Hybrid/Remote Azure Data Factory Job Trends

Microsoft Azure Data Factory
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Azure Data Factory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 312 337
Rank change year-on-year +70 +25 -16
Permanent jobs citing Azure Data Factory 162 108 263
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.88% 0.74% 0.81%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.32% 1.72% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 116 91 226
10th Percentile £46,104 £44,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £59,375 £51,625 £45,582
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £81,875
90th Percentile £115,000 £90,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £66,375 £62,500
% change year-on-year +12.99% +6.20% -6.02%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

Azure Data Factory falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,993 6,289 13,977
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.93% 43.03% 42.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,803 4,612 11,959
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,000 £79,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.73% +4.78% -11.54%

Azure Data Factory
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Azure Data Factory job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Azure Data Factory
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure Data Factory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Azure Data Factory over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Azure Data Factory salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Azure Data Factory
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 29 (17.90%) SharePoint
2 11 (6.79%) Apache Spark
3 6 (3.70%) Apache
4 1 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.62%) Jupyter
Applications
1 3 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.62%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.62%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (2.47%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.62%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 162 (100.00%) Azure
2 68 (41.98%) Power Platform
3 53 (32.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 41 (25.31%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (19.75%) Azure Logic Apps
6 28 (17.28%) GitHub
7 27 (16.67%) Power Automate
8 24 (14.81%) PowerApps
9 21 (12.96%) Microsoft 365
10 19 (11.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 19 (11.73%) OneDrive
11 17 (10.49%) Azure Monitor
11 17 (10.49%) Snowflake
12 13 (8.02%) dbt
13 11 (6.79%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (4.32%) Azure Event Grid
14 7 (4.32%) Azure Key Vault
14 7 (4.32%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (4.32%) GitHub Copilot
15 6 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.62%) HTTPS
1 1 (0.62%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (40.12%) Power BI
2 55 (33.95%) Data Warehouse
3 49 (30.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 43 (26.54%) Data Lake
5 16 (9.88%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 15 (9.26%) Delta Lake
6 15 (9.26%) SQL Server
7 11 (6.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (6.17%) Metadata
9 7 (4.32%) Big Data
10 5 (3.09%) Data Mining
10 5 (3.09%) Spark SQL
10 5 (3.09%) Star Schema
11 4 (2.47%) MySQL
11 4 (2.47%) Power Query
11 4 (2.47%) Relational Database
11 4 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (2.47%) Tableau
12 3 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (1.23%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 20 (12.35%) Git
2 3 (1.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (1.23%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.23%) MLflow
4 1 (0.62%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.62%) GitLab
4 1 (0.62%) JIRA
4 1 (0.62%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 71 (43.83%) Finance
2 49 (30.25%) Social Skills
3 23 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (4.32%) Public Sector
6 6 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.09%) Automotive
7 5 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.85%) Law
8 3 (1.85%) Retail
9 2 (1.23%) Legal
9 2 (1.23%) Local Government
9 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.62%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.62%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 58 (35.80%) Data Engineer
2 42 (25.93%) Senior
3 31 (19.14%) Lead
4 29 (17.90%) Developer
5 22 (13.58%) Platform Engineer
6 17 (10.49%) Lead Data Engineer
7 16 (9.88%) Senior Developer
8 15 (9.26%) Azure Engineer
8 15 (9.26%) Senior Data Engineer
9 12 (7.41%) Consultant
10 11 (6.79%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 8 (4.94%) Azure Data Engineer
11 8 (4.94%) Business Developer
12 7 (4.32%) Applications Engineer
12 7 (4.32%) Integration Engineer
12 7 (4.32%) Microsoft 365 Developer
12 7 (4.32%) Microsoft Developer
12 7 (4.32%) Senior Microsoft Developer
13 6 (3.70%) Architect
13 6 (3.70%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (18.52%) JSON
1 30 (18.52%) PySpark
2 23 (14.20%) .NET
3 21 (12.96%) .NET Core
3 21 (12.96%) CSS
3 21 (12.96%) HTML
4 19 (11.73%) HTML5 Canvas
4 19 (11.73%) Microsoft Graph
4 19 (11.73%) SPFx
5 9 (5.56%) RESTful
6 8 (4.94%) OAuth
6 8 (4.94%) YAML
7 7 (4.32%) OAuth2
8 4 (2.47%) Kafka
8 4 (2.47%) REST
9 2 (1.23%) ARM Templates
9 2 (1.23%) Middleware
9 2 (1.23%) Node.js
9 2 (1.23%) Smarty
9 2 (1.23%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.88%) Cloud Native
2 7 (4.32%) Greenfield Project
3 6 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.47%) Distributed Computing
4 4 (2.47%) Low-Code
4 4 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.23%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.62%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.62%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.62%) Clustering
7 1 (0.62%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.62%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.62%) Life Science
7 1 (0.62%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (55.56%) Data Modelling
2 83 (51.23%) Analytics
3 77 (47.53%) CI/CD
4 76 (46.91%) Data Pipeline
4 76 (46.91%) ETL
5 70 (43.21%) Business Intelligence
6 66 (40.74%) Data Engineering
7 65 (40.12%) DevOps
8 42 (25.93%) Decision-Making
9 38 (23.46%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (22.84%) Agile
11 33 (20.37%) AI
11 33 (20.37%) Asset Management
12 31 (19.14%) Infrastructure as Code
12 31 (19.14%) Machine Learning
12 31 (19.14%) Platform Engineering
13 28 (17.28%) Coaching
13 28 (17.28%) Data Integration
14 26 (16.05%) Data Governance
15 25 (15.43%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 114 (70.37%) SQL
2 71 (43.83%) Python
3 34 (20.99%) PowerShell
4 23 (14.20%) C#
5 21 (12.96%) JavaScript
6 19 (11.73%) TypeScript
7 14 (8.64%) Scala
8 12 (7.41%) Bicep
9 11 (6.79%) T-SQL
10 5 (3.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (2.47%) R
12 2 (1.23%) PHP
13 1 (0.62%) Java
13 1 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.62%) VBA
Qualifications
1 13 (8.02%) Degree
2 12 (7.41%) Security Cleared
3 8 (4.94%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.09%) Azure Certification
4 5 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.23%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (31.48%) Data Quality
2 16 (9.88%) GDPR
3 7 (4.32%) Accessibility
4 4 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.85%) QA
6 2 (1.23%) IFRS
6 2 (1.23%) IFRS 17
6 2 (1.23%) Solvency II
System Software
1 4 (2.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 29 (17.90%) Terraform
2 2 (1.23%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.62%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 79 (48.77%) Databricks
2 68 (41.98%) Microsoft
3 19 (11.73%) Adobe
4 11 (6.79%) Ab Initio
5 4 (2.47%) IBM
6 3 (1.85%) OpenAI
7 2 (1.23%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.62%) Cognizant
8 1 (0.62%) Foundry
8 1 (0.62%) Google
8 1 (0.62%) Oracle
8 1 (0.62%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.62%) Talend