Data Manager Job Trends in Bolton

Data Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median Data Manager salary in Bolton is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £45,000 £66,367 £47,500
% change year-on-year -32.20% +39.72% -35.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 68 122 96
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 73.91% 93.85% 98.97%
Number of salaries quoted 51 94 66
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.82% -5.50% -
75th Percentile £58,125 £77,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £71,250 - £74,500
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.54% +7.27% -4.35%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Bolton

Data Manager
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Bolton

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, Data Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Development
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP PM
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Development
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP