data Lake skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 145 | 173 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +28 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Lake | 24 | 34 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.62% | 0.83% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 4.73% | 5.66% | 5.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 23 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £420 | £469 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £469 | £511 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.86% | -8.70% | +2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £478 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £544 | £648 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £650 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +15.56% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £60.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | - | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +71.43% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
South East
Data Lake falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 507 | 601 | 749 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 13.16% | 14.67% | 13.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 382 | 396 | 539 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £246 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £660 | £680 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.18% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21.91 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £30.00 | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £45.34 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.65% | -9.32% | +130.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.90 | £61.19 | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.41 | £64.73 | £76.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £43.50 | £34.47 | £46.84 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.22% | -26.42% | -6.32% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Lake relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Data Lake.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Lake in the South East over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Data Lake.
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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 Lake within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| Thames Valley | -1 | 17 | £450 | -15.49% | 67 |
| Berkshire | +7 | 14 | £468 | -13.02% | 62 |
| Surrey | +4 | 3 | £425 | +13.33% | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | +3 | 3 | £425 | -11.92% | |
| Hampshire | -8 | 2 | £513 | +10.81% | 4 |
| West Sussex | - | 2 | £400 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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