Data Manager Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Data Manager
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Data Manager daily rate in Hertfordshire is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - 62
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager 8 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.95% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £435 - -
25th Percentile £450 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -34.62%
75th Percentile £688 - £438
90th Percentile £721 - -
East of England median daily rate £525 - £600
% change year-on-year - - +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52.50
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
75th Percentile - - £57.50
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate - - £55.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 763 381 616
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 84.67% 89.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 171 239
10th Percentile £200 £225 £223
25th Percentile £406 £425 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% +16.67% -10.89%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £575
90th Percentile £740 £688 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 122 231
10th Percentile £15.62 £20.64 £15.73
25th Percentile £33.00 £37.19 £43.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £54.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% +9.50% -23.08%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.38 £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £47.50 £43.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +10.47% -9.47% +69.64%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

Data Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Manager in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Manager in Hertfordshire

Data Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

Data Manager
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 20 August 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage - 4 £450 - 6
Hemel Hempstead - 2 £675 -
Hatfield - 1 £400 -
Data Manager
East of England

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 20 August 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Project Management
1 7 (87.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (75.00%) Change Management
3 5 (62.50%) Line Management
3 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2
3 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (62.50%) Project Planning
3 5 (62.50%) Risk Management
3 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
3 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
3 5 (62.50%) Structured Cabling
3 5 (62.50%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (37.50%) Analytics
5 2 (25.00%) Change Control
5 2 (25.00%) CRM
5 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) Defect Management
5 2 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (25.00%) Resource Management
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (12.50%) AI
6 1 (12.50%) AI Transformation
6 1 (12.50%) Computacenter
6 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (12.50%) Use Case

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

Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (62.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Project Management
1 7 (87.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (75.00%) Change Management
3 5 (62.50%) Line Management
3 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2
3 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (62.50%) Project Planning
3 5 (62.50%) Risk Management
4 3 (37.50%) Analytics
5 2 (25.00%) Change Control
5 2 (25.00%) CRM
5 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) Defect Management
5 2 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (25.00%) Resource Management
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (12.50%) AI
6 1 (12.50%) AI Transformation
6 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Computacenter