Data Collection Contract Job Trends in England

Data Collection
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Collection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 522 374 407
Rank change year-on-year -148 +33 +65
Contract jobs citing Data Collection 104 124 110
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.23% 0.45% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.49% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 64 62
10th Percentile £276 £307 £260
25th Percentile £344 £422 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £538 £421
Median % change year-on-year -13.49% +27.60% -6.39%
75th Percentile £611 £600 £592
90th Percentile £700 £624 £650
UK median daily rate £454 £516 £425
% change year-on-year -12.01% +21.47% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 15
10th Percentile £21.14 £19.75 £13.12
25th Percentile £22.20 £24.99 £14.05
Median hourly rate £26.93 £33.11 £14.60
Median % change year-on-year -18.66% +126.78% -32.44%
75th Percentile £33.24 £45.75 £31.25
90th Percentile £42.25 - £50.00
UK median hourly rate £26.37 £30.53 £14.60
% change year-on-year -13.63% +109.08% -32.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,776 25,061 28,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.95% 90.80% 85.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,043 15,975 18,472
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £630 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,543 1,444 1,583
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.88 £18.12
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.21 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.63 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +65.54% -38.57% -0.24%

Data Collection
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Collection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Data Collection job vacancy trend in England

Data Collection
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Collection.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Collection

Data Collection
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Collection in England over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Collection in England

Data Collection
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Collection.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Collection

Data Collection
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Collection in England over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Collection in England

Data Collection
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Collection within the England region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -80 46 £500 -9.09% 102
North of England -56 23 £440 -7.37% 39
Yorkshire -38 18 £440 -7.37% 12
South East -71 17 £615 +2.49% 32
Midlands -54 9 £333 -34.45% 17
East of England -14 8 £293 -49.13% 12
West Midlands -56 6 £451 -11.19% 7
North West -38 5 - - 21
East Midlands - 3 £225 - 10
South West -41 2 - - 11
North East - 1 £440 - 8
Data Collection
UK

Data Collection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.81%) Confluence
2 2 (1.92%) Apache Spark
2 2 (1.92%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.96%) Apache
3 1 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.96%) R Markdown
Applications
1 22 (21.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (5.77%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.92%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.96%) Gliffy
4 1 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.96%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (1.92%) NEC Housing
1 2 (1.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 34 (32.69%) Power Platform
2 18 (17.31%) Azure
3 6 (5.77%) Adobe Analytics
3 6 (5.77%) Azure Monitor
3 6 (5.77%) Entra ID
4 4 (3.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
4 4 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (3.85%) GCP
4 4 (3.85%) Google Analytics
5 3 (2.88%) AWS
5 3 (2.88%) Google Data Studio
5 3 (2.88%) Miro
6 2 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (1.92%) GitHub
6 2 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.92%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.96%) Azure Functions
7 1 (0.96%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.96%) Serverless
7 1 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.77%) DHCP
1 6 (5.77%) DNS
1 6 (5.77%) Firewall
1 6 (5.77%) SSH
1 6 (5.77%) TCP/IP
1 6 (5.77%) VPN
2 4 (3.85%) Network Security
3 3 (2.88%) IP Telephony
3 3 (2.88%) PSTN
3 3 (2.88%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (32.69%) Power BI
2 19 (18.27%) Tableau
3 6 (5.77%) Metadata
4 4 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (3.85%) Looker
5 2 (1.92%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.92%) GIS
5 2 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.92%) Spatial Data
5 2 (1.92%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.96%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.96%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.96%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.96%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.96%) Power Query
6 1 (0.96%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 9 (8.65%) JIRA
2 2 (1.92%) Charles Proxy
General
1 32 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 29 (27.88%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 24 (23.08%) Finance
5 8 (7.69%) Marketing
6 6 (5.77%) Banking
6 6 (5.77%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.85%) Legal
7 4 (3.85%) Local Government
8 3 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.88%) Military
8 3 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.88%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.92%) Law
9 2 (1.92%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.92%) Publishing
9 2 (1.92%) Retail
10 1 (0.96%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 37 (35.58%) Analyst
2 20 (19.23%) Data Analyst
3 13 (12.50%) Senior
4 8 (7.69%) Architect
4 8 (7.69%) Consultant
4 8 (7.69%) Lead
5 7 (6.73%) Performance Analyst
6 5 (4.81%) Analytics Consultant
6 5 (4.81%) Platform Engineer
6 5 (4.81%) Senior Analyst
6 5 (4.81%) SQL Analyst
7 4 (3.85%) Data Architect
7 4 (3.85%) Data Manager
7 4 (3.85%) Data Scientist
7 4 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (3.85%) SQL Data Analyst
7 4 (3.85%) Technical Analyst
8 3 (2.88%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.73%) Terraform
2 6 (5.77%) ARM Templates
3 4 (3.85%) CSS
3 4 (3.85%) HTML
4 3 (2.88%) JSON
4 3 (2.88%) REST
5 2 (1.92%) GeoJSON
5 2 (1.92%) PostGIS
5 2 (1.92%) PySpark
6 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.96%) Pandas
6 1 (0.96%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.96%) RESTful
6 1 (0.96%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.46%) Management Information System
2 8 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 6 (5.77%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (3.85%) Acoustics
4 4 (3.85%) ARM Cortex
4 4 (3.85%) Data Structures
4 4 (3.85%) Mobile App
4 4 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.88%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.88%) Taxonomies
6 2 (1.92%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.92%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.92%) BYOD
6 2 (1.92%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (1.92%) Virtual Reality
7 1 (0.96%) Biopharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 10 (9.62%) Linux
2 6 (5.77%) Windows
2 6 (5.77%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.88%) Android
4 2 (1.92%) VMS
5 1 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.96%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (38.46%) Validation
2 34 (32.69%) Business Intelligence
3 33 (31.73%) Decision-Making
4 28 (26.92%) Analytics
5 26 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
5 26 (25.00%) Visualisation
6 23 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (18.27%) Agile
7 19 (18.27%) Data Analysis
8 18 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (12.50%) AI
9 13 (12.50%) Data Visualisation
10 12 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (10.58%) Dashboard Development
11 11 (10.58%) Data Protection
12 10 (9.62%) Analytical Thinking
12 10 (9.62%) Mathematics
12 10 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (8.65%) Data Science
13 9 (8.65%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 34 (32.69%) Python
2 33 (31.73%) SQL
3 14 (13.46%) R
4 6 (5.77%) Bash
4 6 (5.77%) Bicep
4 6 (5.77%) PowerShell
5 5 (4.81%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.96%) C
6 1 (0.96%) C++
6 1 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.96%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.96%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.96%) Swift
Qualifications
1 21 (20.19%) Degree
2 16 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.77%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (5.77%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.81%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.92%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.92%) PhD
5 2 (1.92%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (0.96%) CISM
6 1 (0.96%) CISSP
6 1 (0.96%) CRISC
6 1 (0.96%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.96%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.96%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.96%) PMP
6 1 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (16.35%) Data Quality
2 9 (8.65%) GDPR
3 8 (7.69%) QA
4 6 (5.77%) SLA
5 4 (3.85%) PMO
6 2 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.96%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.96%) NCSC
7 1 (0.96%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (5.77%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (4.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.85%) Ansible
2 4 (3.85%) SCCM
3 1 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (20.19%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.73%) Google
3 6 (5.77%) Adobe
4 4 (3.85%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (2.88%) Amplitude
5 3 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.92%) Databricks
6 2 (1.92%) ESRI
6 2 (1.92%) Facebook
6 2 (1.92%) NEC
6 2 (1.92%) SAP
6 2 (1.92%) Sparx
6 2 (1.92%) Workday
7 1 (0.96%) BT
7 1 (0.96%) Cloudera
7 1 (0.96%) Dell
7 1 (0.96%) Hortonworks
7 1 (0.96%) OneLogin
7 1 (0.96%) Palantir