Data Quality Consultant Job Trends

Data Quality Consultant
UK

The median Data Quality Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 652 694 720
Rank change year-on-year +42 +26 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Quality Consultant 1 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.009% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.010% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Data Quality Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Quality Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Quality Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Quality Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Quality Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Quality Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Data Quality Consultant
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Quality Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Work from Home +63 1 £75,000 -
England +58 1 £75,000 -
UK excluding London +57 1 £75,000 -
South West +12 1 £75,000 -

Data Quality Consultant Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Data Quality Consultant job roles required 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 featuring Data Quality Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DAMA DMBOK
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Data Quality Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DAMA DMBOK
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality