Data Manager Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Data Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Data Manager daily rate in Birmingham is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 67 67
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.46% 0.14% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.15% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +29.73%
West Midlands median daily rate £522 £375 £550
% change year-on-year +39.20% -31.82% +15.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 590 668 736
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.21% 94.89% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 431 502
10th Percentile £243 £200 £228
25th Percentile £363 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £553 £609 £600
90th Percentile £649 £738 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 12 22
10th Percentile - £15.75 £14.60
25th Percentile £12.62 £21.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.06 £28.02
Median % change year-on-year -18.20% -10.55% +47.47%
75th Percentile £26.51 £53.19 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.12 £57.05 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.29
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.41% +25.79%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Birmingham

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Data Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis

Data Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Management
1 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
1 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
1 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Quality