Master Data Analyst Job Trends

Master Data Analyst
UK

The median Master Data Analyst salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 729 661 878
Rank change year-on-year -68 +217 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Master Data Analyst 12 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.013% 0.009% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.010% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile - £44,250 £32,950
25th Percentile - £48,750 £33,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +64.29% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,688 £37,813
90th Percentile - £66,375 £38,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +50.00% -

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 86,118 39,518 92,024
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 89.61% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 56,984 22,887 67,462
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

Master Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Master Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Master Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Master Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master Data Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Master Data Analyst in the UK

Master Data Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Master Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 -47 12 £45,000 -14.29% 3
England -52 12 £45,000 -21.74% 3
South East - 8 £45,000 -
Midlands -28 4 £70,000 +12.00% 2
West Midlands -29 4 £70,000 +12.00%
Work from Home +26 3 - -

Master Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 May 2026, Master Data Analyst 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 Master Data Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) SAP
2 9 (75.00%) Master Data Management
3 7 (58.33%) Data Quality
4 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (50.00%) Data Governance
5 5 (41.67%) Data Analysis
6 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
7 3 (25.00%) Asset Management
7 3 (25.00%) CA Agile Central
7 3 (25.00%) Change Management
7 3 (25.00%) EAM
7 3 (25.00%) ERP
7 3 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (25.00%) SAP PP
7 3 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (8.33%) Agile
8 1 (8.33%) BPMN
8 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
8 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
8 1 (8.33%) Data Enrichment
8 1 (8.33%) Data Modelling
8 1 (8.33%) Data Stewardship
8 1 (8.33%) IBM
8 1 (8.33%) Microsoft
8 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (8.33%) PLM
8 1 (8.33%) Regulatory Change
8 1 (8.33%) UML
8 1 (8.33%) Use Case
8 1 (8.33%) User Stories

Master Data Analyst 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 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (25.00%) SAP PP
1 3 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Data Structures
2 1 (8.33%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Master Data Management
2 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (50.00%) Data Governance
3 5 (41.67%) Data Analysis
4 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 3 (25.00%) Asset Management
5 3 (25.00%) Change Management
5 3 (25.00%) EAM
5 3 (25.00%) ERP
6 1 (8.33%) Agile
6 1 (8.33%) BPMN
6 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
6 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (8.33%) Data Modelling
6 1 (8.33%) PLM
6 1 (8.33%) Regulatory Change
6 1 (8.33%) UML
6 1 (8.33%) Use Case
6 1 (8.33%) Waterfall
6 1 (8.33%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) SAP
2 3 (25.00%) CA Agile Central
3 1 (8.33%) IBM
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft