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Data Analytics Manager

As an Analytics Manager, you orchestrate the data that drives crucial business decisions.

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  • Experience bandPrincipal/Manager (12-16 years)
  • Direct reports10-15 reports
  • Reports toDirector of Analytics
  • UK framework levelUsually a manager, or the deepest specialist in a team

Also advertised as Manager, Data & Insights · Analytics Team Lead · Head of Data Analytics (Small Team) · Principal Data Analyst (Management Track)

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1From this job to a course

The qualifications matched to this job

NCC Education Level 5 Extended Diploma in Computing with Data Science NCC Education Limited · Level 5 · covers 4 of 11 standards
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing for England Pearson Education Ltd · Level 5 · covers 4 of 11 standards
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies Pearson Education Ltd · Level 5 · covers 2 of 11 standards
NOCN Level 5 Certificate in Productivity Improvement Practice NOCN · Level 5 · covers 1 of 11 standards
Level 6 Award in Data-led Decision Making Institute of Sales Professionals · Level 6 · covers 1 of 11 standards

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The units you would start with

Introduction to Data Science and Big Data NCC Education Level 5 Extended Diploma in Computing with Data Science
Data Analytics Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing for England
Data Analysis in support of Productivity Improvement Projects NOCN Level 5 Certificate in Productivity Improvement Practice
Data-led Decision Making Level 6 Award in Data-led Decision Making
Apply the Concepts of Data Science to Computer Engineering NOCN Level 5 Diploma in Computer Engineering (Information Technology and Data Science)

The future skills this job leans on

AI Fluency working with AI as a thinking partner
Data Fluency turning numbers into a decision
AI Governance Fluency using AI responsibly
Automation Fluency building AI into how work runs
Change Fluency taking people through change
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  1. Introduction to Data Science and Big Data NCC Education Limited · covers 4 of 11 standards Level 5
  2. Data Analytics Pearson Education Ltd · covers 4 of 11 standards Level 5
  3. Data Analysis in support of Productivity Improvement Projects NOCN · covers 1 of 11 standards Level 5
  4. Data-led Decision Making Institute of Sales Professionals · covers 1 of 11 standards Level 6
  5. Apply the Concepts of Data Science to Computer Engineering NOCN · covers 1 of 11 standards Level 5
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2AI and this work

Will AI change your work as a Data Analytics Manager?

Nobody can say exactly how. Here is what this job is being asked for next, and where to start.

How the AI economy is changing work like this

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Fading: AI does more of this

AI is taking over the repetitive data crunching tasks, freeing you and your team to focus on strategic analysis and decision-making.

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Rising: worth more because of AI

Your ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable business strategies becomes more valuable as AI handles the groundwork.

The new skills this role is being asked for

  • AI-Driven Analytics & Automation Strategy
  • Data Product Management Principles
Why each one is rising

The future skills this job leans on

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3What this role really is

We see you

You wonder how AI will reshape your team's landscape, balancing excitement with a tinge of uncertainty. Yet, you know that your strategic vision and leadership will be more essential than ever.

A data analytics manager leads a team of analysts, sets direction for how data is used, and turns insights into decisions that shape the business. The role involves managing people as well as data, and making sure findings are put to use.

4A day in the life

Not a job advert. A real day, built from what this role actually holds.

08:45
You start your day by reviewing the latest data insights your team has prepared, ensuring they align with the strategic objectives you've set.
11:00
You lead a meeting with senior stakeholders, translating their business needs into clear analytical challenges for your team.
14:00
You spend the afternoon coaching a team member, helping them develop their skills and confidence in presenting data-driven insights.
16:30
You wrap up the day by fine-tuning the resource allocation for upcoming projects, ensuring your team is ready to tackle the next set of priorities.

5What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

SQL (PostgreSQL, T-SQL) Strategic

You'll use SQL to validate complex queries from your team, understand data lineage, and occasionally perform quick ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership. Mostly, you'll be guiding your team on optimal query writing and data modelling.

Tableau/Power BI (Administration & Governance) Architect

You'll be responsible for the governance of our BI platform for your domain, defining visualisation standards, managing user permissions, and ensuring dashboards are performant and reliable. You'll guide your team in building 'best-in-class' (actual best, not just buzzword) visualisations.

Python (pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib) (Oversight) Strategic

You'll understand how Python is used for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and automation within your team. You'll review code, guide on best practices, and make decisions on when Python is the right tool for a problem versus other options.

Snowflake/Google BigQuery (Architecture & Cost Management) Architect

You'll be involved in high-level discussions about data warehouse design, cost optimisation, and how we can best use the platform's features. You'll ensure your team's queries are efficient and cost-effective.

Jira, Confluence (Advanced Administration) Administrator

You'll configure and optimise Jira workflows for your team, build dashboards to track project progress, and ensure Confluence is used effectively for documentation and knowledge sharing. You'll integrate these tools into your team's daily operations.

6What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Team Hiring & Structure No involvement. Provide input on candidate fit. Interview candidates, make recommendations, but final sign-off from manager.
Project Prioritisation & Scope Execute assigned tasks. Prioritise own tasks, escalate conflicts. Prioritise workstream within project, negotiate scope with stakeholders.
Technology & Tool Selection Use existing tools. Suggest improvements to current tools. Recommend new tools for specific use cases.
Budget Allocation (Team Operations) No budget authority. No budget authority. Suggest training or resource needs.

7How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Team-Attributed Business Impact
The quantifiable value (revenue uplift, cost savings, efficiency gains) directly linked to insights or data products delivered by your team.
Target · Identify and track >£1M in annual business value.

Your team's analysis leads to a product feature change that reduces churn by 0.5%, generating an estimated £1.2M in additional annual recurring revenue.

Stakeholder Satisfaction (NPS)
How satisfied our internal business partners are with the quality, timeliness, and relevance of your team's analytical work.
Target · Achieve a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of +50 or higher from key stakeholders.

Product leadership consistently rates your team's support as 'excellent,' frequently citing proactive insights and clear communication in their feedback.

Team Project Delivery Rate
The percentage of agreed-upon analytical projects and initiatives delivered on time and to specification by your team.
Target · Maintain a project delivery rate of 85% or higher.

Out of 20 major projects scheduled for Q2, 18 were completed by the deadline, with the remaining two having agreed-upon scope changes.

Team Member Development & Retention
The growth of your team members (e.g., promotions, skill acquisition) and their retention within the organisation.
Target · Achieve an average of 1.5 new significant skills per team member per year and maintain an annual voluntary attrition rate below 10%.

Three analysts on your team were promoted to Senior Analyst this year, and two completed advanced Python certifications, with only one voluntary departure.

Strategic Influence
Your ability to shape the company's data strategy and influence key business decisions through your team's insights and your own leadership.
  • You're regularly invited to senior leadership planning sessions. Your team's findings are frequently cited in executive presentations. You're seen as a trusted advisor, not just a data provider. Your opinions are sought on new product initiatives or market entries.
Team Cohesion & Morale
The overall health, collaboration, and positive working environment within your analytics team.
  • Team members actively support each other on projects. They feel comfortable raising concerns or suggesting improvements. There's a strong sense of shared purpose and mutual respect. Feedback from skip-level managers indicates a positive team culture. We'll also look at engagement survey results, obviously.
Data Governance & Quality Advocacy
Your commitment to improving data quality, ensuring data governance standards are met, and advocating for a 'single source of truth' across the business.
  • Your team consistently uses governed data sources. You actively participate in data governance committees. You champion efforts to improve data lineage and documentation. You challenge questionable data practices from other departments, politely but firmly, of course.
Innovation & Best Practice Adoption
How well your team is exploring and adopting new analytical techniques, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and impact.
  • Your team regularly shares learnings from conferences or online courses. You've successfully piloted a new tool or methodology (e.g., a new A/B testing framework). You're pushing for automation where it makes sense, not just for the sake of it.

8Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Building and Developing a High-Performing Team

You'll spend a good chunk of your day in 1:1s, coaching sessions, and planning career paths. You'll get a real kick out of seeing an analyst you mentored solve a tough problem or nail a presentation.

An analyst you've been coaching for six months successfully leads their first major project, presenting directly to a Director, and you feel a genuine sense of pride in their achievement.

Driving Strategic Business Impact Through Data

You'll be in meetings with senior leaders, discussing how your team's insights can influence product roadmaps, marketing spend, or operational changes. You'll love seeing your team's work directly translate into tangible business improvements.

Your team's churn prediction model helps the Customer Success team proactively engage at-risk clients, leading to a measurable reduction in customer attrition and a direct impact on revenue.

Solving Complex Organisational Data Problems

This means figuring out how to standardise metrics across different departments, deciding on the best tools for the team, or designing a new data model that serves multiple business needs. It's about bringing order to data chaos at scale.

You lead the initiative to define and implement a 'single source of truth' for customer lifetime value, resolving long-standing discrepancies between Sales, Marketing, and Finance reporting.

What frustrates people
  • Having to constantly justify the value of analytics to non-believers or budget holders.
  • Dealing with legacy data systems that are a nightmare to work with, despite your team's best efforts.
  • The slow pace of organisational change, especially when you have clear data-backed recommendations.
  • Mediating conflicts or disagreements within your team or between your team and other departments.
  • The 'hero culture' where individual contributors are celebrated more than those who build capability.
  • The constant tension between 'urgent' ad-hoc requests and strategic, long-term projects.
What this role does not give you
  • The satisfaction of being the primary hands-on data wizard on every project.
  • A quiet, uninterrupted environment for deep analytical work (expect constant interruptions).
  • Immediate, short-term gratification from individual coding achievements.
  • Complete control over all data decisions (you'll need to influence and collaborate heavily).

9Who you work with

You're directly responsible for the analytical output and strategic contribution of a significant part of our data function. Your decisions will shape how we approach data problems, how we develop our people, and ultimately, how effectively the business uses data to achieve its objectives. You'll own a slice of the P&L (roughly £500K-£2M) related to your team's tools, training, and operational costs. Get it right, and you'll see tangible improvements in product performance, operational efficiency, and revenue growth. Get it wrong, and we'll struggle to make sense of our business, leading to missed opportunities and costly mistakes.

Inside the business
  • SVP of Product
  • Head of Engineering
  • Commercial Directors
  • Finance Leadership Team
  • People & Culture Department (for team development)
Outside the business
  • Industry bodies and consortia (for best practices)
  • Key technology vendors (for tool evaluation and partnerships)
  • Recruitment agencies (for talent acquisition)

10What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Extensive experience (typically 8-12+ years) as a Lead or Senior Data Analyst, demonstrating a strong track record of delivering complex analytical projects and mentoring junior team members.
  • Proven ability to manage projects end-to-end, including stakeholder communication, resource planning, and risk mitigation.
  • A deep, practical understanding of SQL, Python, and at least one major BI tool (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) – you won't be coding daily, but you need to know what good looks like.
  • Experience in designing and implementing data models for analytical purposes within a data warehouse environment.
  • Demonstrable experience in presenting complex data insights to senior, non-technical audiences and influencing strategic decisions.
  • A genuine passion for developing people and building high-performing teams.

11What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Data Observability & Reliability

As data systems grow, ensuring data quality and reliability becomes paramount. You'll need to understand tools and practices for monitoring data pipelines, detecting anomalies, and ensuring the trustworthiness of your team's inputs and outputs.

Data quality monitoring frameworks · Automated anomaly detection in data streams · Data lineage and impact analysis tools · SLAs/SLOs for data freshness and accuracy · Incident response for data quality issues

  • This quarter: Review our current data quality monitoring setup and identify key gaps for your team's critical data sources.
  • Next quarter: Research and propose a new data observability tool or framework that could benefit your team.
  • Month 6: Work with Data Engineering to implement improved data quality checks for a critical upstream data source.
  • Month 9: Train your team on best practices for data validation and how to respond to data quality alerts.

Quick win: Start by regularly reviewing your team's data sources for common issues. Encourage a 'data detective' mindset in your team, where they proactively investigate data anomalies.

Cloud Cost Optimisation for Analytics

Cloud data warehouses (like Snowflake, BigQuery) offer immense power but can become very expensive if not managed carefully. As a manager, you'll need to understand how to optimise your team's usage to control costs without sacrificing analytical capability.

Understanding cloud data warehouse pricing models · Query optimisation for cost efficiency · Resource allocation and scaling strategies · Monitoring and alerting for cost spikes · Data archiving and tiering strategies

  • This quarter: Review your team's current cloud data warehouse spend and identify the top 3 cost drivers.
  • Next quarter: Implement one change (e.g., query optimisation, warehouse sizing) to reduce costs by 10%.
  • Month 6: Educate your team on cost-efficient querying practices and resource management.
  • Month 9: Work with platform teams to explore advanced cost optimisation features of our cloud provider.

Quick win: Encourage your team to use `EXPLAIN` plans for their queries and to be mindful of the data scanned. Small changes can add up to big savings.

12Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Actively participate in data analytics leadership forums or communities (e.g., local meetups, online groups).
  • Attend industry conferences focused on data strategy, analytics leadership, or people management.
  • Take courses or workshops on advanced leadership skills, conflict resolution, or executive communication.
  • Read books and articles on team management, organisational psychology, and the future of data and AI.
  • Seek out mentorship from more senior analytics leaders, both inside and outside the company.

13The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Driven Analytics & Automation Strategy

AI and machine learning are rapidly automating routine analytical tasks and enhancing insight generation. As a manager, you'll need to strategically integrate these tools into your team's workflow, identify new opportunities for automation, and ensure your team's skills evolve beyond manual execution.

  • Prompt Engineering for Analytical Tasks
  • Evaluating AI tools for data cleaning and reportin
  • Ethical considerations of AI in analytics
  • Integrating LLMs into self-service platforms
  • Monitoring and validating AI-generated insights

Data Product Management Principles

Analytics is moving beyond just reports to building 'data products'—reusable datasets, APIs, or embedded insights. As a manager, you'll need to think like a product owner for your team's outputs, focusing on user needs, scalability, and long-term value.

  • Defining data product vision and roadmap
  • User research for analytical tools/outputs
  • Data product lifecycle management
  • Measuring data product adoption and impact
  • Collaboration with Data Engineering on data produc

14What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Advanced A/B Testing & Experimentation Design
  • Data Modelling for Enterprise Analytics
  • Statistical & Machine Learning Fundamentals (for oversight)
  • Data Governance & Quality Leadership
  • Cloud Data Platform Strategy (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery)

15The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Lead Data Analyst (Internal Promotion)

    3-5 years as a Lead Analyst

    Skills to master

    • Mastering technical leadership, mentoring junior colleagues, owning complex workstreams, and demonstrating strong stakeholder management with senior leaders. Basically, proving you can lead projects and people before leading a whole team.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led 2-3 major cross-functional analytical projects end-to-end.
    • Consistently mentored 2+ junior analysts to significant career growth.
    • Proactively identified and solved organisational data problems, not just individual ones.
    • Received strong positive feedback from senior stakeholders on your strategic input and communication.
  2. 2

    Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer (Transition)

    4-6 years as a Senior DS/MLE

    Skills to master

    • Translating deep technical expertise into strategic analytical leadership. This means developing strong people management skills, understanding business context beyond model building, and learning to delegate effectively.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Demonstrated ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
    • Expressed a clear desire and aptitude for people management and team development.
    • Successfully led the deployment of data science models with significant business impact.
    • Actively participated in strategic planning discussions, showing a broader business perspective.
  3. 3

    External Analytics Manager

    Varies, but typically 10-15 years total experience with 3-5 years in management.

    Skills to master

    • Demonstrating transferable leadership skills, a strong understanding of data strategy, and the ability to quickly adapt to our specific business context and tech stack.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Proven track record of building and leading successful analytics teams in previous roles.
    • Strong references from previous direct reports and senior stakeholders.
    • A clear philosophy on team development and data-driven decision-making.
    • Ability to articulate how your experience aligns with our company's specific challenges and opportunities.

16How people get here · where they go next

Came from
Senior Data Analyst to Analytics Manager
3-5 years
You mastered the art of leading complex projects and mentoring junior analysts, preparing you for the managerial role.
You are here
Data Analytics Manager
Principal/Manager (12-16 years)
A data analytics manager leads a team of analysts, sets direction for how data is used, and turns insights into decisions that shape the business. The role involves managing people as well as data, and making sure findings are put to use.
Goes to
Director of Analytics
3-5 years
This role involves crafting enterprise-level data strategies and managing multiple analytics teams to drive organisational success.

The long view: From here, some move into wider data leadership roles, others into product or engineering leadership.

17Pay and demand

Pay & demand

Typical pay £53,342 a year Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional), under the Open Government Licence v3.0

The figure is the median for full-time employees in the ONS occupation this job title codes to (Actuaries, economists and statisticians), from the April 2025 survey, about six months old when published, as ASHE always is. It is that occupation's middle, not this role's. Half earn more.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Data Analytics Manager is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • Principal Data Analyst (IC Track)

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Introduction to Data Science and Big Data, worked against Data Analytics Manager.

Introduction to Data Science and Big Data Level 5

Applied to your work in Data Analytics Manager

The objective of this unit is to provide learners with a systematic understanding of Data Science and Big Data concepts, including their characteristics and applications. Learners will develop proficiency in data collection, design, and modelling techniques, and will be able to select appropriate tools for data pre-processing and apply analytical techniques to generate insights from data.

The Navigator Last time, we discussed aligning your team's analytics with the company's strategic goals. How has that been progressing?

You It's going well, but I'm finding it challenging to keep everyone on the same page.

The Navigator Let's focus on creating a communication framework that ensures clarity and alignment across your team and stakeholders.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time.

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A year from now

A year from now, you have honed your skills in data product management, leading your team to create impactful, user-centric data solutions.

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  • Advanced A/B Testing & Experimentation Design
  • Data Modelling for Enterprise Analytics
  • Statistical & Machine Learning Fundamentals (for oversight)
  • Data Governance & Quality Leadership
  • Cloud Data Platform Strategy (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery)
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

18The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Data Analytics Manager is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Director of Analytics

    3-5 years as a Data Analytics Manager

    This is a jump to Level 6, leading a larger analytics function or a specific business unit's analytics strategy.

    • Enterprise Data Strategy Defining the overarching data vision and roadmap for a major business unit or the entire company.
    • Advanced Vendor & Partner Management Leading negotiations and strategic partnerships with major data technology providers.
    • M&A Due Diligence (Data Perspective) Assessing data capabilities and risks during potential mergers and acquisitions.

  2. Principal Data Analyst (IC Track)

    3-5 years as a Data Analytics Manager (if transitioning back to IC)

    This is a lateral move or a slight increase in technical scope, focusing on deep, complex analytical problems without direct reports.

    • Data Architecture Design Contributing to the overall data architecture of the organisation, not just within your team's domain.
    • Complex Algorithm Development Designing and implementing highly sophisticated analytical algorithms or models.
    • Industry Thought Leadership Representing the company externally as a subject matter expert in a specific data domain.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

As a Data Analytics Manager, your biggest challenge is often finding enough time to be strategic, coach your team, and still keep an eye on the details. AI isn't just for coding; it's a powerful co-pilot for leaders too, freeing you up from routine managerial tasks so you can focus on what truly matters.

Imagine AI handling the first pass of performance reviews, summarising complex project updates, or even drafting initial team strategies. These aren't futuristic dreams; they're capabilities available today that can dramatically boost your managerial efficiency and the overall output of your team. It's about working smarter, not just harder, and giving you back precious time for high-impact leadership.

Automated Performance Review Drafts

Feed AI objective data (project completion rates, stakeholder feedback) and it can draft initial performance review summaries for your team members, highlighting strengths and areas for development. You then refine and add the human touch, saving hours of initial writing time.

Strategic Insight Synthesis

Upload multiple analytical reports or dashboards from your team, and AI can help you synthesise the key findings, identify overarching trends, and even suggest strategic implications or questions to ask senior leadership. No more sifting through dozens of slides manually.

Team Communication Co-Pilot

Use AI to draft clear, concise team updates, project briefs, or even difficult feedback messages. It can help you structure your thoughts, ensure clarity, and maintain a consistent tone, making your communication more effective and less time-consuming.

Resource Allocation Scenario Planning

Describe a new project or a shift in business priorities to an AI tool, and it can help you model different resource allocation scenarios for your team, suggesting optimal staffing levels or skill sets needed, based on historical project data and team capacity.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Data Analytics Manager?

Common routes in include Lead Data Analyst (Internal Promotion) (3-5 years as a Lead Analyst), Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer (Transition) (4-6 years as a Senior DS/MLE) and External Analytics Manager (Varies, but typically 10-15 years total experience with 3-5 years in management.). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Data Analytics Manager progress to?

This role can lead on to Director of Analytics (3-5 years as a Data Analytics Manager) and Principal Data Analyst (IC Track) (3-5 years as a Data Analytics Manager (if transitioning back to IC)), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Data Analytics Manager?

Increasingly, AI-Driven Analytics & Automation Strategy and Data Product Management Principles. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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19Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 5

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

 More jobs in technology and data

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.
If you leave this industry

The skills of a data analytics manager transfer across most industries that use data, including finance, health, e-commerce and gaming. Leading an analytics team, shaping strategy and understanding data all carry over. Knowledge of a new sector would still need to be built.

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