Records Manager Job Trends

Records Manager
UK

As of 10 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Records Manager salary in the UK.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 711 644 879
Rank change year-on-year -67 +235 +79
Permanent jobs requiring a Records Manager 2 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.005% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £39,750
75th Percentile - - £40,625
90th Percentile - - £51,875
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £38,875

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 84,643 39,171 91,241
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 89.53% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 55,266 23,359 67,069
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +10.37% -12.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Records Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Records Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Records Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Records Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Records Manager job vacancies in the UK

Records Manager
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Records Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
Work from Home - 2 - - 1
England -35 1 - - 1
London - 1 - -

Records Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2026, Records Manager 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 Records Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
1 1 (50.00%) Records Management
1 1 (50.00%) TOWER Software

Records Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Records Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) TOWER Software