Data Manager Job Trends in Kent

Data Manager
South East > Kent

The median Data Manager salary in Kent is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager 18 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 1.71% - 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% - 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £65,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £68,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.33%
75th Percentile - - £70,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £63,500 £42,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +51.19% -32.80% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 948 626 576
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.11% 87.43% 89.30%
Number of salaries quoted 535 243 474
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,500 £23,108
25th Percentile £28,000 £40,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £58,438
90th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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 Kent.

Data Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

Data Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Data Manager job vacancies in Kent

Data Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Sandwich - 17 - -
Ramsgate - 1 £60,000 -
Data Manager
South East

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 15 January 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 Kent region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 17 (94.44%) Metadata
2 12 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 12 (66.67%) Data Management
2 12 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 12 (66.67%) Degree
2 12 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Strategy
2 12 (66.67%) Master Data Management
2 12 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 12 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
3 8 (44.44%) Change Management
3 8 (44.44%) Document Management
3 8 (44.44%) Impact Assessments
3 8 (44.44%) Process Management
3 8 (44.44%) Product Strategy
3 8 (44.44%) Regulatory Change
3 8 (44.44%) Workflow
4 4 (22.22%) Business Strategy
4 4 (22.22%) Data Modelling
4 4 (22.22%) Veeva

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

Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) Veeva
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (94.44%) Metadata
General
1 8 (44.44%) Finance
1 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (66.67%) Life Science
1 12 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 4 (22.22%) Biopharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Data Governance
1 12 (66.67%) Data Management
1 12 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 12 (66.67%) Master Data Management
1 12 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
2 8 (44.44%) Change Management
2 8 (44.44%) Document Management
2 8 (44.44%) Impact Assessments
2 8 (44.44%) Process Management
2 8 (44.44%) Product Strategy
2 8 (44.44%) Regulatory Change
2 8 (44.44%) Workflow
3 4 (22.22%) Business Strategy
3 4 (22.22%) Data Modelling
Qualifications
1 12 (66.67%) Degree
1 12 (66.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (66.67%) Data Quality