Master Data Analyst Contracts

Master Data Analyst
UK

The median Master Data Analyst daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 541 579 677
Rank change year-on-year +38 +98 +179
Contract jobs requiring a Master Data Analyst 7 6 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.014% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.015% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £483 - £365
25th Percentile £513 £513 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £438
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +20.00% -10.26%
75th Percentile £606 £538 £495
90th Percentile £618 - £509
UK excluding London median daily rate - £525 £400
% change year-on-year - +31.25% +21.21%

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 29,294 40,276 53,656
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 93.01% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,671 25,908 37,253
10th Percentile £287 £285 £313
25th Percentile £400 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.13%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,326 2,804 1,565
10th Percentile £13.75 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.36 £16.65 £19.00
Median hourly rate £26.45 £37.50 £43.63
Median % change year-on-year -29.47% -14.05% +74.52%
75th Percentile £55.25 £62.96 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.25 £74.00 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% - +100.00%

Master Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Master Data Analyst in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Master Data Analyst in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Master Data Analyst over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Master Data Analyst in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Master Data Analyst in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Master Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 6 July 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 +54 6 £575 +9.52% 14
London - 6 £575 - 6
Work from Home +33 3 £600 - 14

Master Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Master Data Analyst 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 Master Data Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) SQL
1 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
1 4 (57.14%) Data Quality
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Data Governance
2 3 (42.86%) SAP MDG
2 3 (42.86%) Asset Management
2 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
2 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Validation
3 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (28.57%) Salesforce
3 2 (28.57%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 2 (28.57%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (28.57%) Data Validation
3 2 (28.57%) Technical Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) DocuSign
3 2 (28.57%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (28.57%) KYC
4 1 (14.29%) User Stories
4 1 (14.29%) R
4 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (14.29%) Data Science
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
4 1 (14.29%) Backlog Management
4 1 (14.29%) Social Skills

Master Data Analyst 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) SAP MDG
2 1 (14.29%) SAP MDM
2 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) Asset Management
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
2 3 (42.86%) Data Governance
2 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Validation
3 2 (28.57%) Agile
3 2 (28.57%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Data Validation
3 2 (28.57%) KYC
3 2 (28.57%) Technical Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Data Conversion
4 1 (14.29%) Data Management
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
4 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 2 (28.57%) DocuSign
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Salesforce