Data Manager Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Data Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Data Manager daily rate in Sheffield is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 51 51
Rank change year-on-year -29 0 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.16% 0.70% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.81% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £600 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 570 371 354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 86.08% 92.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 387 202 234
10th Percentile £313 £255 £379
25th Percentile £400 £428 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £534 £587
Median % change year-on-year -9.64% -9.10% +11.90%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £650
90th Percentile £612 £650 £745
South Yorkshire median daily rate £479 £525 £551
% change year-on-year -8.81% -4.78% +10.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 5
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £14.67
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £18.25
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £22.75
90th Percentile £24.02 - £27.85
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.25
% change year-on-year -2.50% -1.23% +6.58%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 14 October 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 Sheffield region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management