Data Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Data Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Data Manager daily rate in Bristol is £681, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 57 74
Rank change year-on-year -19 +17 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.19% 0.56% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.58% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £576 - -
25th Percentile £614 - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £681 - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +25.00%
75th Percentile £752 - £638
90th Percentile £792 - -
South West median daily rate £681 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +36.25% -20.00% +11.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,006 518 985
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 96.10% 95.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 300 550
10th Percentile £291 £181 £257
25th Percentile £401 £305 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.20% +2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £636
90th Percentile £707 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £512 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.48% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 286 71 175
10th Percentile £17.87 £36.00 £37.75
25th Percentile £35.00 £61.25 £45.00
Median hourly rate £64.50 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% +4.00% -4.21%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.86
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.03% -24.83%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Data Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Manager in Bristol

Data Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 March 2026, 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 Bristol region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Data Discovery
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) ETL
2 1 (50.00%) GIS
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) NEC
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Spatial Data
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
1 1 (50.00%) Spatial Data
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Data Discovery
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) ETL
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) NEC