Data Manager
UK
The median Data Manager salary in the UK is £69,018 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 324 | 499 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -157 | +175 | -21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Manager | 229 | 873 | 555 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.84% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.89% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 612 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,290 | £32,000 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £41,250 | £56,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £69,018 | £55,000 | £66,603 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.49% | -17.42% | +6.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £71,375 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,500 | £96,250 | £106,765 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £64,434 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.87% | -20.00% | +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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 31 May 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 | -176 | 187 | £68,259 | +24.11% | 256 |
| UK excluding London | -122 | 137 | £64,434 | +28.87% | 131 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 96 | £69,018 | +2.25% | 130 |
| London | -59 | 65 | £95,000 | +35.71% | 132 |
| South East | -41 | 35 | £59,000 | +31.11% | 36 |
| North of England | -60 | 30 | £66,367 | +36.38% | 47 |
| Midlands | +9 | 24 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 23 |
| South West | +37 | 23 | £44,460 | -15.15% | 10 |
| North West | -50 | 20 | £61,250 | +32.43% | 23 |
| Scotland | +77 | 17 | £68,642 | +3.22% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 17 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 10 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 7 | £75,000 | +66.67% | 6 |
| East of England | +28 | 4 | £71,250 | +112.69% | 5 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 2 | £78,750 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | +32 | 1 | £80,000 | +51.07% | 1 |
Data Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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