Data Collection Jobs

Data Collection
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Data Collection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Collection over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 474 446 463
Rank change year-on-year -28 +17 +133
Permanent jobs citing Data Collection 236 551 624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.53% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.63% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 62 292 208
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,165 £31,433
25th Percentile £37,170 £36,000 £41,519
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £45,249 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.37% -17.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £79,063 £60,000 £68,913
90th Percentile £115,750 £70,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,058 £45,249 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.84% -9.50% -7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Collection 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Data Collection
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Collection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Collection.

Salary trend for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Collection over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Collection in the UK

Data Collection
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Collection within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
England -79 199 £52,500 +16.03% 316
UK excluding London +39 163 £51,058 +12.84% 175
Work from Home -118 54 £48,029 +6.14% 149
South East +12 53 £37,000 -32.73% 34
North of England -24 52 £52,500 +16.03% 46
London -36 52 £70,000 +55.56% 160
Yorkshire +70 43 £45,000 -0.55% 14
Midlands +24 25 £52,500 +16.03% 31
West Midlands +18 20 £52,500 +16.03% 23
South West +116 13 £51,058 +85.67% 31
Wales +43 10 £38,094 +2.96% 5
North West -55 7 £62,500 +38.13% 22
Scotland +126 6 £80,000 +146.15% 10
East Midlands +42 5 £26,000 -37.47% 7
East of England +40 4 £100,000 +141.55% 15
North East +31 2 - - 10

Data Collection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.69%) CMS
1 4 (1.69%) Confluence
2 2 (0.85%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (11.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.66%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.69%) Trello
4 2 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.42%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.42%) Simulink
5 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Shopify
2 1 (0.42%) Lorenzo
2 1 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.42%) Relativity
2 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.42%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 42 (17.80%) Power Platform
2 26 (11.02%) Azure
3 22 (9.32%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (5.93%) Salsify
5 13 (5.51%) Microsoft Purview
6 12 (5.08%) PaaS
6 12 (5.08%) SaaS
7 11 (4.66%) Google Analytics
8 9 (3.81%) Collibra
9 8 (3.39%) AWS
9 8 (3.39%) IaaS
10 6 (2.54%) GCP
10 6 (2.54%) Google Tag Manager
11 4 (1.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.69%) Canva
11 4 (1.69%) GitHub
11 4 (1.69%) Google Data Studio
11 4 (1.69%) Google Sheets
12 3 (1.27%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.39%) DNS
2 4 (1.69%) VPN
3 1 (0.42%) Asterisk PBX
3 1 (0.42%) BGP
3 1 (0.42%) DMVPN
3 1 (0.42%) EIGRP
3 1 (0.42%) Firewall
3 1 (0.42%) NAS
3 1 (0.42%) VLAN
3 1 (0.42%) VoIP
3 1 (0.42%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (17.80%) Power BI
2 29 (12.29%) Metadata
3 21 (8.90%) Tableau
4 9 (3.81%) IBM InfoSphere
5 5 (2.12%) Power Query
6 4 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.27%) Data Mining
7 3 (1.27%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.85%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.85%) Looker
8 2 (0.85%) MS Access
9 1 (0.42%) Big Data
9 1 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.42%) MySQL
9 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.42%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.42%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 5 (2.12%) JIRA
2 4 (1.69%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.42%) Git
3 1 (0.42%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.42%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 108 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 83 (35.17%) Finance
3 68 (28.81%) Law
4 63 (26.69%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (25.85%) Manufacturing
6 38 (16.10%) Marketing
7 26 (11.02%) Legal
8 17 (7.20%) Retail
9 14 (5.93%) Electronics
10 12 (5.08%) Banking
11 8 (3.39%) Welsh Language
12 7 (2.97%) Aeronautics
12 7 (2.97%) Aerospace
12 7 (2.97%) Automotive
13 6 (2.54%) Public Sector
13 6 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 5 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (1.69%) Advertising
15 4 (1.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 55 (23.31%) Lead
2 44 (18.64%) Systems Engineer
3 42 (17.80%) Analyst
3 42 (17.80%) Automation Engineer
4 39 (16.53%) Senior
5 20 (8.47%) Data Analyst
6 16 (6.78%) Senior Manager
7 15 (6.36%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (5.51%) Technical Leader
9 9 (3.81%) Data Steward
9 9 (3.81%) Operations Analyst
9 9 (3.81%) Senior Operations Analyst
10 8 (3.39%) Data Manager
10 8 (3.39%) Server Engineer
11 7 (2.97%) Performance Engineer
12 6 (2.54%) Architect
12 6 (2.54%) Data Architect
13 5 (2.12%) Financial Analyst
13 5 (2.12%) Principal Architect
13 5 (2.12%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.81%) JSON
2 4 (1.69%) XML
3 3 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.85%) CSS
4 2 (0.85%) HTML
4 2 (0.85%) PyTorch
4 2 (0.85%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.42%) FHIR
5 1 (0.42%) Lambda Expressions
5 1 (0.42%) NumPy
5 1 (0.42%) Pandas
5 1 (0.42%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 71 (30.08%) Management Information System
2 54 (22.88%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 43 (18.22%) FMCG
4 42 (17.80%) Operational Technology
5 22 (9.32%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (8.47%) IoT
6 20 (8.47%) Taxonomies
7 17 (7.20%) SCADA
8 12 (5.08%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (4.24%) Social Media
10 7 (2.97%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (2.97%) NHS
11 6 (2.54%) Renewable Energy
12 5 (2.12%) Security Posture
13 4 (1.69%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.69%) Product Ownership
13 4 (1.69%) Robotics
13 4 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
14 3 (1.27%) Algorithms
14 3 (1.27%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.24%) Windows
2 9 (3.81%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.12%) Linux
3 5 (2.12%) Unix
4 1 (0.42%) Android
4 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.42%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (46.19%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (31.78%) Analytics
3 74 (31.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 63 (26.69%) Data Management
5 55 (23.31%) Quality Management
6 48 (20.34%) Budgeting
7 47 (19.92%) Data Analysis
7 47 (19.92%) Data Modelling
8 46 (19.49%) Visualisation
9 42 (17.80%) Business Intelligence
9 42 (17.80%) Energy Management
10 37 (15.68%) Data Visualisation
11 35 (14.83%) Decision Quality
11 35 (14.83%) Decision-Making
12 34 (14.41%) Agile
13 31 (13.14%) Computer Science
14 29 (12.29%) Artificial Intelligence
14 29 (12.29%) Data Governance
15 28 (11.86%) Data Privacy
16 26 (11.02%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 31 (13.14%) SQL
2 23 (9.75%) Python
3 6 (2.54%) R
4 2 (0.85%) Bash
4 2 (0.85%) C
4 2 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.85%) Java
4 2 (0.85%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.85%) Perl
4 2 (0.85%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.42%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (22.03%) Degree
2 42 (17.80%) HNC
3 11 (4.66%) DBS Check
4 10 (4.24%) Master's Degree
5 9 (3.81%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.39%) Azure Certification
6 8 (3.39%) MCSA
6 8 (3.39%) MCSE
7 7 (2.97%) PhD
8 6 (2.54%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.54%) Security Cleared
9 4 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.42%) CCNA
10 1 (0.42%) CCNP
10 1 (0.42%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.42%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.42%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (18.22%) Data Quality
2 21 (8.90%) GDPR
3 14 (5.93%) QA
4 9 (3.81%) Accessibility
5 8 (3.39%) SLA
6 4 (1.69%) Good Clinical Practice
7 1 (0.42%) DICOM
7 1 (0.42%) HL7
7 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.42%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 9 (3.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.42%) Terraform
Vendors
1 54 (22.88%) Rockwell
1 54 (22.88%) Siemens
2 43 (18.22%) Microsoft
3 17 (7.20%) Salesforce
4 16 (6.78%) Google
5 11 (4.66%) IBM
6 9 (3.81%) Informatica
7 6 (2.54%) Adobe
8 4 (1.69%) Facebook
8 4 (1.69%) Instagram
9 2 (0.85%) Cognos
9 2 (0.85%) Optimizely
10 1 (0.42%) Cadence
10 1 (0.42%) Cerner
10 1 (0.42%) Cisco
10 1 (0.42%) Foundry
10 1 (0.42%) InterSystems
10 1 (0.42%) MEDITECH
10 1 (0.42%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.42%) VMware