Records Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Records Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Records Management over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 840 899 1089
Rank change year-on-year +59 +190 -246
Permanent jobs citing Records Management 65 74 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.066% 0.071% 0.086%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.077% 0.074% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 43 37 83
10th Percentile £37,000 £42,300 £29,256
25th Percentile £38,875 £51,250 £30,442
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £60,249 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -21.99% +20.08% +1.36%
75th Percentile £56,625 £70,581 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,000 £87,500 £91,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,802 £60,249 £37,616
% change year-on-year -23.98% +60.17% -14.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Records Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,360 99,485 147,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.62% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 59,619 58,411 83,272
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Records Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Records Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Records Management in the UK

Records Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Records Management.

Salary trend for Records Management in the UK

Records Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Records Management over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Records Management in the UK

Records Management
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Records Management within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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 +102 59 £47,000 -21.99% 15
UK excluding London -2 40 £45,802 -23.98% 15
London +128 23 £47,000 -21.99% 6
South East +33 15 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Work from Home +56 14 £49,500 -17.84% 8
West Midlands +28 10 £39,750 -53.24% 2
Midlands +1 10 £39,750 -53.24% 3
North of England +42 7 £50,060 - 3
North West +19 4 - - 3
Scotland -60 3 £44,436 - 4
Yorkshire - 3 £50,060 -
East of England +14 2 - -
South West -36 2 £40,750 -32.36% 1
Wales - 1 £53,000 -

Records Management
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 16 (24.62%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (4.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.54%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 9 (13.85%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (10.77%) OneDrive
4 2 (3.08%) Azure
4 2 (3.08%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.54%) Azure API Management
5 1 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.54%) GCP
5 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.54%) PaaS
5 1 (1.54%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.54%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (10.77%) Power BI
2 4 (6.15%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.08%) EDRMS
3 2 (3.08%) QlikView
3 2 (3.08%) Tableau
4 1 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.54%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (1.54%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 28 (43.08%) Social Skills
2 23 (35.38%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (18.46%) Public Sector
4 10 (15.38%) Finance
5 8 (12.31%) Influencing Skills
5 8 (12.31%) Legal
6 7 (10.77%) Retail
7 6 (9.23%) Aerospace
7 6 (9.23%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (4.62%) Electronics
9 3 (4.62%) Law
9 3 (4.62%) Local Government
9 3 (4.62%) Marketing
9 3 (4.62%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (4.62%) Police
9 3 (4.62%) Welsh Language
10 2 (3.08%) Agriculture
10 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
11 1 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (16.92%) Governance Manager
1 11 (16.92%) Senior
2 10 (15.38%) Data Governance Analyst
2 10 (15.38%) Data Governance Manager
2 10 (15.38%) Data Manager
3 7 (10.77%) Analyst
3 7 (10.77%) Lead
3 7 (10.77%) Project Manager
4 5 (7.69%) Records Manager
4 5 (7.69%) Senior Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Data Analyst
5 4 (6.15%) Developer
5 4 (6.15%) Digital Project Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Digital Transformation
5 4 (6.15%) Digital Transformation Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Digital Transformation Project Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (6.15%) Software Asset Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Software Manager
5 4 (6.15%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.54%) ARM Templates
1 1 (1.54%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (26.15%) Management Information System
2 8 (12.31%) Freedom of Information
3 6 (9.23%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (6.15%) Onboarding
5 3 (4.62%) Data Structures
5 3 (4.62%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (4.62%) NHS
6 2 (3.08%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.54%) Linux
1 1 (1.54%) Unix
1 1 (1.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (35.38%) Decision-Making
2 18 (27.69%) Agile
2 18 (27.69%) Data Governance
3 17 (26.15%) Data Management
3 17 (26.15%) Data Protection
4 15 (23.08%) Information Governance
5 14 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (20.00%) Data Privacy
7 11 (16.92%) Change Management
7 11 (16.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (16.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 10 (15.38%) Information Security
8 10 (15.38%) Risk Management
9 9 (13.85%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (13.85%) Project Management
10 8 (12.31%) Information Management
11 7 (10.77%) Data Security
11 7 (10.77%) Knowledge Management
11 7 (10.77%) Roadmaps
11 7 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.31%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (13.85%) Security Cleared
2 8 (12.31%) SC Cleared
3 6 (9.23%) Degree
3 6 (9.23%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.54%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.54%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.54%) PMP
4 1 (1.54%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (32.31%) Data Quality
2 5 (7.69%) GDPR
3 3 (4.62%) COBIT
3 3 (4.62%) GRC
3 3 (4.62%) NIST
3 3 (4.62%) QA
4 1 (1.54%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.54%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 22 (33.85%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.62%) iManage
2 3 (4.62%) Micro Focus
2 3 (4.62%) OneTrust
3 2 (3.08%) Oracle
4 1 (1.54%) Google
4 1 (1.54%) SAP
4 1 (1.54%) Workday