Data Quality Specialist Contract Job Trends

Data Quality Specialist
UK

As of 18 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Quality Specialist daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 563 553 649
Rank change year-on-year -10 +96 +198
Contract jobs requiring a Data Quality Specialist 5 6 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.016% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.017% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £481 -
25th Percentile - £491 £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £513 £700
Median % change year-on-year - -26.79% +43.59%
75th Percentile - £528 £725
90th Percentile - £534 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 30,003 35,798 46,379
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 92.95% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,960 22,064 31,748
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £623 £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 1,577 1,684 1,483
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.73 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%
75th Percentile £52.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% +4.65% +95.45%

Data Quality Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Quality Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Quality Specialist in the UK

Data Quality Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Quality Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Quality Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Data Quality Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Quality Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Quality Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Data Quality Specialist
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 Quality Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Work from Home +32 5 - -
UK excluding London - 5 - - 1
Wales - 5 - -

Data Quality Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Data Quality Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Quality Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Data Management
1 5 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Welsh Language
1 5 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 5 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 5 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 5 (100.00%) Metadata

Data Quality Specialist Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Welsh Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 5 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 5 (100.00%) Data Management
1 5 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) Data Quality