Data Manager Jobs in the South East

Data Manager
England > South East

The median Data Manager salary in the South East is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 277 244 343
Rank change year-on-year -33 +99 +47
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager 35 160 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.36% 0.91% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.97% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 11 121 39
10th Percentile £50,000 £31,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £35,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.11% -28.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £71,250 £78,050
England median annual salary £68,259 £55,000 £66,603
% change year-on-year +24.11% -17.42% +5.72%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,376 16,502 12,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.09% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,469 11,730 7,982
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,613 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Data Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Data Manager in the South East

Data Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for Data Manager in the South East

Data Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Manager in the South East

Data Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 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
Thames Valley -4 15 £59,000 +31.11% 70
Berkshire +18 11 £102,500 +115.79% 45
Surrey +23 8 £52,000 +48.57% 8
Middlesex - 7 - -
Buckinghamshire +18 4 £59,000 +18.00% 16
Hampshire +57 3 £57,500 +4.55% 17
West Sussex +33 2 £90,000 +22.45% 4
Data Manager
England

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 30 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 South East region featuring Data Manager in the job title.

1 18 (51.43%) Analytics
2 16 (45.71%) Data Governance
3 15 (42.86%) Agile
4 14 (40.00%) Power BI
4 14 (40.00%) Power Platform
5 13 (37.14%) Azure
6 12 (34.29%) Mentoring
6 12 (34.29%) Business Intelligence
7 11 (31.43%) Finance
7 11 (31.43%) SQL
7 11 (31.43%) Data Quality
8 10 (28.57%) SQL Server
8 10 (28.57%) Data Management
9 9 (25.71%) Artificial Intelligence
9 9 (25.71%) Degree
9 9 (25.71%) Microsoft
9 9 (25.71%) Data Analytics
9 9 (25.71%) Data Strategy
9 9 (25.71%) Decision-Making
9 9 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (22.86%) Machine Learning
10 8 (22.86%) Python
10 8 (22.86%) Telecoms
10 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
11 7 (20.00%) Project Delivery
11 7 (20.00%) IBM Watson
11 7 (20.00%) Retail
11 7 (20.00%) Robotics
11 7 (20.00%) QlikView
11 7 (20.00%) IBM

Data Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 14 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 13 (37.14%) Azure
3 7 (20.00%) IBM Watson
4 1 (2.86%) AWS
4 1 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) Firewall
1 1 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (2.86%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (40.00%) Power BI
2 10 (28.57%) SQL Server
3 7 (20.00%) QlikView
3 7 (20.00%) Tableau
4 2 (5.71%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (5.71%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (5.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (5.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (5.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 11 (31.43%) Finance
2 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
2 8 (22.86%) Telecoms
3 7 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (20.00%) Retail
4 6 (17.14%) Legal
5 3 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (8.57%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (8.57%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.00%) Blockchain
1 7 (20.00%) Robotics
2 4 (11.43%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.71%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (5.71%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.86%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.86%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (51.43%) Analytics
2 16 (45.71%) Data Governance
3 15 (42.86%) Agile
4 12 (34.29%) Business Intelligence
4 12 (34.29%) Mentoring
5 10 (28.57%) Data Management
6 9 (25.71%) Artificial Intelligence
6 9 (25.71%) Data Analytics
6 9 (25.71%) Data Strategy
6 9 (25.71%) Decision-Making
6 9 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (22.86%) Machine Learning
8 7 (20.00%) Coaching
8 7 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
8 7 (20.00%) Natural Language Processing
8 7 (20.00%) Project Delivery
8 7 (20.00%) Robotic Process Automation
9 6 (17.14%) Data Visualisation
9 6 (17.14%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (31.43%) SQL
2 8 (22.86%) Python
3 7 (20.00%) R
4 1 (2.86%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.86%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.86%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 9 (25.71%) Degree
2 5 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.71%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (5.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.86%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (31.43%) Data Quality
2 2 (5.71%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.86%) GDPR
3 1 (2.86%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (25.71%) Microsoft
2 7 (20.00%) Databricks
2 7 (20.00%) IBM
3 3 (8.57%) Salesforce
4 2 (5.71%) Alteryx