Master Data Specialist Job Trends in England

Master Data Specialist
UK > England

The median Master Data Specialist salary in England is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 630 - 744
Rank change year-on-year - - +366
Permanent jobs requiring a Master Data Specialist 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,000 - £60,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - £61,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +82.22%
75th Percentile £39,000 - £62,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £38,000 - £44,898
% change year-on-year - - +33.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 38,808 65,073 51,972
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 95.20% 93.84%
Number of salaries quoted 23,177 40,036 40,169
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Master Data Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Master Data Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Master Data Specialist in England

Master Data Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Master Data Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Master Data Specialist job vacancies in England

Master Data Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Master Data Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Midlands - 1 £38,000 - 2
Midlands - 1 £38,000 - 2
Master Data Specialist
UK

Master Data Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Master Data Specialist 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Master Data Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking

Master Data Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP