Data Manager Job Trends in Dundee

Data Manager
Scotland > Dundee

The median Data Manager salary in Dundee is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dundee 1.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £54,525 - -
25th Percentile £57,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,813 - -
90th Percentile £76,075 - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £71,292 £69,100
% change year-on-year -1.81% +3.17% +15.62%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dundee

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dundee. 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 Dundee with a recognized job title 89 30 80
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.76% 85.71% 97.56%
Number of salaries quoted 33 24 66
10th Percentile £31,250 - £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £25,087 £37,723
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £31,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +108.00% -30.56% +7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,649 £50,000
90th Percentile - £80,000 £52,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dundee

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 Dundee.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Dundee

Data Manager
Salary Histogram in Dundee

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Manager in Dundee over the 6 months to 21 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Manager in Dundee

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dundee

For the 6 months to 21 August 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 Dundee region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) High Availability
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SLA

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

General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) High Availability
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA