Hybrid/Remote Data Interpretation Contract Job Trends

Data Interpretation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 299 384
Rank change year-on-year -3 +85 +171
Contract jobs citing Data Interpretation 16 17 7
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.14% 0.039%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.16% 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 5
10th Percentile £363 £327 £278
25th Percentile £425 £441 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £450 £408
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +10.43% -18.50%
75th Percentile £536 £538 £438
90th Percentile £694 £620 £445
UK median daily rate £494 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +3.95% - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £15.31 £27.25 £26.00
% change year-on-year -43.82% +4.81% +50.72%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Interpretation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Interpretation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Interpretation
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Interpretation over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Data Interpretation daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Interpretation
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) Metadata
2 2 (12.50%) Power BI
3 1 (6.25%) Tableau
General
1 10 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Welsh Language
3 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Advertising
4 1 (6.25%) Digital Health
4 1 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Local Government
4 1 (6.25%) Retail
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) Analyst
2 6 (37.50%) Data Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Data Quality Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Data Quality Specialist
3 5 (31.25%) Quality Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Applications Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Excel Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Asset Management Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Asset Management Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Data Analytics Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Data Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Information Officer
5 1 (6.25%) Programme Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Programme Planner
5 1 (6.25%) Regulatory Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Support Officer
5 1 (6.25%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (6.25%) NHS
1 1 (6.25%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (37.50%) Programme Delivery
3 5 (31.25%) Dashboard Development
3 5 (31.25%) Data Discovery
3 5 (31.25%) Data Management
3 5 (31.25%) Metadata Management
4 4 (25.00%) Analytics
4 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (18.75%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (18.75%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Asset Management
5 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (12.50%) AI
6 2 (12.50%) Application Rationalisation
6 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (12.50%) Data Analytics
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (12.50%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Python
1 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) Data Quality
2 1 (6.25%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (6.25%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Anaplan