Data Manager
UK
The median Data Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 394 | 403 | 468 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +65 | +119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Manager | 125 | 199 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.46% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.49% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 131 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £437 | £356 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £499 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £670 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £563 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +12.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.29 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.41 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £29.90 | £25.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.61% | -61.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £32.30 | £36.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £32.96 | £40.30 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £29.00 | £25.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -61.54% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Manager.
Data Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Data Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Manager.
Data Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | -2 | 110 | £525 | -8.70% | 169 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 62 | £500 | -11.11% | 108 |
| London | -13 | 55 | £550 | -4.35% | 79 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 47 | £538 | -10.42% | 100 |
| South East | +45 | 19 | £500 | -28.57% | 31 |
| Midlands | +31 | 15 | £519 | -9.76% | 17 |
| South West | +54 | 12 | £500 | -20.00% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 11 | £525 | -15.32% | 12 |
| Scotland | +9 | 8 | £499 | +5.00% | 16 |
| North of England | +11 | 6 | £513 | -12.39% | 26 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 4 | £475 | +33.80% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 4 | £513 | -10.87% | 5 |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | £488 | -2.50% | 2 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -4 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Data Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Data Manager in the job title.
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Data Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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