Data Sovereignty Contract Job Trends in the South West
Data Sovereignty
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Sovereignty in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Sovereignty over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 123 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +14 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Sovereignty | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | - | 0.098% | 0.041% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.17% | 0.078% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £900 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +350.00% | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £900 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.67% | +350.00% | -55.56% |
All General Skills
South West
Data Sovereignty falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the South West.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 1,746 | 1,165 | 1,287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 47.29% | 56.91% | 52.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 896 | 675 | 717 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £203 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £428 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £614 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £713 | £738 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 350 | 143 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £13.50 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.88 | £15.54 | £29.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.75 | £24.00 | £63.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.29% | -62.20% | +14.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £39.47 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.09 | £25.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.36% | -24.40% | +11.27% |
Data Sovereignty Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Sovereignty relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Data Sovereignty Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Data Sovereignty.
