A report by Conveyor Data

The State of Data Work in 2025

Insights from 32 in-depth conversations with data professionals in enterprise & SMEs

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Key Findings From Our Research

In the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32 hour-long conversations with data professionals
across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day challenges.

This report captures what we found.

Key Findings From Our Research

In the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32
hour-long conversations with data professionals
across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day
challenges. This report captures what we found.

Data ROI

Organizations struggle to identify valuable use cases, prioritize effectively, and demonstrate clear ROI from data initiatives.

Data ROI

Organizations are experiencing a surge in AI and data initiatives, but struggle to identify the valuable use cases, prioritize them effectively and finally, to demonstrate clear ROI.

Data quality

Teams face cascading effects from upstream quality issues while working to make reliable data more accessible across organizations.

Data quality

Teams are working to make quality data more accessible across their organizations. Self-service capabilities are recognised as top priority but challenging to implement well.

Data literacy

Low data literacy among key stakeholders slows decision-making and creates misalignment between technical and business perspectives.

Data literacy

Low data literacy among key stakeholders slows decision-making and creates misalignment between technical and business perspectives.

Data access

Leaders wrestle with balancing self-service data access with quality and governance while current implementations lack integration maturity.

Data access

Leaders wrestle with balancing self-service data access with quality and governance while current implementations lack integration maturity.

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What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 -
32 Conversations report

Practical insights from data professionals on the challenges shaping successful teams

Role-specific findings for engineers, architects, leaders
Actionable recommendations based on organization context
Concrete strategies to address the most common challenges
Distinct data work patterns for enterprise & SME environments
Real-world perspectives on data quality, governance, and implementation

32 data professionals

3 data job profiles

3 job

profiles

3 job

profiles

Data engineers, data architects and data leaders

Enterprise & SME breakdown

Key insights

per profile

Key insights

per profile

Data Architect

Financial Services Enterprise

"This report perfectly captures the day-to-day reality of data work. The role-specific insights helped me understand why our cross-team initiatives weren't gaining traction."

Based on real conversations, not theoretical models

Conversations held in December 2024.

Analysis & report published in January 2025

Key Findings From Our ResearchIn the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32 hour-long conversations with data professionals across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day challenges.This report captures what we found.

Key Findings From Our ResearchIn the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32 hour-long conversations with data professionals across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day challenges. This report captures what we found.

Data ROI

Data ROI

Data quality

Data quality

Data literacy

Data literacy

Data access

Data access

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 - 32 Conversations report

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 - 32 Conversations report

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 - 32 Conversations report

Based on real conversations, not theoretical models

Based on real conversations, not theoretical models

Based on real conversations, not theoretical models

Download the report to learn more.

Key Findings From Our Research

In the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32 hour-long conversations with data professionals
across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day challenges.

This report captures what we found.

Key Findings From Our Research

In the final weeks of 2024, we conducted 32
hour-long conversations with data professionals
across Belgium to learn about their real, day-to-day
challenges. This report captures what we found.

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 -
32 Conversations report

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 -
32 Conversations report

What you’ll find inside the State of Data 2025 -
32 Conversations report