Data Discovery
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Data Discovery skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Discovery | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | - | 0.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £593 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -11.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands
Data Discovery 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 the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,637 | 1,570 | 1,766 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 89.11% | 82.41% | 85.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,045 | 993 | 1,184 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £250 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £725 | £725 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 109 | 39 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £14.70 | £14.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £16.38 | £20.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.05 | £26.13 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.77% | -5.00% | +56.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.88 | £40.25 | £43.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £55.65 | £67.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -1.94% | +51.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Data Discovery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Discovery.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Discovery.
