Data Integration Contracts

Data Integration
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Data Integration skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Integration over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 198 273
Rank change year-on-year +20 +75 0
Contract jobs citing Data Integration 461 520 580
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.58% 1.19% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 1.38% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 384 450
10th Percentile £366 £385 £400
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £620 £703 £663
90th Percentile £715 £813 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £498 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -0.50% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile £32.26 £46.35 £19.43
25th Percentile £42.75 £46.50 -
Median hourly rate £60.50 £48.50 £20.44
Median % change year-on-year +24.74% +137.28% -41.60%
75th Percentile £69.13 £59.50 £28.75
90th Percentile £74.15 £65.05 £37.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.13 £57.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -52.83% +109.09% -21.43%

All Process and 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 26,551 37,621 53,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.30% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,137 24,254 37,244
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,437 1,746
10th Percentile £14.70 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.00 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%

Data Integration
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Integration.

Daily rate trend for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Integration over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Integration.

Hourly rate trend for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Integration over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Integration in the UK

Data Integration
Top 16 Contract 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 30 April 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 +27 402 £525 -4.55% 318
London +8 243 £538 -14.00% 155
Work from Home +26 166 £475 -7.32% 195
UK excluding London +42 156 £498 -0.50% 180
Midlands +24 40 £488 -4.88% 27
South East +46 39 £528 +5.50% 56
North of England +9 32 £545 +9.00% 39
West Midlands +14 28 £475 -16.67% 18
North West -5 23 £545 +3.81% 20
South West +50 22 £475 +15.15% 21
Scotland +9 16 £449 -14.52% 15
East Midlands +13 11 £498 +0.91% 9
Yorkshire +12 7 £475 - 19
East of England +24 5 £550 +4.76% 12
Wales - 4 £206 - 3
North East +1 2 - -

Data Integration
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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (4.77%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.56%) Apache Spark
3 19 (4.12%) Apache
3 19 (4.12%) Apache Airflow
4 15 (3.25%) Confluence
5 8 (1.74%) SAS
6 3 (0.65%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.22%) CMS
8 1 (0.22%) Luigi
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 15 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.52%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (1.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.08%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.65%) Maximo
5 3 (0.65%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.43%) Actimize
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.43%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.22%) Endur
7 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.22%) SAP Bank Analyzer
7 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.22%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 185 (40.13%) Azure
2 113 (24.51%) AWS
3 110 (23.86%) Power Platform
4 63 (13.67%) GCP
5 59 (12.80%) Azure Data Factory
6 34 (7.38%) Snowflake
7 30 (6.51%) Serverless
8 28 (6.07%) Amazon S3
9 21 (4.56%) Power Automate
10 19 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (4.12%) Azure Machine Learning
10 19 (4.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 17 (3.69%) AWS Lambda
12 16 (3.47%) dbt
12 16 (3.47%) PowerApps
13 13 (2.82%) Amazon EMR
13 13 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (2.60%) AWS CloudFormation
15 11 (2.39%) SaaS
16 10 (2.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.52%) Firewall
2 4 (0.87%) VPN
3 3 (0.65%) SMS
4 2 (0.43%) Broadband
4 2 (0.43%) HTTP
4 2 (0.43%) MQTT
4 2 (0.43%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.22%) 5G
5 1 (0.22%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.22%) FTP
5 1 (0.22%) Internet
5 1 (0.22%) MPLS
5 1 (0.22%) VoIP
5 1 (0.22%) VoLTE
5 1 (0.22%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (24.95%) Data Warehouse
2 93 (20.17%) Power BI
3 68 (14.75%) Data Lake
4 38 (8.24%) Tableau
5 37 (8.03%) Metadata
6 34 (7.38%) SQL Server
7 26 (5.64%) NoSQL
8 25 (5.42%) PostgreSQL
9 23 (4.99%) BigQuery
10 20 (4.34%) Big Data
10 20 (4.34%) Neo4j
11 18 (3.90%) Relational Database
12 17 (3.69%) Azure SQL Database
13 14 (3.04%) Amazon Redshift
14 13 (2.82%) Amazon RDS
15 11 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 11 (2.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 10 (2.17%) Hadoop
17 9 (1.95%) Oracle Reports
18 8 (1.74%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 19 (4.12%) GitLab
2 17 (3.69%) JIRA
3 11 (2.39%) Git
4 8 (1.74%) ERwin
4 8 (1.74%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.43%) Liquibase
5 2 (0.43%) MagicDraw
5 2 (0.43%) MLflow
5 2 (0.43%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.43%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.22%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.22%) Postman
6 1 (0.22%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.22%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 138 (29.93%) Social Skills
2 99 (21.48%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (19.09%) Finance
4 48 (10.41%) Public Sector
5 29 (6.29%) Banking
6 20 (4.34%) Marketing
7 14 (3.04%) Retail
8 13 (2.82%) Manufacturing
9 11 (2.39%) Investment Banking
10 10 (2.17%) Legal
11 9 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.74%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.30%) Billing
13 6 (1.30%) Local Government
14 5 (1.08%) Front Office
14 5 (1.08%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 112 (24.30%) Architect
2 100 (21.69%) Data Engineer
3 63 (13.67%) Analyst
4 60 (13.02%) Developer
5 51 (11.06%) Data Architect
6 46 (9.98%) Data Analyst
7 41 (8.89%) Lead
8 39 (8.46%) Solutions Architect
9 34 (7.38%) Consultant
10 24 (5.21%) Business Analyst
10 24 (5.21%) Senior
11 23 (4.99%) Azure Engineer
12 16 (3.47%) Azure Data Engineer
13 13 (2.82%) Data Business Analyst
14 10 (2.17%) Project Manager
14 10 (2.17%) Senior Data Engineer
14 10 (2.17%) Snowflake Developer
15 9 (1.95%) AWS Engineer
15 9 (1.95%) Technical Analyst
16 8 (1.74%) Integration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.29%) Kafka
2 24 (5.21%) React
3 21 (4.56%) REST
4 19 (4.12%) Plotly
4 19 (4.12%) PySpark
5 12 (2.60%) .NET
6 10 (2.17%) Middleware
7 9 (1.95%) SOAP
8 7 (1.52%) XML
9 6 (1.30%) Apache NiFi
9 6 (1.30%) AWS CDK
9 6 (1.30%) FHIR
9 6 (1.30%) Node.js
9 6 (1.30%) RESTful
9 6 (1.30%) Web Services
10 5 (1.08%) GraphQL
10 5 (1.08%) JSON
10 5 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (1.08%) PostGIS
11 3 (0.65%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.86%) Data Structures
2 19 (4.12%) Product Ownership
3 17 (3.69%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.04%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.17%) Cloud Native
5 10 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.08%) Clustering
7 5 (1.08%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.08%) Reference Data
8 4 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.87%) Low-Code
8 4 (0.87%) NHS
8 4 (0.87%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.65%) Distributed Architecture
9 3 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.65%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (0.65%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.65%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.65%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.43%) Linux
1 2 (0.43%) Unix
1 2 (0.43%) Windows
1 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (36.66%) Data Modelling
2 160 (34.71%) ETL
3 140 (30.37%) Analytics
4 120 (26.03%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (24.51%) Business Intelligence
6 112 (24.30%) Migration
7 110 (23.86%) Data Governance
8 97 (21.04%) Agile
9 96 (20.82%) Data Pipeline
10 85 (18.44%) Data Migration
11 83 (18.00%) Visualisation
12 78 (16.92%) Data Engineering
13 68 (14.75%) Data Architecture
14 67 (14.53%) Data Management
15 66 (14.32%) DevOps
16 65 (14.10%) Decision-Making
17 63 (13.67%) Data Visualisation
18 62 (13.45%) Data Analysis
19 54 (11.71%) CI/CD
20 53 (11.50%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 176 (38.18%) SQL
2 115 (24.95%) Python
3 35 (7.59%) Java
4 26 (5.64%) JavaScript
5 20 (4.34%) T-SQL
6 14 (3.04%) C#
6 14 (3.04%) Scala
7 11 (2.39%) R
8 9 (1.95%) Bash
8 9 (1.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (1.52%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.30%) VBA
11 5 (1.08%) Bicep
11 5 (1.08%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.65%) ABAP
12 3 (0.65%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.65%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.65%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.43%) C++
13 2 (0.43%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 79 (17.14%) Security Cleared
2 64 (13.88%) SC Cleared
3 45 (9.76%) Degree
4 17 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.04%) Azure Certification
6 8 (1.74%) AWS Certification
7 7 (1.52%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.08%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.08%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.08%) PMP
9 5 (1.08%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.87%) CCNP
10 4 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.65%) CCNA
12 2 (0.43%) MCPD
12 2 (0.43%) MCSD
13 1 (0.22%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (20.82%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.34%) Accessibility
3 18 (3.90%) GDPR
4 17 (3.69%) QA
5 5 (1.08%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.65%) HL7
6 3 (0.65%) IFRS
6 3 (0.65%) IFRS 9
6 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.22%) GAAP
8 1 (0.22%) GxP
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (6.94%) Docker
2 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.22%) NFS
2 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (7.81%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.69%) Terraform
3 8 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.65%) Ansible
4 3 (0.65%) Grafana
4 3 (0.65%) Kibana
5 2 (0.43%) HP Data Protector
5 2 (0.43%) MOM
5 2 (0.43%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.22%) Perfmon
6 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.22%) SCOM
6 1 (0.22%) VxRail
Vendors
1 83 (18.00%) Microsoft
2 66 (14.32%) Databricks
3 44 (9.54%) SAP
4 34 (7.38%) Oracle
5 33 (7.16%) Google
6 24 (5.21%) Informatica
7 23 (4.99%) Salesforce
8 16 (3.47%) ServiceNow
9 12 (2.60%) Ariba
10 10 (2.17%) Talend
11 6 (1.30%) Palantir
11 6 (1.30%) Virgin Media
12 5 (1.08%) MuleSoft
13 4 (0.87%) Cloudera
13 4 (0.87%) Teradata
13 4 (0.87%) VMware
14 3 (0.65%) Ab Initio
14 3 (0.65%) Adobe
14 3 (0.65%) Charles River
14 3 (0.65%) Epicor