Data Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Data Manager salary in Scotland is £79,726 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 139 | 237 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | -42 | -67 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager | 24 | 52 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.82% | 0.78% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | 0.80% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 42 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,000 | £52,500 | £46,454 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,726 | £66,500 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.89% | +11.72% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,958 | £71,750 | £62,833 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,531 | £73,925 | £83,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £55,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -18.52% | +8.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,664 | 6,494 | 4,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 96.88% | 89.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,374 | 2,626 | 2,264 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £31,288 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,462 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.34% | +5.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,958 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Data Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Manager in Scotland.
Data Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Data Manager
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +11 | 24 | £79,726 | +18.49% | 1 |
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Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Data Manager 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 Scotland region featuring Data Manager in the job title.
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Data Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: