Head of Data Management Jobs

Head of Data Management
UK

The median Head of Data Management salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 882 981 1200
Rank change year-on-year +99 +219 -309
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Management 12 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.004% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 4
10th Percentile - - £62,377
25th Percentile £46,808 £73,750 £64,653
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £77,500 £67,115
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +15.47% -25.43%
75th Percentile £127,500 £81,250 £96,016
90th Percentile - - £143,406
UK excluding London median annual salary £95,000 £77,500 £66,731
% change year-on-year +22.58% +16.14% -

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 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +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%

Head of Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Data Management in the UK

Head of Data Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Data Management.

Salary trend for Head of Data Management in the UK

Head of Data Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Data Management over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Data Management in the UK

Head of Data Management
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Data Management within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +133 12 £80,000 +3.23% 1
London +169 11 £65,000 - 1
Work from Home +104 1 £95,000 -
UK excluding London +21 1 £95,000 +22.58%
Midlands - 1 £95,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £95,000 -

Head of Data Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Head of Data Management 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 Head of Data Management in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Data Management
2 6 (50.00%) SQL
2 6 (50.00%) Azure
2 6 (50.00%) Analytics
2 6 (50.00%) Data Strategy
2 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (41.67%) Data Lake
3 5 (41.67%) Databricks
3 5 (41.67%) Reference Data Management
3 5 (41.67%) Roadmaps
3 5 (41.67%) Power Platform
3 5 (41.67%) Product Roadmap
3 5 (41.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 5 (41.67%) Reference Data
3 5 (41.67%) Data Quality
3 5 (41.67%) Power BI
3 5 (41.67%) Master Data Management
3 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
3 5 (41.67%) NoSQL
3 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (41.67%) Agile
4 4 (33.33%) Data Analysis
4 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
4 4 (33.33%) DBS Check
5 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (8.33%) Retail
6 1 (8.33%) Data Governance

Head of Data Management 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Azure
2 5 (41.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 5 (41.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (41.67%) Data Lake
1 5 (41.67%) NoSQL
1 5 (41.67%) Power BI
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Reference Data
2 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Data Management
2 6 (50.00%) Analytics
2 6 (50.00%) Data Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) Agile
3 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (41.67%) Master Data Management
3 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
3 5 (41.67%) Product Roadmap
3 5 (41.67%) Reference Data Management
3 5 (41.67%) Roadmaps
4 4 (33.33%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
6 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (8.33%) Data Engineering
6 1 (8.33%) Data Governance
6 1 (8.33%) Predictive Modelling
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Databricks