Data Mapping Contract Job Trends

Data Mapping
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Data Mapping skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 319 344
Rank change year-on-year +32 +25 +47
Contract jobs citing Data Mapping 488 267 229
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.89% 0.81% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.89% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 184 154
10th Percentile £350 £331 £366
25th Percentile £425 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £528 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% +5.50% -6.98%
75th Percentile £600 £665 £600
90th Percentile £689 £788 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £500 £490
% change year-on-year -6.00% +2.04% -10.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £30.55 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £40.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Data Mapping 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 46,089 29,922 32,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.33% 90.54% 85.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,886 18,587 19,900
10th Percentile £325 £295 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £630 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,201 1,858 1,386
10th Percentile £13.70 £14.29 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.23 £17.30 £20.12
Median hourly rate £39.50 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.06% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £65.88 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £65.00 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £22.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +77.78% -47.67% +1.18%

Data Mapping
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Mapping job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Mapping
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Data Mapping
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Mapping over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Mapping in the UK

Data Mapping
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Data Mapping
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Mapping over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Mapping in the UK

Data Mapping
Top 16 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 Mapping within the UK over the 6 months to 27 September 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 +3 385 £537 -1.20% 191
London +8 238 £550 -4.35% 113
Work from Home +15 183 £500 -6.89% 78
UK excluding London -34 161 £470 -6.00% 93
North of England -53 46 £500 - 22
Midlands -26 31 £463 +2.78% 17
South West -11 27 £528 +11.05% 10
Scotland -11 26 £372 -12.47% 9
North West -39 26 £460 -23.32% 11
South East -66 22 £580 +5.45% 24
Yorkshire -45 18 £519 +69.44% 8
West Midlands -42 17 £388 -13.89% 13
East Midlands -9 12 £490 +4.26% 4
East of England -15 9 £420 +0.12% 8
North East -37 2 £444 +1.43% 3
Wales -12 1 £475 - 2

Data Mapping
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 41 (8.40%) Confluence
2 10 (2.05%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.41%) Apache
4 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 36 (7.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (5.53%) MS Visio
3 12 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.84%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.41%) Mingle
6 2 (0.41%) Windchill
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (3.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.87%) Aladdin
3 7 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.23%) Maximo
5 5 (1.02%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 5 (1.02%) Teamcenter
6 4 (0.82%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.82%) ResourceLink
6 4 (0.82%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.82%) SAP Payroll
7 3 (0.61%) Infor LN
7 3 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.41%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle FAH
8 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 65 (13.32%) Azure
2 39 (7.99%) Power Platform
3 29 (5.94%) AWS
4 22 (4.51%) GCP
5 21 (4.30%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (4.30%) Snowflake
6 16 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.87%) Boomi
8 13 (2.66%) SuccessFactors
9 12 (2.46%) SaaS
10 11 (2.25%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (1.84%) AtomSphere
11 9 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
12 8 (1.64%) GitHub
12 8 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (1.43%) Entra ID
14 6 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (1.02%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.02%) Azure Service Bus
15 5 (1.02%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.82%) SSL
2 3 (0.61%) HTTP
3 1 (0.20%) Firewall
3 1 (0.20%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.25%) Data Warehouse
2 42 (8.61%) Metadata
3 34 (6.97%) Data Lake
3 34 (6.97%) Power BI
4 18 (3.69%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.66%) Elasticsearch
6 12 (2.46%) SQL Server
7 10 (2.05%) Oracle Database
7 10 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (2.05%) Semantic Layer
8 9 (1.84%) Power Query
9 8 (1.64%) Db2
9 8 (1.64%) Delta Lake
9 8 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
9 8 (1.64%) Tableau
10 7 (1.43%) DynamoDB
10 7 (1.43%) MongoDB
10 7 (1.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 61 (12.50%) JIRA
2 5 (1.02%) Git
2 5 (1.02%) Postman
3 4 (0.82%) Cypress.io
3 4 (0.82%) Gatling
3 4 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.61%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.41%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.41%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.20%) ERwin
6 1 (0.20%) Flyway
6 1 (0.20%) GitLab
6 1 (0.20%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.20%) LSMW
6 1 (0.20%) NUnit
6 1 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.20%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 162 (33.20%) Finance
2 155 (31.76%) Social Skills
3 97 (19.88%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (14.14%) Banking
5 30 (6.15%) Legal
6 28 (5.74%) Public Sector
7 25 (5.12%) Retail
8 23 (4.71%) Manufacturing
9 19 (3.89%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.05%) Marketing
11 9 (1.84%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.43%) Front Office
12 7 (1.43%) General Ledger
12 7 (1.43%) Law
12 7 (1.43%) Local Government
13 6 (1.23%) Billing
13 6 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 214 (43.85%) Analyst
2 139 (28.48%) Business Analyst
3 94 (19.26%) Data Analyst
4 59 (12.09%) Data Business Analyst
5 58 (11.89%) Lead
6 41 (8.40%) Consultant
7 40 (8.20%) Developer
8 39 (7.99%) Architect
9 34 (6.97%) Senior
10 29 (5.94%) Technical Analyst
11 26 (5.33%) Data Engineer
12 24 (4.92%) Data Architect
13 23 (4.71%) Technical Business Analyst
14 20 (4.10%) SQL Analyst
14 20 (4.10%) SQL Data Analyst
15 18 (3.69%) Business Systems Analyst
15 18 (3.69%) Data Migration Lead
16 17 (3.48%) Data Consultant
17 16 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
17 16 (3.28%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (10.66%) JSON
2 51 (10.45%) REST
3 41 (8.40%) XML
4 36 (7.38%) SOAP
5 31 (6.35%) Middleware
6 21 (4.30%) Oracle Fusion
7 18 (3.69%) Web Services
8 13 (2.66%) OAuth
9 11 (2.25%) FHIR
10 9 (1.84%) OAuth2
10 9 (1.84%) XSLT
11 8 (1.64%) EDI
12 7 (1.43%) Kafka
13 6 (1.23%) PySpark
13 6 (1.23%) SAML
14 5 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
14 5 (1.02%) Playwright
14 5 (1.02%) Terraform
15 4 (0.82%) GraphQL
15 4 (0.82%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 80 (16.39%) Data Structures
2 54 (11.07%) Legacy Systems
3 41 (8.40%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.30%) Onboarding
5 16 (3.28%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.46%) Reference Data
7 9 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (1.84%) Derivative
8 8 (1.64%) Digital Media
8 8 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.43%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.43%) Clustering
9 7 (1.43%) CMDB
9 7 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.43%) LIMS
9 7 (1.43%) NHS
10 6 (1.23%) Linux Command Line
10 6 (1.23%) Mainframe
11 4 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.07%) Windows
2 9 (1.84%) Unix
3 8 (1.64%) Linux
4 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.41%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (40.57%) Migration
2 174 (35.66%) Validation
3 168 (34.43%) Data Modelling
4 160 (32.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 149 (30.53%) Agile
6 139 (28.48%) Data Migration
7 112 (22.95%) Data Analysis
8 93 (19.06%) Requirements Gathering
9 91 (18.65%) Data Governance
10 88 (18.03%) ETL
11 86 (17.62%) User Acceptance Testing
12 85 (17.42%) Data Transformation
13 79 (16.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 79 (16.19%) User Stories
13 79 (16.19%) Workshop Facilitation
14 76 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
15 70 (14.34%) Business Analysis
16 65 (13.32%) Translating Business Requirements
17 64 (13.11%) ERP
18 61 (12.50%) Data Validation
Programming Languages
1 199 (40.78%) SQL
2 23 (4.71%) Python
3 16 (3.28%) PL/SQL
4 12 (2.46%) Java
5 11 (2.25%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.23%) Groovy
6 6 (1.23%) MUMPS
7 5 (1.02%) C#
7 5 (1.02%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.02%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.82%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.82%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.61%) ABAP
9 3 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.41%) Bicep
10 2 (0.41%) C
10 2 (0.41%) C++
10 2 (0.41%) R
10 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 44 (9.02%) Security Cleared
2 34 (6.97%) SC Cleared
3 21 (4.30%) Degree
4 5 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (1.02%) DV Cleared
5 3 (0.61%) IIBA
6 2 (0.41%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.41%) CBAP
6 2 (0.41%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle Certification
6 2 (0.41%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.41%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.20%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.20%) CCA
7 1 (0.20%) CISA
7 1 (0.20%) CISSP
7 1 (0.20%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.20%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (29.92%) Data Quality
2 42 (8.61%) QA
3 33 (6.76%) GDPR
4 10 (2.05%) HL7
5 5 (1.02%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.82%) GRC
7 3 (0.61%) COREP
8 2 (0.41%) DICOM
8 2 (0.41%) FINREP
8 2 (0.41%) GMP
8 2 (0.41%) GxP
8 2 (0.41%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.41%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.20%) Basel II
9 1 (0.20%) CDISC
9 1 (0.20%) EMIR
9 1 (0.20%) MiFID
9 1 (0.20%) SEPA
9 1 (0.20%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 7 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.41%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (0.61%) Ansible
1 3 (0.61%) WMI
2 2 (0.41%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.20%) Tivoli
3 1 (0.20%) Tivoli Monitoring
Vendors
1 75 (15.37%) Microsoft
2 69 (14.14%) Oracle
3 54 (11.07%) SAP
4 31 (6.35%) Databricks
5 23 (4.71%) Salesforce
6 21 (4.30%) ServiceNow
7 19 (3.89%) IBM
8 14 (2.87%) Google
9 9 (1.84%) Workday
10 7 (1.43%) InterSystems
10 7 (1.43%) Splunk
11 6 (1.23%) AppDynamics
11 6 (1.23%) Murex
12 5 (1.02%) Avaloq
12 5 (1.02%) Informatica
12 5 (1.02%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.02%) OneTrust
12 5 (1.02%) SimCorp
13 4 (0.82%) Infor
13 4 (0.82%) webMethods