Data Technician
UK

The median Data Technician salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 879 959 1167
Rank change year-on-year +80 +208 -280
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Technician 26 14 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.027% 0.013% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.015% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 20 11 1
10th Percentile £29,000 - -
25th Percentile £40,938 £29,000 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £32,500 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% +14.04% +9.62%
75th Percentile £45,000 £37,125 £31,250
90th Percentile - £38,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £32,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year +30.77% +14.04% +9.62%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,813 95,219 148,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.52% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,625 59,878 85,347
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Data Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Data Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Technician in the UK

Data Technician
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Technician.

Salary trend for Data Technician in the UK

Data Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Technician over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Technician in the UK

Data Technician
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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 - 16 £44,000 - 12
England +112 14 £38,750 +19.23% 24
London +135 7 £30,000 -14.29% 2
UK excluding London -7 7 £42,500 +30.77% 25
North of England - 6 £42,500 - 8
Yorkshire - 6 £42,500 - 2
South East +20 1 - - 9

Data Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Data Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Data Technician in the job title.

1 14 (53.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
3 10 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (38.46%) Finance
4 9 (34.62%) Data Centre
5 7 (26.92%) Mentoring
6 5 (19.23%) Data Analysis
6 5 (19.23%) Degree
7 4 (15.38%) Mathematics
7 4 (15.38%) Data Validation
7 4 (15.38%) Validation
7 4 (15.38%) Project Management
7 4 (15.38%) Quality Management
7 4 (15.38%) Linux
7 4 (15.38%) SLA
7 4 (15.38%) Microsoft
7 4 (15.38%) Kalman Filter
7 4 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (11.54%) Time Management
8 3 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (11.54%) Tech Ops
8 3 (11.54%) Onboarding
8 3 (11.54%) Telnet
8 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
8 3 (11.54%) Workflow
8 3 (11.54%) SSH
9 2 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
9 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
9 2 (7.69%) ISO 9001

Data Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 14 (53.85%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.54%) SSH
1 3 (11.54%) Telnet
2 2 (7.69%) Firewall
3 1 (3.85%) Ethernet
3 1 (3.85%) LAN
3 1 (3.85%) Structured Cabling
General
1 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 10 (38.46%) Finance
2 10 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Data Centre
2 3 (11.54%) Onboarding
3 2 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 4 (15.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (26.92%) Mentoring
2 5 (19.23%) Data Analysis
3 4 (15.38%) Data Validation
3 4 (15.38%) Kalman Filter
3 4 (15.38%) Mathematics
3 4 (15.38%) Project Management
3 4 (15.38%) Quality Management
3 4 (15.38%) Validation
4 3 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
4 3 (11.54%) Tech Ops
4 3 (11.54%) Time Management
4 3 (11.54%) Workflow
5 2 (7.69%) ITIL
6 1 (3.85%) Capacity Management
6 1 (3.85%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (3.85%) Data Management
6 1 (3.85%) Data Migration
6 1 (3.85%) Migration
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) SLA
2 2 (7.69%) ISO 9001
2 2 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 2 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 1 (3.85%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft