Data Manager Contract Job Trends in Reading

Data Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Data Manager daily rate in Reading is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.090% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £325 £444 -
% change year-on-year -26.76% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,044 543 972
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 91.26% 89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 573 354 541
10th Percentile £400 £325 £330
25th Percentile £500 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £609 £650
90th Percentile £775 £650 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £500 £540
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% +5.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 22 28
10th Percentile £30.00 - £48.18
25th Percentile £62.18 £14.75 £57.19
Median hourly rate £82.96 £28.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +196.27% -54.55% -6.04%
75th Percentile £91.31 £62.50 £98.13
90th Percentile £104.00 £68.75 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £76.25 £31.21 £61.50
% change year-on-year +144.31% -49.25% -1.44%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 15 October 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 Reading region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft