Data Quality Job Trends in the East Midlands
Data Quality
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Data Quality skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 116 | 116 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | 0 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Quality | 84 | 29 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 1.24% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 14.31% | 8.12% | 7.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 23 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,750 | £34,750 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -15.00% | -23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £50,750 | £89,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £62,250 | £110,250 |
| England median annual salary | £64,000 | £57,500 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.30% | -25.81% | +10.81% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East Midlands
Data Quality falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 587 | 357 | 638 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 8.69% | 15.54% | 17.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 388 | 253 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £27,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,750 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.76% | -16.47% | -22.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,000 | £50,269 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £65,000 | £83,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.51% | -5.00% | - |
Data Quality Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Quality relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Data Quality Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Data Quality.
Data Quality Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Quality in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Data Quality Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Quality within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | +2 | 26 | £70,000 | +64.71% | 19 |
| Derbyshire | +8 | 23 | £50,000 | +24.22% | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | -1 | 17 | £42,500 | -22.37% | 14 |
| Leicestershire | -38 | 12 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | -14 | 6 | £42,500 | +63.46% | 9 |
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Data Quality Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 15.5% | 13 |
| 1 | GDPR | 15.5% | 13 |
| 3 | SLA | 2.4% | 2 |
| 4 | Actionable Recommendations | 1.2% | 1 |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 1.2% | 1 |
| 4 | NIST | 1.2% | 1 |