Data Collection Contract Job Trends in Watford

Data Collection
Hertfordshire > Watford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Data Collection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 11 22
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -
Contract jobs citing Data Collection 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 3.23% 2.08% 1.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.51% 2.44% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £583
25th Percentile - - £586
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £594
75th Percentile - - £598
90th Percentile - - £599
Hertfordshire median daily rate £400 - £594
% change year-on-year - - +142.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.00 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £15.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford

Data Collection 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 in Watford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57 41 122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford 91.94% 85.42% 91.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 29 84
10th Percentile £170 £264 £275
25th Percentile £325 £306 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £350 £419
Median % change year-on-year +17.86% -16.42% -33.00%
75th Percentile £571 £475 £595
90th Percentile £658 £550 £751
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £513 £488
% change year-on-year +2.44% +5.13% -11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £13.95 £19.26 -
25th Percentile - £23.77 £14.25
Median hourly rate £15.00 £32.47 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -53.80% +123.93% -37.01%
75th Percentile £18.90 £41.12 £14.75
90th Percentile £21.38 £45.59 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £28.00 £66.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -57.58% +1.54% -

Data Collection
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Data Collection job vacancy trend in Watford

Data Collection
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Data Collection.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Data Collection

Data Collection
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Data Collection.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Data Collection

Data Collection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Administrator
1 2 (100.00%) Facilities Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Entry
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Facilities Management