Market Data Manager Contracts

Market Data Manager
UK

The median Market Data Manager daily rate in the UK is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 August 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
14 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 550 546 654
Rank change year-on-year -4 +108 +183
Contract jobs requiring a Market Data Manager 3 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.005% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.006% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £428 £515 £741
25th Percentile £462 £515 £747
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £531 £788
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% -32.54% +23.53%
75th Percentile £566 £548 £822
90th Percentile £571 £548 £824
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £800

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 30,099 36,157 49,488
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 92.88% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,017 23,284 34,166
10th Percentile £281 £300 £305
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -0.93%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,529 2,029 1,475
10th Percentile £13.59 £14.23 £14.45
25th Percentile £17.25 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.16
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +2.00% +64.15%
75th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £77.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year -44.11% +23.29% +71.36%

Market Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Market Data Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Market Data Manager in the UK

Market Data Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Market Data Manager.

Daily rate trend for Market Data Manager in the UK

Market Data Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Market Data Manager over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Market Data Manager in the UK

Market Data Manager
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Market Data Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 August 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
London +20 3 £538 +1.18% 3
England +13 3 £538 +1.18% 3
Work from Home - 1 £538 - 2

Market Data Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, Market 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 Market Data Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Refinitiv
3 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Bloomberg
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery

Market 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Bloomberg
1 1 (33.33%) Refinitiv
3 Market Data Manager jobs Nationwide