Data Extraction Job Trends
Data Extraction
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Data Extraction skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 676 | 583 | 623 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | +40 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Extraction | 143 | 78 | 124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 87 | 56 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £32,625 | £42,254 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,750 | £37,500 | £45,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £47,500 | £55,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.03% | +10.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £64,063 | £69,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,000 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -18.27% | +9.47% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Data Extraction falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 88,933 | 43,524 | 56,581 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 73.56% | 88.16% | 82.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60,187 | 24,968 | 30,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -14.81% | +2.47% |
Data Extraction Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Extraction relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Data Extraction Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data Extraction.
Data Extraction Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Extraction over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Data Extraction Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Extraction within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -97 | 135 | £51,250 | -4.65% | 153 |
| UK excluding London | -102 | 98 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 82 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 54 | £85,000 | +78.95% | 64 |
| London | -51 | 41 | £90,000 | +44.00% | 80 |
| Midlands | -32 | 37 | £52,500 | +61.54% | 17 |
| North of England | -57 | 36 | £43,500 | -6.93% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 25 | £44,337 | - | 5 |
| North West | -22 | 20 | £43,500 | -20.91% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 12 | £52,500 | +61.54% | 12 |
| South West | -81 | 11 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 10 | £28,146 | -25.93% | 7 |
| South East | -64 | 8 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 18 |
| North East | - | 6 | £72,500 | - | 5 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £38,500 | - | |
| East of England | -38 | 2 | £51,250 | -10.87% | 7 |
Data Extraction Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 55.2% | 79 |
| 2 | Analytics | 41.3% | 59 |
| 2 | Validation | 41.3% | 59 |
| 4 | Data Analysis | 32.9% | 47 |
| 5 | Business Intelligence | 30.8% | 44 |
| 6 | ETL | 30.1% | 43 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 27.3% | 39 |
| 8 | Decision-Making | 25.9% | 37 |
| 9 | Data Analytics | 25.2% | 36 |
| 10 | Migration | 23.8% | 34 |
| 11 | Data Migration | 21.0% | 30 |
| 12 | Data Management | 19.6% | 28 |
| 12 | ERP | 19.6% | 28 |
| 12 | Process Improvement | 19.6% | 28 |
| 15 | Actionable Insight | 18.2% | 26 |
| 16 | Data Transformation | 17.5% | 25 |
| 17 | Collaborative Working | 16.8% | 24 |
| 17 | Data Cleansing | 16.8% | 24 |
| 17 | Roadmaps | 16.8% | 24 |
| 20 | AI | 15.4% | 22 |