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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 236 287 301
Rank change year-on-year +51 +14 +124
Permanent jobs citing Azure Data Factory 141 181 181
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.92% 0.95% 0.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.53% 2.09% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 69 146 159
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,069
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £83,750 £79,313 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,500 £100,000 £96,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -11.11%

All Cloud 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 5,563 8,657 9,681
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.33% 45.41% 47.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,114 5,671 8,292
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £64,762
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +0.37% -0.37%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,382 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.34% +1.41% -2.95%

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 4 December 2025.

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 7 (4.96%) Apache Spark
2 5 (3.55%) SAS
2 5 (3.55%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.84%) Apache
4 1 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.71%) Jupyter
Applications
1 30 (21.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.71%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.71%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 141 (100.00%) Azure
2 79 (56.03%) Power Platform
3 51 (36.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 45 (31.91%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (21.99%) GitHub
6 17 (12.06%) Azure Logic Apps
7 16 (11.35%) Snowflake
8 13 (9.22%) Azure Monitor
8 13 (9.22%) dbt
9 12 (8.51%) Azure Service Bus
9 12 (8.51%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (7.80%) Azure Event Grid
10 11 (7.80%) GitHub Copilot
10 11 (7.80%) Power Automate
11 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (4.26%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (4.26%) PowerApps
13 4 (2.84%) Azure Functions
13 4 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
13 4 (2.84%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.55%) Firewall
2 4 (2.84%) DNS
2 4 (2.84%) VPN
3 1 (0.71%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.71%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (53.19%) Power BI
2 49 (34.75%) SQL Server
3 45 (31.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 40 (28.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 39 (27.66%) Data Warehouse
6 37 (26.24%) Data Lake
7 21 (14.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (9.93%) Metadata
9 9 (6.38%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 6 (4.26%) Delta Lake
11 5 (3.55%) MySQL
11 5 (3.55%) SAS EBI
12 4 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (2.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 3 (2.13%) Relational Database
13 3 (2.13%) Snowflake Schema
14 2 (1.42%) Data Vault
14 2 (1.42%) MongoDB
14 2 (1.42%) Power Query
14 2 (1.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (7.80%) Git
2 4 (2.84%) JIRA
3 2 (1.42%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.42%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 85 (60.28%) Finance
2 69 (48.94%) Social Skills
3 47 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.51%) Billing
4 12 (8.51%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (5.67%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.55%) Banking
8 4 (2.84%) Marketing
9 3 (2.13%) Advertising
9 3 (2.13%) Automotive
9 3 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.13%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.42%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.42%) Law
10 2 (1.42%) Local Government
11 1 (0.71%) Front Office
11 1 (0.71%) International Banking
11 1 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.71%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (22.70%) Data Engineer
2 28 (19.86%) Senior
3 16 (11.35%) Analyst
4 15 (10.64%) Azure Engineer
5 14 (9.93%) Senior Data Engineer
6 12 (8.51%) Business Manager
6 12 (8.51%) Commercial Analyst
6 12 (8.51%) Developer
6 12 (8.51%) Insight Analyst
6 12 (8.51%) Insight Manager
7 10 (7.09%) Lead
8 8 (5.67%) Applications Engineer
8 8 (5.67%) Data Manager
9 7 (4.96%) Integration Engineer
10 6 (4.26%) Architect
10 6 (4.26%) Service Manager
11 5 (3.55%) Azure Data Engineer
11 5 (3.55%) Cloud Engineer
11 5 (3.55%) Data Architect
12 4 (2.84%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.64%) JSON
2 14 (9.93%) PySpark
3 12 (8.51%) OAuth
3 12 (8.51%) RESTful
4 11 (7.80%) OAuth2
5 7 (4.96%) .NET
6 5 (3.55%) REST
6 5 (3.55%) XML
6 5 (3.55%) YAML
7 4 (2.84%) .NET Core
7 4 (2.84%) Kafka
8 2 (1.42%) .NET Framework
8 2 (1.42%) Blazor
8 2 (1.42%) D3.js
8 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (1.42%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.71%) CSS
9 1 (0.71%) Middleware
9 1 (0.71%) Symfony
9 1 (0.71%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 29 (20.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (13.48%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (7.80%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.96%) Low-Code
5 5 (3.55%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.84%) Reference Data
7 3 (2.13%) Credit Risk
7 3 (2.13%) Data Structures
7 3 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.13%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.13%) Market Risk
8 2 (1.42%) Clustering
8 2 (1.42%) Derivative
8 2 (1.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.71%) Distributed Computing
9 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.71%) EPoS
9 1 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.71%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.84%) VMS
2 1 (0.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (57.45%) Analytics
2 79 (56.03%) Business Intelligence
3 59 (41.84%) CI/CD
3 59 (41.84%) DevOps
4 56 (39.72%) Data Modelling
5 54 (38.30%) ETL
6 52 (36.88%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (35.46%) Data Pipeline
7 50 (35.46%) Visualisation
8 46 (32.62%) Agile
9 43 (30.50%) Data Engineering
10 42 (29.79%) Decision-Making
11 39 (27.66%) Coaching
12 37 (26.24%) Asset Management
13 35 (24.82%) AI
14 34 (24.11%) Data Analysis
15 33 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
16 32 (22.70%) Data Integration
17 28 (19.86%) Data Governance
17 28 (19.86%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 99 (70.21%) SQL
2 54 (38.30%) Python
3 32 (22.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 18 (12.77%) Bicep
5 16 (11.35%) PowerShell
6 11 (7.80%) T-SQL
7 9 (6.38%) C#
7 9 (6.38%) Scala
8 5 (3.55%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.42%) Bash
9 2 (1.42%) Java
10 1 (0.71%) PHP
10 1 (0.71%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.71%) R
Qualifications
1 19 (13.48%) Degree
2 12 (8.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 11 (7.80%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (6.38%) Azure Certification
5 5 (3.55%) DBS Check
5 5 (3.55%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.84%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.42%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (32.62%) Data Quality
2 18 (12.77%) GDPR
3 12 (8.51%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (3.55%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (4.96%) Docker
2 3 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 27 (19.15%) Terraform
2 7 (4.96%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 45 (31.91%) Databricks
3 12 (8.51%) Ab Initio
4 4 (2.84%) SAP
5 3 (2.13%) Oracle
5 3 (2.13%) Talend
6 2 (1.42%) Informatica
6 2 (1.42%) RedGate
6 2 (1.42%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.71%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.71%) eFront
7 1 (0.71%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.71%) IBM
7 1 (0.71%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.71%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.71%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.71%) VMware