The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Metadata skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Lancashire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
59
58
89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire
7.69%
5.28%
21.39%
Number of salaries quoted
30
39
79
10th Percentile
£22,625
£34,000
£34,500
25th Percentile
£31,250
£42,238
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£54,793
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-17.87%
+15.35%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£62,188
£63,900
£55,000
90th Percentile
£73,750
£78,750
£58,000
North West median annual salary
£53,250
£52,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+1.43%
-4.55%
+4.76%
Metadata Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Metadata relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Metadata Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Metadata.
Metadata Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, job vacancies citing Metadata also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lancashire region with a requirement for Metadata.
Metadata Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
