Metadata Contracts

Metadata
UK

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 300 337 380
Rank change year-on-year +37 +43 +11
Contract jobs citing Metadata 257 259 339
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.81% 0.60% 0.60%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.42% 3.41% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 162 227
10th Percentile £269 £376 £413
25th Percentile £436 £450 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.13% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £825 £700
90th Percentile £775 £925 £818
UK excluding London median daily rate £465 £499 £500
% change year-on-year -6.88% -0.13% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 16 15
10th Percentile £13.25 £13.50 £24.50
25th Percentile £15.56 £20.11 -
Median hourly rate £26.25 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -7.14% -43.09%
75th Percentile £29.69 £46.18 £64.13
90th Percentile £58.75 £47.18 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £40.25 £36.25
% change year-on-year -37.89% +11.03% +168.52%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
UK

Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 5,821 7,599 9,785
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 18.28% 17.55% 17.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,940 5,418 6,874
10th Percentile £356 £350 £375
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £630 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £788 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 153 175
10th Percentile £19.82 £14.00 £21.24
25th Percentile £25.38 £20.49 £33.70
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -34.78% +52.12%
75th Percentile £63.75 £51.75 £73.75
90th Percentile £76.50 £72.50 £81.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.64 £30.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +5.47% -45.45% +57.14%

Metadata
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Metadata in the UK

Metadata
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Metadata in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Metadata over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Metadata in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Metadata in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Metadata over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Metadata in the UK

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Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Metadata 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 +44 222 £525 -19.23% 747
London +42 139 £600 -17.24% 440
UK excluding London +45 93 £465 -6.88% 359
Work from Home +49 84 £575 +21.69% 281
South East +47 25 £478 -13.18% 77
Midlands +24 19 £107 -84.71% 66
West Midlands +19 18 £107 -86.19% 40
North of England -3 18 £456 -15.12% 99
North West +3 13 £315 -34.55% 48
Scotland 0 9 £475 +2.70% 26
East of England +28 8 £318 -22.33% 34
South West +23 6 £588 +20.51% 38
Wales +12 5 £263 - 13
North East - 3 £463 - 18
Yorkshire +1 2 £456 -42.97% 33
Northern Ireland - 2 £500 - 11
East Midlands 0 1 £410 +2.50% 24
Channel Islands - 1 £760 -

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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 26 (10.12%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.28%) Apache
3 10 (3.89%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (3.50%) Apache Spark
4 9 (3.50%) CMS
5 7 (2.72%) SAS
6 4 (1.56%) Confluence
7 2 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.78%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.39%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 12 (4.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.50%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.78%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.56%) Salesforce CRM
1 4 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.78%) HFM
3 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.39%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 72 (28.02%) Azure
2 55 (21.40%) AWS
3 38 (14.79%) GCP
4 29 (11.28%) Power Platform
5 24 (9.34%) Collibra
6 20 (7.78%) dbt
7 17 (6.61%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (5.84%) GitHub
9 14 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (4.67%) Amazon S3
12 11 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (3.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (3.50%) Snowflake
15 7 (2.72%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (2.72%) SaaS
16 6 (2.33%) Alation
16 6 (2.33%) AWS Lambda
16 6 (2.33%) Serverless
17 4 (1.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.39%) FTP
1 1 (0.39%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (25.68%) Data Warehouse
2 39 (15.18%) Data Lake
3 28 (10.89%) Power BI
4 24 (9.34%) Big Data
5 19 (7.39%) NoSQL
6 17 (6.61%) SQL Server
7 15 (5.84%) Tableau
8 13 (5.06%) Delta Lake
9 11 (4.28%) BigQuery
9 11 (4.28%) Relational Database
10 8 (3.11%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (2.72%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (2.33%) Amazon Athena
12 6 (2.33%) GIS
12 6 (2.33%) Metadata Repository
13 5 (1.95%) Data Mining
13 5 (1.95%) WebFOCUS
14 4 (1.56%) Base SAS
14 4 (1.56%) RDBMS
14 4 (1.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (8.56%) ERwin
2 14 (5.45%) ER Studio
3 7 (2.72%) PowerDesigner
4 6 (2.33%) Git
4 6 (2.33%) GitLab
5 5 (1.95%) JIRA
6 3 (1.17%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.78%) Postman
7 2 (0.78%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.39%) MLflow
8 1 (0.39%) SonarQube
General
1 82 (31.91%) Social Skills
2 42 (16.34%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (14.79%) Finance
4 34 (13.23%) Public Sector
5 23 (8.95%) Banking
6 16 (6.23%) Legal
7 14 (5.45%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (5.06%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (3.11%) Publishing
11 7 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.33%) Marketing
12 6 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.33%) Retail
13 5 (1.95%) Billing
14 4 (1.56%) Investment Banking
14 4 (1.56%) Police
14 4 (1.56%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.17%) Law
15 3 (1.17%) Military
Job Titles
1 58 (22.57%) Architect
2 44 (17.12%) Data Architect
3 36 (14.01%) Analyst
4 34 (13.23%) Data Engineer
5 24 (9.34%) Lead
6 23 (8.95%) Data Modeller
7 22 (8.56%) Senior
8 18 (7.00%) Data Analyst
9 14 (5.45%) Developer
10 9 (3.50%) Audio Visual Technician
10 9 (3.50%) Governance Analyst
11 8 (3.11%) Data Manager
11 8 (3.11%) Technical Architect
12 7 (2.72%) Azure Data Engineer
12 7 (2.72%) Azure Engineer
13 6 (2.33%) Business Analyst
13 6 (2.33%) Consultant
13 6 (2.33%) Project Manager
14 5 (1.95%) Senior Analyst
14 5 (1.95%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.06%) Kafka
2 12 (4.67%) PySpark
3 9 (3.50%) React
4 6 (2.33%) Jinja
5 5 (1.95%) REST
6 4 (1.56%) .NET
6 4 (1.56%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.56%) Spring
6 4 (1.56%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.17%) ADO
7 3 (1.17%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (1.17%) GWT
7 3 (1.17%) JWT
7 3 (1.17%) OAuth
7 3 (1.17%) Plotly
7 3 (1.17%) RESTful
7 3 (1.17%) Servlets
7 3 (1.17%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.17%) Spring Security
8 2 (0.78%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.39%) Data Structures
2 13 (5.06%) Onboarding
2 13 (5.06%) Reference Data
3 11 (4.28%) Taxonomies
4 10 (3.89%) Data Fabric
4 10 (3.89%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (3.11%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.33%) Algorithms
7 6 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.95%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.56%) Freedom of Information
9 4 (1.56%) Replication
10 3 (1.17%) Digital Media
10 3 (1.17%) NHS
10 3 (1.17%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.78%) Life Science
12 1 (0.39%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.50%) Unix
2 6 (2.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.39%) Android
3 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (45.53%) Data Governance
2 106 (41.25%) Data Modelling
3 94 (36.58%) Metadata Management
4 67 (26.07%) Data Architecture
5 65 (25.29%) Analytics
6 59 (22.96%) ETL
7 56 (21.79%) Data Management
8 54 (21.01%) Business Intelligence
9 49 (19.07%) Agile
10 48 (18.68%) Data Engineering
11 40 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
12 38 (14.79%) Migration
12 38 (14.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 34 (13.23%) Data Lineage
14 33 (12.84%) Data Integration
14 33 (12.84%) Data Pipeline
14 33 (12.84%) Data Science
15 31 (12.06%) Data Security
16 28 (10.89%) Artificial Intelligence
16 28 (10.89%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 87 (33.85%) SQL
2 62 (24.12%) Python
3 9 (3.50%) Java
3 9 (3.50%) Scala
4 8 (3.11%) Shell Script
5 7 (2.72%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.95%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.95%) R
7 4 (1.56%) Apex Code
7 4 (1.56%) C#
7 4 (1.56%) C++
8 3 (1.17%) Bash
8 3 (1.17%) PROC SQL
8 3 (1.17%) SAS Macro
8 3 (1.17%) SOQL
9 2 (0.78%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.78%) SOSL
9 2 (0.78%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (14.01%) Security Cleared
2 27 (10.51%) SC Cleared
3 19 (7.39%) Degree
4 10 (3.89%) AWS Certification
4 10 (3.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.50%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.56%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.17%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.39%) ACCA
9 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.39%) CIMA
9 1 (0.39%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.39%) CITP
9 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.39%) PMP
9 1 (0.39%) SnowPro
9 1 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (28.02%) Data Quality
2 29 (11.28%) GDPR
3 19 (7.39%) QA
4 11 (4.28%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.56%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.17%) Solvency II
8 2 (0.78%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.39%) Basel III
9 1 (0.39%) GxP
9 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.39%) MiFID
9 1 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (3.50%) Docker
2 1 (0.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) NFS
Systems Management
1 8 (3.11%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.72%) Terraform
3 5 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.39%) Kubeflow
4 1 (0.39%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 53 (20.62%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.45%) Informatica
3 29 (11.28%) Databricks
4 21 (8.17%) Google
5 16 (6.23%) Oracle
6 13 (5.06%) SAP
7 8 (3.11%) Salesforce
7 8 (3.11%) Talend
8 6 (2.33%) Sparx
9 5 (1.95%) Adobe
10 3 (1.17%) Cloudera
10 3 (1.17%) Duck Creek
10 3 (1.17%) Guidewire
10 3 (1.17%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.78%) Ab Initio
11 2 (0.78%) Autodesk
11 2 (0.78%) Hotjar
11 2 (0.78%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.78%) IBM
11 2 (0.78%) OpenText