Data Manager Jobs

Data Manager
UK

The median Data Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 400 463 485
Rank change year-on-year +63 +22 -46
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager 415 280 773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.60% 0.53% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.55% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 223 203 380
10th Percentile £38,200 £42,439 £45,675
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,575 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,733 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.03% -13.24% +12.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £101,000 £100,000 £102,975
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,249 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.56% -7.31% +13.04%

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 64,932 50,573 117,209
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 95.45% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 32,232 36,954 73,757
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,798
25th Percentile £43,650 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,560 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.07% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - +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.

Job vacancy trend for Data Manager in the UK

Data Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Manager in the UK

Data Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Manager over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Manager in the UK

Data Manager
Top 16 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 8 December 2024. 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
England +26 369 £65,000 +4.00% 105
UK excluding London +26 244 £57,500 -4.56% 43
London +13 159 £85,000 +6.25% 67
Work from Home -24 105 £65,000 +4.00% 61
North of England +11 78 £55,000 +10.00% 15
North West +6 62 £55,000 -8.71% 10
Midlands -22 58 £60,000 -4.00% 5
South East -15 51 £46,217 -28.90% 14
West Midlands -27 36 £65,000 -3.70% 4
Scotland +4 27 £75,000 +24.48%
East Midlands -18 22 £55,000 +7.32% 1
Yorkshire +15 16 £47,500 +8.98% 6
East of England -57 15 £70,000 +47.37% 2
South West -12 7 £42,500 -29.46% 6
Wales +28 5 £55,000 +27.91% 2
Northern Ireland - 3 - -

Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 December 2024, 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.

1 147 (35.42%) Data Management
2 136 (32.77%) Analytics
3 107 (25.78%) Finance
4 101 (24.34%) Data Quality
5 99 (23.86%) Data Governance
6 80 (19.28%) Social Skills
7 78 (18.80%) Data Analytics
8 74 (17.83%) Business Intelligence
9 69 (16.63%) SQL
10 68 (16.39%) Decision-Making
11 63 (15.18%) Analytical Skills
11 63 (15.18%) Power BI
11 63 (15.18%) Data Strategy
11 63 (15.18%) Power Platform
12 60 (14.46%) Microsoft
13 58 (13.98%) Azure
14 57 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
15 54 (13.01%) Data Engineering
16 53 (12.77%) Data Science
17 51 (12.29%) Python
18 49 (11.81%) Machine Learning
19 48 (11.57%) Degree
20 44 (10.60%) Visualisation
20 44 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
21 43 (10.36%) Data Architecture
22 42 (10.12%) Agile
23 41 (9.88%) AWS
24 40 (9.64%) Project Management
24 40 (9.64%) Mentoring
25 37 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.17%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.20%) Apache
3 4 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.48%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.48%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.24%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (6.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.72%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.24%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.24%) SPSS
7 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.24%) CA PPM
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.24%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 63 (15.18%) Power Platform
2 58 (13.98%) Azure
3 41 (9.88%) AWS
4 18 (4.34%) GCP
5 17 (4.10%) Snowflake
6 13 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (2.41%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (2.41%) Collibra
9 7 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.69%) dbt
9 7 (1.69%) IBM Watson
10 6 (1.45%) GitHub
10 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.45%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.45%) WhatsApp
11 5 (1.20%) Alation
11 5 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.96%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.54%) TETRA
2 8 (1.93%) DSL
3 2 (0.48%) ADSL
3 2 (0.48%) Firewall
3 2 (0.48%) Internet
3 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.24%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (15.18%) Power BI
2 35 (8.43%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (4.82%) SQL Server
4 19 (4.58%) Big Data
5 11 (2.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (2.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (2.65%) Tableau
6 10 (2.41%) Metadata
7 9 (2.17%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.69%) QlikView
9 5 (1.20%) BigQuery
9 5 (1.20%) Hadoop
9 5 (1.20%) Looker
9 5 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (1.20%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.20%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.96%) Spark SQL
11 3 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.72%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (1.45%) Git
2 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.48%) JIRA
3 2 (0.48%) Terragrunt
General
1 107 (25.78%) Finance
2 80 (19.28%) Social Skills
3 63 (15.18%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (6.02%) Legal
5 21 (5.06%) Marketing
6 20 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (4.82%) Law
7 18 (4.34%) Retail
8 16 (3.86%) Banking
9 14 (3.37%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.65%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.41%) Advertising
12 5 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.72%) Billing
13 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
14 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.24%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.41%) PySpark
2 4 (0.96%) EDI
3 3 (0.72%) jQuery
3 3 (0.72%) NumPy
3 3 (0.72%) Pandas
3 3 (0.72%) scikit-learn
4 2 (0.48%) D3.js
4 2 (0.48%) Google JAX
4 2 (0.48%) GraphQL
4 2 (0.48%) Hugging Face
4 2 (0.48%) JAX
4 2 (0.48%) Kafka
4 2 (0.48%) Middleware
4 2 (0.48%) PyTorch
4 2 (0.48%) React
4 2 (0.48%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.24%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.23%) Management Information System
2 11 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
2 11 (2.65%) Data Structures
3 10 (2.41%) Data Centre
4 7 (1.69%) Blockchain
4 7 (1.69%) Robotics
4 7 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.45%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.20%) Cloud Native
7 4 (0.96%) iPad
7 4 (0.96%) iPhone
7 4 (0.96%) PMI
7 4 (0.96%) PropTech
7 4 (0.96%) Social Media
8 3 (0.72%) Clustering
8 3 (0.72%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.72%) Photography
8 3 (0.72%) Reference Data
8 3 (0.72%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.41%) Windows
2 4 (0.96%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.48%) Windows Vista
4 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (35.42%) Data Management
2 136 (32.77%) Analytics
3 99 (23.86%) Data Governance
4 78 (18.80%) Data Analytics
5 74 (17.83%) Business Intelligence
6 68 (16.39%) Decision-Making
7 63 (15.18%) Data Strategy
8 57 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
9 54 (13.01%) Data Engineering
10 53 (12.77%) Data Science
11 49 (11.81%) Machine Learning
12 44 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
12 44 (10.60%) Visualisation
13 43 (10.36%) Data Architecture
14 42 (10.12%) Agile
15 40 (9.64%) Mentoring
15 40 (9.64%) Project Management
16 37 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
17 36 (8.67%) Data Analysis
17 36 (8.67%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 69 (16.63%) SQL
2 51 (12.29%) Python
3 14 (3.37%) R
4 8 (1.93%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.69%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.20%) Java
7 4 (0.96%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.96%) VBA
8 3 (0.72%) VBScript
9 2 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.48%) Scala
10 1 (0.24%) C++
10 1 (0.24%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 48 (11.57%) Degree
2 8 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (1.93%) DBS Check
2 8 (1.93%) Security Cleared
3 7 (1.69%) PMI Certification
3 7 (1.69%) SC Cleared
4 4 (0.96%) CTC Cleared
4 4 (0.96%) DV Cleared
5 3 (0.72%) CISA
5 3 (0.72%) PMP
6 2 (0.48%) ACCA
6 2 (0.48%) CISM
6 2 (0.48%) CISSP
6 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.24%) CRISC
7 1 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (24.34%) Data Quality
2 32 (7.71%) GDPR
3 12 (2.89%) Accessibility
4 11 (2.65%) QA
5 8 (1.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (1.20%) Good Clinical Practice
6 5 (1.20%) SLA
7 4 (0.96%) PERC
8 3 (0.72%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.48%) PMO
10 1 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 2 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (3.37%) Terraform
2 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Clustering
3 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 60 (14.46%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.75%) Databricks
3 21 (5.06%) SAP
4 13 (3.13%) Oracle
5 12 (2.89%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.17%) Informatica
7 7 (1.69%) IBM
8 6 (1.45%) Adobe
8 6 (1.45%) Apple
9 5 (1.20%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.96%) Google
10 4 (0.96%) QAD
11 2 (0.48%) MicroStrategy
11 2 (0.48%) OneTrust
11 2 (0.48%) Talend
12 1 (0.24%) Apteco
12 1 (0.24%) JD Edwards
12 1 (0.24%) Teradata