Data Manager
UK
The median Data Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | 357 | 480 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -94 | +123 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager | 227 | 692 | 665 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.45% | 0.75% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 141 | 513 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £34,341 | £46,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £42,361 | £53,633 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -21.43% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £71,750 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £106,275 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,367 | £52,396 | £65,351 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.67% | -19.82% | +18.82% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 45,395 | 87,713 | 101,679 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.66% | 91.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,632 | 64,228 | 63,419 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,501 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,650 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Data Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Manager.
Data Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Manager over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.
Data Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 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 |
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| England | -128 | 182 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 292 |
| UK excluding London | -38 | 137 | £66,367 | +26.67% | 140 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 97 | £66,367 | -1.68% | 121 |
| London | -71 | 71 | £88,182 | +30.64% | 184 |
| South East | +15 | 32 | £59,500 | +25.26% | 53 |
| Midlands | +29 | 31 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 18 |
| Scotland | +98 | 24 | £78,613 | +18.22% | 14 |
| North of England | +24 | 24 | £66,367 | +32.73% | 39 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 22 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 10 |
| North West | +9 | 16 | £66,367 | +29.50% | 26 |
| South West | +47 | 14 | £44,460 | -25.90% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 9 | £70,000 | +55.56% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 8 | £69,018 | +38.04% | 11 |
| Wales | +38 | 4 | £65,000 | +22.74% | 1 |
| East of England | +33 | 4 | £52,500 | +69.35% | 4 |
| Channel Islands | +4 | 2 | £78,750 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 April 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 featuring Data Manager in the job title.
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Data Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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