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 30 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 453 | 342 | 471 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -111 | +129 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager | 240 | 818 | 661 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.83% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.88% | 0.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 140 | 585 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,475 | £34,250 | £47,447 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £42,000 | £54,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -20.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £72,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,125 | £107,500 | £107,689 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,367 | £52,396 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.67% | -16.17% | +13.64% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -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 30 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 30 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 | -131 | 195 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 169 |
| UK excluding London | -82 | 135 | £66,367 | +26.67% | 108 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 106 | £69,018 | +2.25% | 100 |
| London | -47 | 81 | £89,432 | +23.35% | 79 |
| South East | 0 | 36 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 31 |
| North of England | 0 | 28 | £66,367 | +32.73% | 26 |
| Midlands | +8 | 25 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 17 |
| Scotland | +98 | 21 | £79,726 | +19.89% | 16 |
| North West | -5 | 19 | £64,434 | +25.72% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 18 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 12 |
| South West | +36 | 16 | £44,460 | -19.16% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 9 | £69,018 | +38.04% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 7 | £72,500 | +61.11% | 4 |
| East of England | +36 | 3 | £52,500 | +45.83% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | +33 | 2 | £77,500 | +46.35% | 1 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £78,750 | - |
Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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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