Data Categorisation Contract Job Trends

Data Categorization
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Data Categorisation skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 559 556 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Data Categorisation 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.003% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.010% 0.003% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £353 - -
25th Percentile £358 £550 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -39.17% - -
75th Percentile £373 £650 -
90th Percentile £377 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £365 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29,844 32,922 45,180
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.45% 85.44% 89.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,561 20,751 30,877
10th Percentile £300 £310 £319
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,769 1,620 1,522
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.16 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.50 £18.76
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £41.65
Median % change year-on-year -40.16% +0.91% +51.45%
75th Percentile £47.12 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.05 £75.00 £77.49
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £43.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -47.37% +14.67% +66.67%

Data Categorisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Categorisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Categorisation in the UK

Data Categorisation
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Data Categorisation
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 30 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
England +23 3 £365 -39.17% 2
UK excluding London - 3 £365 -
South East - 3 £365 -

Data Categorisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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