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 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 517 396 422
Rank change year-on-year -121 +26 +59
Contract jobs citing Data Collection 106 118 110
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.23% 0.43% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.47% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 61 64
10th Percentile £303 £305 £240
25th Percentile £347 £413 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £550 £395
Median % change year-on-year -18.09% +39.24% -12.22%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £578
90th Percentile £694 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £451 £525 £410
% change year-on-year -14.19% +28.05% -13.68%
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 £30.59 £45.75 £31.25
90th Percentile £40.86 - £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 39,026 25,062 28,650
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.26% 90.78% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,293 16,024 18,683
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,529 1,392 1,676
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £14.09
25th Percentile £19.85 £17.87 £18.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.27 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +68.99% -37.90% -4.71%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 -78 47 £500 -9.09% 73
North of England -76 23 £440 -7.37% 27
Yorkshire -34 18 £440 -6.13% 8
South East -78 16 £615 +2.49% 14
Midlands -43 11 £445 -3.78% 13
West Midlands -47 9 £450 +50.00% 6
East of England -12 7 £293 -49.13% 17
North West -47 5 - - 9
East Midlands -9 2 £225 -64.00% 7
South West -47 2 - - 11
North East - 1 £440 - 10
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 4 (3.77%) Confluence
2 3 (2.83%) ArcGIS
3 2 (1.89%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.94%) Apache
4 1 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.94%) R Markdown
Applications
1 21 (19.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (6.60%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.89%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.94%) Gliffy
4 1 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.94%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (1.89%) NEC Housing
1 2 (1.89%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 33 (31.13%) Power Platform
2 17 (16.04%) Azure
3 6 (5.66%) Entra ID
4 5 (4.72%) Adobe Analytics
4 5 (4.72%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (3.77%) GCP
5 4 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.83%) AWS
6 3 (2.83%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 3 (2.83%) Google Analytics
6 3 (2.83%) Google Data Studio
7 2 (1.89%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.89%) GitHub
7 2 (1.89%) Miro
7 2 (1.89%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.94%) SAP Fieldglass
8 1 (0.94%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.94%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.60%) VPN
2 5 (4.72%) DHCP
2 5 (4.72%) DNS
2 5 (4.72%) Firewall
2 5 (4.72%) SSH
2 5 (4.72%) TCP/IP
3 3 (2.83%) Network Security
4 2 (1.89%) IP Telephony
4 2 (1.89%) PSTN
4 2 (1.89%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (31.13%) Power BI
2 18 (16.98%) Tableau
3 6 (5.66%) Metadata
4 4 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.83%) Looker
6 2 (1.89%) Data Lake
6 2 (1.89%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (1.89%) GIS
6 2 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.89%) Spatial Data
6 2 (1.89%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.94%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.94%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.94%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.94%) Power Query
7 1 (0.94%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 8 (7.55%) JIRA
2 2 (1.89%) Charles Proxy
General
1 31 (29.25%) Social Skills
2 29 (27.36%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (27.36%) Public Sector
3 25 (23.58%) Finance
4 8 (7.55%) Marketing
5 6 (5.66%) Banking
6 5 (4.72%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.77%) Legal
7 4 (3.77%) Local Government
8 3 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.83%) Law
8 3 (2.83%) Military
8 3 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.83%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.89%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.89%) Publishing
9 2 (1.89%) Retail
10 1 (0.94%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 37 (34.91%) Analyst
2 22 (20.75%) Data Analyst
3 12 (11.32%) Senior
4 10 (9.43%) Consultant
5 8 (7.55%) Architect
5 8 (7.55%) Lead
6 7 (6.60%) Performance Analyst
7 5 (4.72%) SQL Analyst
8 4 (3.77%) Analytics Consultant
8 4 (3.77%) Data Architect
8 4 (3.77%) Data Scientist
8 4 (3.77%) Platform Engineer
8 4 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (3.77%) SQL Data Analyst
8 4 (3.77%) Technical Analyst
9 3 (2.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (2.83%) Senior Architect
9 3 (2.83%) Senior Consultant
9 3 (2.83%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.72%) ARM Templates
2 4 (3.77%) CSS
2 4 (3.77%) HTML
3 3 (2.83%) JSON
3 3 (2.83%) REST
4 2 (1.89%) GeoJSON
4 2 (1.89%) PostGIS
4 2 (1.89%) PySpark
5 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.94%) Pandas
5 1 (0.94%) RESTful
5 1 (0.94%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.21%) Management Information System
2 8 (7.55%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (6.60%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.72%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (3.77%) ARM Cortex
5 4 (3.77%) Data Structures
6 3 (2.83%) Acoustics
6 3 (2.83%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.83%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.89%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.89%) BYOD
7 2 (1.89%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.89%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.89%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (1.89%) NHS
7 2 (1.89%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.49%) Linux
2 5 (4.72%) Windows
2 5 (4.72%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.83%) Android
4 2 (1.89%) VMS
5 1 (0.94%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.94%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (35.85%) Validation
2 34 (32.08%) Business Intelligence
3 32 (30.19%) Decision-Making
4 29 (27.36%) Analytics
5 26 (24.53%) Visualisation
6 24 (22.64%) Actionable Insight
7 21 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (17.92%) Agile
8 19 (17.92%) Data Analysis
9 18 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (12.26%) AI
10 13 (12.26%) Data Visualisation
11 12 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (10.38%) Data Protection
13 10 (9.43%) Analytical Thinking
13 10 (9.43%) Dashboard Development
13 10 (9.43%) Mathematics
14 9 (8.49%) Data Science
14 9 (8.49%) Statistical Analysis
14 9 (8.49%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 32 (30.19%) Python
1 32 (30.19%) SQL
2 14 (13.21%) R
3 5 (4.72%) Bash
3 5 (4.72%) Bicep
3 5 (4.72%) JavaScript
3 5 (4.72%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.94%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.94%) Swift
Qualifications
1 20 (18.87%) Degree
2 15 (14.15%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.66%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (5.66%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.77%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.89%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.89%) PhD
5 2 (1.89%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (0.94%) ACCA
6 1 (0.94%) CIMA
6 1 (0.94%) CISM
6 1 (0.94%) CISSP
6 1 (0.94%) CRISC
6 1 (0.94%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.94%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.94%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.94%) PMP
6 1 (0.94%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (15.09%) Data Quality
2 10 (9.43%) GDPR
3 8 (7.55%) QA
4 6 (5.66%) SLA
5 4 (3.77%) PMO
6 2 (1.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.94%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.94%) NCSC
7 1 (0.94%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (4.72%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.89%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (5.66%) Terraform
2 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.77%) Ansible
3 4 (3.77%) SCCM
4 1 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (20.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.66%) Google
3 5 (4.72%) Adobe
4 4 (3.77%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (2.83%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.89%) Amplitude
6 2 (1.89%) Databricks
6 2 (1.89%) ESRI
6 2 (1.89%) Facebook
6 2 (1.89%) NEC
6 2 (1.89%) SAP
6 2 (1.89%) Sparx
6 2 (1.89%) Workday
7 1 (0.94%) BT
7 1 (0.94%) Cloudera
7 1 (0.94%) Dell
7 1 (0.94%) Hortonworks
7 1 (0.94%) OneLogin
7 1 (0.94%) Palantir