Data Steward Job Trends in London

Data Steward
England > London

The median Data Steward salary in London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 419 452
Rank change year-on-year +51 +33 +229
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Steward 7 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.050% 0.013% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.014% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile - £64,375 -
25th Percentile - £65,313 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% -1.79% -22.22%
75th Percentile - £70,938 £72,500
90th Percentile - £71,125 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £47,397 £60,000
% change year-on-year +26.59% -21.01% -29.41%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,669 14,355 17,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 92.71% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,394 8,303 14,076
10th Percentile £36,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%

Data Steward
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Steward job vacancy trend in London

Data Steward
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in London

Data Steward
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Steward within the London region over the 6 months to 11 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
Central London +36 2 £60,000 -14.29%
Data Steward
England

Data Steward Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 London region featuring Data Steward in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) AI
1 7 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 7 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 7 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 7 (100.00%) KYC
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 7 (100.00%) Power BI
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
1 7 (100.00%) Workflow

Data Steward Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
1 7 (100.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) AI
1 7 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 7 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 7 (100.00%) KYC
1 7 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 7 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) Data Quality