Data Integration Contract Job Trends

Data Integration
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Data Integration skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 184 200
Rank change year-on-year +14 +16 +55
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 818 483 503
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.55% 1.49% 1.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.64% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 593 314 362
10th Percentile £400 £352 £375
25th Percentile £440 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £627 £713
90th Percentile £700 £725 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 1 4
10th Percentile £33.75 - -
25th Percentile £50.00 £72.50 £30.00
Median hourly rate £64.00 £75.00 £39.25
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +91.08% +92.03%
75th Percentile £83.25 £77.50 £54.88
90th Percentile £86.00 - £63.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.00 - £30.00

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data Integration 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 44,779 29,366 36,386
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.09% 90.39% 85.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,858 18,449 23,259
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £419 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,648 1,547 2,431
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.22 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.21 £17.45 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.29%
75th Percentile £68.50 £52.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.65 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £24.34 £38.12
% change year-on-year +84.88% -36.15% -3.74%

Data Integration
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Integration relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Integration job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Integration
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Data Integration
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Integration over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Integration.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Integration

Data Integration
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Integration over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Top 17 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 Integration within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 2026. 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 +11 704 £537 +2.29% 173
UK excluding London +25 399 £500 - 116
London -14 317 £597 +8.59% 83
Work from Home +16 255 £525 +5.00% 71
Midlands +39 170 £469 -6.90% 22
West Midlands +36 150 £469 -8.49% 12
North of England -26 92 £520 +4.00% 25
South East -48 61 £525 - 35
North West -23 54 £500 -0.79% 11
Scotland +4 33 £463 -3.24% 5
South West -25 27 £505 +17.58% 18
Yorkshire -37 25 £510 +7.37% 11
East Midlands -4 20 £447 +2.88% 10
East of England -15 17 £578 +0.43% 4
North East - 14 £525 - 3
Wales - 5 £313 - 7
Northern Ireland +1 2 £334 -65.74% 2

Data Integration
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 75 (9.17%) SAS
2 40 (4.89%) Apache Airflow
3 28 (3.42%) Apache Spark
4 24 (2.93%) Confluence
5 20 (2.44%) Apache
6 13 (1.59%) SharePoint
7 5 (0.61%) Camunda
8 4 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.37%) Palantir Foundry
10 2 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.24%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.24%) IIS
10 2 (0.24%) Mendix
10 2 (0.24%) nginx
10 2 (0.24%) ThingWorx
10 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.12%) Liferay
11 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.37%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.37%) Revit
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 29 (3.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.73%) Aladdin
3 6 (0.73%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.61%) SAP HCM
4 5 (0.61%) SAP IBP
4 5 (0.61%) SAP Payroll
4 5 (0.61%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.49%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.37%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.24%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.24%) Endur
7 2 (0.24%) Maximo
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.24%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 310 (37.90%) Azure
2 231 (28.24%) AWS
3 127 (15.53%) Power Platform
4 86 (10.51%) GCP
5 67 (8.19%) Azure Data Factory
6 66 (8.07%) Snowflake
7 54 (6.60%) Serverless
8 43 (5.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 40 (4.89%) Amazon S3
9 40 (4.89%) AWS Lambda
10 38 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
11 34 (4.16%) GitHub
12 30 (3.67%) SaaS
13 22 (2.69%) dbt
14 18 (2.20%) Power Automate
15 16 (1.96%) PaaS
15 16 (1.96%) PowerApps
16 15 (1.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 14 (1.71%) iPaaS
17 14 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.73%) FTP
2 5 (0.61%) VPN
3 4 (0.49%) Firewall
3 4 (0.49%) Network Security
3 4 (0.49%) SMS
4 3 (0.37%) HTTP
4 3 (0.37%) MQTT
5 1 (0.12%) DMZ
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) Intranet
5 1 (0.12%) IPsec
5 1 (0.12%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 140 (17.11%) Data Warehouse
2 119 (14.55%) Power BI
3 86 (10.51%) SQL Server
4 84 (10.27%) Data Lake
5 78 (9.54%) Metadata
6 58 (7.09%) Pentaho
7 51 (6.23%) Relational Database
8 45 (5.50%) PostgreSQL
9 43 (5.26%) Tableau
10 40 (4.89%) Big Data
11 37 (4.52%) Oracle Database
12 33 (4.03%) NoSQL
13 32 (3.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 28 (3.42%) MySQL
15 27 (3.30%) Amazon Redshift
16 23 (2.81%) Amazon RDS
17 19 (2.32%) SAS Enterprise Guide
18 18 (2.20%) BigQuery
18 18 (2.20%) SAS Visual Analytics
19 17 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 67 (8.19%) Git
2 38 (4.65%) JIRA
3 35 (4.28%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.57%) GitLab
5 15 (1.83%) ERwin
6 5 (0.61%) ER Studio
6 5 (0.61%) PowerDesigner
7 4 (0.49%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.49%) Postman
7 4 (0.49%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.24%) Hudson
8 2 (0.24%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.24%) Yeoman
9 1 (0.12%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.12%) MLflow
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.12%) RStudio
9 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
General
1 255 (31.17%) Social Skills
2 179 (21.88%) Finance
3 160 (19.56%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (16.14%) Public Sector
5 59 (7.21%) Banking
6 31 (3.79%) Documentation Skills
7 28 (3.42%) Marketing
8 25 (3.06%) Retail
9 22 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (1.96%) Manufacturing
11 14 (1.71%) Legal
11 14 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (1.22%) Financial Institution
13 8 (0.98%) Automotive
14 6 (0.73%) Front Office
14 6 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.73%) Investment Banking
14 6 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.61%) Aviation
15 5 (0.61%) Military
Job Titles
1 241 (29.46%) Architect
2 221 (27.02%) Data Engineer
3 105 (12.84%) Developer
4 104 (12.71%) Data Architect
5 92 (11.25%) Senior
6 82 (10.02%) Solutions Architect
7 65 (7.95%) Lead
8 58 (7.09%) Analyst
9 36 (4.40%) Senior Data Engineer
10 34 (4.16%) Consultant
11 29 (3.55%) Integration Engineer
11 29 (3.55%) Technical Architect
12 25 (3.06%) Technical Leader
13 24 (2.93%) Business Analyst
13 24 (2.93%) Integration Architect
14 22 (2.69%) Project Manager
15 21 (2.57%) SQL Developer
16 20 (2.44%) Snowflake Engineer
17 19 (2.32%) Azure Data Engineer
17 19 (2.32%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (7.09%) Kafka
2 53 (6.48%) REST
3 31 (3.79%) Middleware
3 31 (3.79%) React
4 30 (3.67%) JSON
5 25 (3.06%) Node.js
6 24 (2.93%) RESTful
7 23 (2.81%) XML
8 22 (2.69%) .NET
8 22 (2.69%) PySpark
9 17 (2.08%) YAML
10 16 (1.96%) SOAP
11 14 (1.71%) Django
11 14 (1.71%) Flask
12 13 (1.59%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.59%) FastAPI
12 13 (1.59%) GraphQL
13 9 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
14 8 (0.98%) Spring Boot
14 8 (0.98%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.19%) Cloud Native
2 53 (6.48%) Legacy Systems
3 51 (6.23%) Data Structures
4 35 (4.28%) Onboarding
5 31 (3.79%) Product Ownership
6 22 (2.69%) Management Information System
7 19 (2.32%) Data Protection Act
8 16 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (1.96%) Reference Data
9 15 (1.83%) IoT
10 14 (1.71%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
11 13 (1.59%) Life Science
12 12 (1.47%) NHS
13 9 (1.10%) Taxonomies
14 8 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (0.98%) Mainframe
14 8 (0.98%) Marketing Technology
15 7 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (0.86%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.69%) Unix
2 11 (1.34%) Linux
3 7 (0.86%) Windows
4 3 (0.37%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.24%) Solaris
5 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (40.46%) ETL
2 330 (40.34%) Data Modelling
3 310 (37.90%) Analytics
4 264 (32.27%) Data Pipeline
5 225 (27.51%) Agile
6 188 (22.98%) CI/CD
7 179 (21.88%) Data Engineering
7 179 (21.88%) Migration
8 175 (21.39%) Business Intelligence
9 164 (20.05%) DevOps
10 161 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
11 152 (18.58%) Data Governance
11 152 (18.58%) Stakeholder Management
12 148 (18.09%) Data Architecture
13 147 (17.97%) AI
14 125 (15.28%) Integration Patterns
15 120 (14.67%) Validation
16 110 (13.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 103 (12.59%) Roadmaps
18 100 (12.22%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 371 (45.35%) SQL
2 199 (24.33%) Python
3 54 (6.60%) Java
4 32 (3.91%) PL/SQL
5 25 (3.06%) TypeScript
6 23 (2.81%) C#
6 23 (2.81%) T-SQL
7 22 (2.69%) JavaScript
8 17 (2.08%) Bash
9 15 (1.83%) Shell Script
10 13 (1.59%) PowerShell
11 10 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (1.22%) Scala
12 6 (0.73%) ABAP
12 6 (0.73%) Bicep
13 5 (0.61%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.61%) R
14 4 (0.49%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.37%) Gremlin
15 3 (0.37%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 245 (29.95%) Security Cleared
2 207 (25.31%) SC Cleared
3 49 (5.99%) Degree
4 24 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (2.44%) Azure Certification
7 17 (2.08%) AWS Certification
7 17 (2.08%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.47%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (0.98%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.49%) SAS Certification
12 3 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.37%) SnowPro
13 2 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 2 (0.24%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.24%) PMP
14 1 (0.12%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.12%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 215 (26.28%) Data Quality
2 48 (5.87%) GDPR
3 28 (3.42%) QA
4 17 (2.08%) GRC
5 14 (1.71%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.98%) SLA
6 8 (0.98%) Solvency II
7 7 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.61%) GxP
8 5 (0.61%) HL7
8 5 (0.61%) PMO
9 4 (0.49%) IFRS
9 4 (0.49%) NCSC
9 4 (0.49%) SNOMED CT
10 3 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.37%) GMP
10 3 (0.37%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.37%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.24%) COPPA
System Software
1 51 (6.23%) Docker
2 8 (0.98%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 59 (7.21%) Kubernetes
2 33 (4.03%) Terraform
3 26 (3.18%) Grafana
4 7 (0.86%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.61%) Control-M
6 4 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.37%) Ansible
7 3 (0.37%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.24%) Argo
9 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.12%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 162 (19.80%) Oracle
2 116 (14.18%) Microsoft
3 115 (14.06%) Databricks
4 85 (10.39%) SAP
5 74 (9.05%) Talend
6 70 (8.56%) Informatica
7 40 (4.89%) Salesforce
8 30 (3.67%) Denodo
9 26 (3.18%) Google
10 17 (2.08%) ServiceNow
11 15 (1.83%) MuleSoft
12 14 (1.71%) Cloudera
13 13 (1.59%) IBM
14 12 (1.47%) NEC
15 7 (0.86%) Teradata
16 6 (0.73%) Palantir
17 5 (0.61%) Alteryx
17 5 (0.61%) Foundry
17 5 (0.61%) SimCorp
17 5 (0.61%) Sparx