Data Steward Job Trends in England

Data Steward
UK > England

As of 15 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Steward salary in England.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 663 625 811
Rank change year-on-year -38 +186 +106
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Steward 20 14 19
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.025% 0.036% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.040% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 5
10th Percentile - £64,750 -
25th Percentile - £66,250 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £72,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year - +46.46% -29.29%
75th Percentile - £76,250 £51,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - £72,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year - +46.46% -29.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 75,487 34,868 79,376
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 89.50% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 50,840 20,779 60,307
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £53,847
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +7.71% -11.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,574 £71,980
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,508
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.51% -12.49%

Data Steward
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Data Steward job vacancy trend in England

Data Steward
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Data Steward job vacancies in England

Data Steward
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Steward within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
South East -9 13 - - 1
West Midlands - 6 - -
Midlands - 6 - -
London -39 1 - - 1
Data Steward
UK

Data Steward Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, Data Steward 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 across the England region featuring Data Steward in the job title.

1 13 (65.00%) Metadata
2 10 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 10 (50.00%) Data Quality
3 9 (45.00%) Business Strategy
3 9 (45.00%) Data Management
3 9 (45.00%) Data Modelling
3 9 (45.00%) Degree
3 9 (45.00%) Digital Transformation Strategy
3 9 (45.00%) Master Data Management
3 9 (45.00%) Master's Degree
3 9 (45.00%) Matrix Organization
3 9 (45.00%) Veeva
4 6 (30.00%) Analytics
5 1 (5.00%) AI
5 1 (5.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (5.00%) Data Analysis
5 1 (5.00%) Data Stewardship
5 1 (5.00%) KYC
5 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (5.00%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (5.00%) Power BI
5 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
5 1 (5.00%) SAP
5 1 (5.00%) SQL
5 1 (5.00%) Workflow

Data Steward Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (45.00%) Veeva
2 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (65.00%) Metadata
2 1 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Finance
2 1 (5.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Biopharmaceutical
1 9 (45.00%) Life Science
1 9 (45.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 9 (45.00%) Business Strategy
2 9 (45.00%) Data Management
2 9 (45.00%) Data Modelling
2 9 (45.00%) Digital Transformation Strategy
2 9 (45.00%) Master Data Management
2 9 (45.00%) Matrix Organization
3 6 (30.00%) Analytics
4 1 (5.00%) AI
4 1 (5.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (5.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (5.00%) Data Stewardship
4 1 (5.00%) KYC
4 1 (5.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (5.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (45.00%) Degree
1 9 (45.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) SAP