Master Data Management Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Master Data Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Master Data Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 179 191
Rank change year-on-year +66 +12 +33
Permanent jobs citing Master Data Management 58 2 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.44% 0.059% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 0.064% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 6
10th Percentile £28,000 £65,250 £40,750
25th Percentile £42,875 £69,375 £55,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £77,500 £80,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.77% -3.73% +3.87%
75th Percentile £67,000 £84,375 £102,813
90th Percentile £67,750 £87,750 £108,125
South East median annual salary £49,000 £65,000 £80,500
% change year-on-year -24.62% -19.25% +7.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Master Data Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,245 3,106 3,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.48% 91.78% 89.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,770 1,383 2,439
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £39,043
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%

Master Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Master Data Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Master Data Management job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Master Data Management
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Master Data Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Master Data Management

Master Data Management
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master Data Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Master Data Management in the Thames Valley

Master Data Management
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Master Data Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 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
Berkshire +40 49 £36,000 -53.55% 2
Buckinghamshire - 9 £62,500 - 2
Master Data Management
South East

Master Data Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 36 (62.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 15 (25.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (10.34%) SAP CO
2 6 (10.34%) SAP FI
2 6 (10.34%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 15 (25.86%) Collibra
2 6 (10.34%) Power Platform
3 3 (5.17%) Azure
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (17.24%) Metadata
2 7 (12.07%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (10.34%) Power BI
3 6 (10.34%) Tableau
4 5 (8.62%) Qlik Sense
5 2 (3.45%) Oracle Database
5 2 (3.45%) Relational Database
5 2 (3.45%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.72%) Big Data
General
1 53 (91.38%) Social Skills
2 30 (51.72%) Finance
3 9 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.72%) Banking
5 1 (1.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 30 (51.72%) Lead
2 19 (32.76%) Senior
2 19 (32.76%) Senior Manager
3 15 (25.86%) Data Model Manager
4 7 (12.07%) Analyst
5 6 (10.34%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 4 (6.90%) Business Manager
6 4 (6.90%) Data Manager
6 4 (6.90%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Senior Business Manager
7 3 (5.17%) Administrator
7 3 (5.17%) Data Administrator
7 3 (5.17%) Master Data Administrator
8 2 (3.45%) Data Engineer
9 1 (1.72%) Data Analyst
9 1 (1.72%) Engagement Manager
9 1 (1.72%) SAP Financial Leader
9 1 (1.72%) Technical Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (82.76%) Data Modelling
1 48 (82.76%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (74.14%) ERP
3 42 (72.41%) CRUD
3 42 (72.41%) Data Design
3 42 (72.41%) SAP Implementation
4 33 (56.90%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 28 (48.28%) Data Cleansing
6 27 (46.55%) Data Analysis
6 27 (46.55%) Data Conversion
7 17 (29.31%) Data Architecture
7 17 (29.31%) Data Strategy
8 13 (22.41%) Data Governance
9 11 (18.97%) Analytics
10 10 (17.24%) Decision-Making
11 8 (13.79%) ETL
12 7 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
12 7 (12.07%) Roadmaps
12 7 (12.07%) Strategic Roadmap
13 6 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.34%) Python
2 5 (8.62%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (75.86%) Degree
2 2 (3.45%) CISSP
2 2 (3.45%) MCSE
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (3.45%) OCP
2 2 (3.45%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (68.97%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.45%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (74.14%) SAP
2 5 (8.62%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.45%) Oracle