Data Management Specialist Job Trends

Data Management Specialist
UK

The median Data Management Specialist salary in the UK is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 644 695 714
Rank change year-on-year +51 +19 +294
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Management Specialist 9 4 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.007% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.008% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
75th Percentile £45,250 - -
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Data Management Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Management Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Management Specialist
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Management Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Management Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Data Management Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Management Specialist over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Management Specialist in the UK

Data Management Specialist
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Management Specialist within the UK 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
UK excluding London +62 9 £26,000 - 7
Scotland +9 5 £26,000 -
England +65 4 £54,250 - 7
South West - 2 £65,000 - 6
South East +36 1 £43,500 -
West Midlands - 1 £42,500 -
Midlands - 1 £42,500 -

Data Management Specialist Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Data Management Specialist 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 featuring Data Management Specialist in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Data Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (11.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Coaching
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) GDPR
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (11.11%) NoSQL
3 1 (11.11%) PERC
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Python
3 1 (11.11%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) Storytelling
3 1 (11.11%) Visualisation

Data Management Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (11.11%) NoSQL
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Law
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Data Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Coaching
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (11.11%) Storytelling
3 1 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Python
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
1 1 (11.11%) PERC
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft