Data Matching Job Trends in Sheffield

Data Matching (Record Linkage)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Data Matching skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Matching 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.50% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Data Matching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 687 323 759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 69.11% 81.77% 77.45%
Number of salaries quoted 554 236 565
10th Percentile £33,750 £27,125 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +19.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £79,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +13.64%

Data Matching
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Matching relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Data Matching job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Data Matching
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Data Matching.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Data Matching

Data Matching
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Banking
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Data Science