Data Steward Job Trends in Cambridge

Data Steward
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Data Steward salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 September 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Steward 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.081% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 1,138 348 603
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 97.21% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 898 230 383
10th Percentile £33,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £28,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% -29.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £70,250 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% -

Data Steward Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 29 September 2026, Data Steward 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 Cambridge region featuring Data Steward in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Spend Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Data Steward Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Spend Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP