Hybrid/Remote Data Management Contract Job Trends

Data Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Data Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 92 118
Rank change year-on-year -26 +26 +49
Contract jobs citing Data Management 236 306 369
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.32% 2.52% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.54% 2.85% 2.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 188 258
10th Percentile £356 £317 £389
25th Percentile £406 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £559 £650 £650
90th Percentile £676 £729 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £561
% change year-on-year -2.44% -8.69% -2.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 17
10th Percentile £15.45 £22.50 £25.90
25th Percentile £17.63 £23.78 -
Median hourly rate £21.25 £30.21 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.66% -8.45% -52.86%
75th Percentile £22.88 £49.22 £48.75
90th Percentile £23.85 £87.50 £67.52
UK median hourly rate £24.21 £32.50 £41.04
% change year-on-year -25.52% -20.81% -34.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Management and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Data Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Management
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management

Data Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Data Management daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Management
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management

Data Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 12 (5.08%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.97%) SAS
3 5 (2.12%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.27%) Apache
4 3 (1.27%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.27%) Confluence
4 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.42%) Moodle
5 1 (0.42%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (7.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (2.54%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.27%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.85%) Navisworks
6 2 (0.85%) Revit
6 2 (0.85%) Windchill
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.42%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.42%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.69%) CA PPM
2 4 (1.69%) Oracle Retail
3 3 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.42%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.42%) ContrOCC
5 1 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.42%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.42%) iTrent
5 1 (0.42%) Maximo
5 1 (0.42%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 1 (0.42%) Primavera
5 1 (0.42%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.42%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.42%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 35 (14.83%) Azure
2 33 (13.98%) Power Platform
3 23 (9.75%) AWS
4 15 (6.36%) GCP
5 10 (4.24%) Snowflake
6 9 (3.81%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (3.81%) OCI
7 8 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (2.97%) OpenShift
9 6 (2.54%) SaaS
9 6 (2.54%) Serverless
10 5 (2.12%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (2.12%) Collibra
10 5 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
10 5 (2.12%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 5 (2.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 4 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
12 3 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.27%) Firewall
2 1 (0.42%) Broadband
2 1 (0.42%) DNS
2 1 (0.42%) HTTP
2 1 (0.42%) InfiniBand
2 1 (0.42%) LAN
2 1 (0.42%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (12.71%) Power BI
2 16 (6.78%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (6.78%) Metadata
3 11 (4.66%) Data Lake
3 11 (4.66%) SQL Server
4 10 (4.24%) NoSQL
5 9 (3.81%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (3.81%) Tableau
6 7 (2.97%) Big Data
6 7 (2.97%) BigQuery
7 5 (2.12%) Geospatial Data
7 5 (2.12%) GIS
7 5 (2.12%) MongoDB
7 5 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (2.12%) Spatial Data
8 3 (1.27%) MySQL
8 3 (1.27%) Power Query
9 2 (0.85%) Ataccama
9 2 (0.85%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.85%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (6.36%) GitLab
2 13 (5.51%) Git
3 11 (4.66%) Jenkins
3 11 (4.66%) JIRA
4 10 (4.24%) Selenium
5 7 (2.97%) JUnit
6 5 (2.12%) Appium
7 4 (1.69%) ERwin
7 4 (1.69%) JMeter
8 3 (1.27%) Cucumber
8 3 (1.27%) Postman
8 3 (1.27%) REST Assured
8 3 (1.27%) TestNG
9 2 (0.85%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.85%) Gatling
9 2 (0.85%) NUnit
9 2 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.85%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.85%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.42%) Cypress.io
General
1 96 (40.68%) Social Skills
2 73 (30.93%) Finance
3 53 (22.46%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (11.02%) Public Sector
5 21 (8.90%) Banking
6 18 (7.63%) Marketing
7 9 (3.81%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.39%) Retail
9 7 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.12%) Legal
11 5 (2.12%) Local Government
11 5 (2.12%) Welsh Language
12 4 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.69%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.27%) Military
Job Titles
1 47 (19.92%) Analyst
2 32 (13.56%) Architect
3 26 (11.02%) Data Analyst
4 21 (8.90%) Developer
5 20 (8.47%) Business Analyst
6 19 (8.05%) Consultant
7 18 (7.63%) Senior
8 14 (5.93%) Lead
9 12 (5.08%) Data Engineer
10 11 (4.66%) Data Architect
11 10 (4.24%) Data Manager
12 9 (3.81%) Administrator
13 8 (3.39%) Support Consultant
14 7 (2.97%) Project Manager
14 7 (2.97%) Salesforce Architect
15 6 (2.54%) Data Business Analyst
15 6 (2.54%) Data Quality Analyst
15 6 (2.54%) Mobile Engineer
15 6 (2.54%) Quality Analyst
15 6 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (7.20%) REST
2 10 (4.24%) Middleware
2 10 (4.24%) Visualforce
3 9 (3.81%) Lightning Web Components
4 8 (3.39%) SOAP
5 7 (2.97%) Kafka
6 6 (2.54%) React
7 5 (2.12%) Node.js
7 5 (2.12%) pytest
7 5 (2.12%) RESTful
8 4 (1.69%) LangChain
9 3 (1.27%) GraphQL
9 3 (1.27%) JSON
9 3 (1.27%) LangGraph
9 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (1.27%) OAuth
9 3 (1.27%) pydantic
9 3 (1.27%) PySpark
9 3 (1.27%) React Native
9 3 (1.27%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.36%) Product Ownership
2 14 (5.93%) Onboarding
3 12 (5.08%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.66%) Data Structures
5 9 (3.81%) Cloud Native
6 8 (3.39%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.69%) Life Science
7 4 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.27%) Derivative
8 3 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.27%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.27%) Taxonomies
8 3 (1.27%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.85%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.39%) Android
1 8 (3.39%) Apple iOS
2 4 (1.69%) Unix
3 2 (0.85%) Linux
3 2 (0.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.39%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (24.58%) Agile
3 57 (24.15%) Data Governance
4 52 (22.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 40 (16.95%) Analytics
6 36 (15.25%) Migration
7 35 (14.83%) Business Intelligence
7 35 (14.83%) Data Modelling
8 30 (12.71%) Data Analysis
9 28 (11.86%) CI/CD
9 28 (11.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 28 (11.86%) DevOps
9 28 (11.86%) Project Management
10 26 (11.02%) Decision-Making
10 26 (11.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 23 (9.75%) AI
12 22 (9.32%) Data Architecture
13 20 (8.47%) ETL
13 20 (8.47%) Mentoring
14 19 (8.05%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 33 (13.98%) Python
2 31 (13.14%) SQL
3 13 (5.51%) Java
4 12 (5.08%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.24%) Apex Code
6 7 (2.97%) C#
6 7 (2.97%) TypeScript
7 6 (2.54%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.12%) Perl
9 3 (1.27%) Korn
10 2 (0.85%) SOQL
10 2 (0.85%) X++
11 1 (0.42%) Bash
11 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.42%) PHP
11 1 (0.42%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (13.98%) Degree
2 32 (13.56%) Security Cleared
3 25 (10.59%) SC Cleared
4 9 (3.81%) Master's Degree
5 8 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.27%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.27%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.27%) PMP
8 2 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.85%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.85%) CISSP
8 2 (0.85%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.42%) CISA
9 1 (0.42%) CSSLP
9 1 (0.42%) HNC
9 1 (0.42%) HND
9 1 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.42%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (22.03%) Data Quality
2 19 (8.05%) GDPR
3 17 (7.20%) QA
4 9 (3.81%) PMO
5 8 (3.39%) Accessibility
6 6 (2.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (1.27%) GxP
8 2 (0.85%) ISO 19650
8 2 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.42%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.42%) NCSC
9 1 (0.42%) NIST
9 1 (0.42%) PERC
9 1 (0.42%) SLA
9 1 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
9 1 (0.42%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (4.66%) Docker
2 1 (0.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.42%) HDFS
2 1 (0.42%) Lustre
2 1 (0.42%) NFS
2 1 (0.42%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 15 (6.36%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.97%) Terraform
3 4 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.85%) Grafana
5 2 (0.85%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.42%) Ansible
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle ZFS
6 1 (0.42%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.42%) Puppet
6 1 (0.42%) Salt
6 1 (0.42%) SELinux
6 1 (0.42%) TADDM
6 1 (0.42%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 35 (14.83%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.75%) Oracle
3 20 (8.47%) SAP
4 17 (7.20%) Databricks
5 16 (6.78%) Salesforce
6 12 (5.08%) Informatica
7 7 (2.97%) ServiceNow
8 5 (2.12%) Bloomberg
8 5 (2.12%) Google
9 4 (1.69%) ESRI
9 4 (1.69%) Refinitiv
10 3 (1.27%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.27%) Talend
11 2 (0.85%) Ariba
11 2 (0.85%) Autodesk
11 2 (0.85%) IBM
11 2 (0.85%) Optimizely
11 2 (0.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 2 (0.85%) Sparx
12 1 (0.42%) MuleSoft