Data Collection Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Data Collection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Data Collection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Collection over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 353 297 539
Rank change year-on-year -56 +242 -13
Permanent jobs citing Data Collection 62 339 138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.40% 1.00% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 1.09% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 30 144 102
10th Percentile £29,244 £34,165 £31,277
25th Percentile £37,170 £42,725 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £45,249 £54,611
Median % change year-on-year +12.84% -17.14% -5.02%
75th Percentile £66,875 £54,403 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,363 £60,741 £72,450
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,249 £57,349
% change year-on-year +16.03% -21.10% -2.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,284 31,001 40,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.23% 91.62% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9,786 23,546 28,388
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,759 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Data Collection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Collection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Collection trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Collection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Collection.

Data Collection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Collection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Collection over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Data Collection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Collection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.45%) Confluence
2 2 (3.23%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 24 (38.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (6.45%) Trello
4 2 (3.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (3.23%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 27 (43.55%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (33.87%) Power Platform
3 17 (27.42%) Azure
4 12 (19.35%) PaaS
5 9 (14.52%) SaaS
6 8 (12.90%) IaaS
7 6 (9.68%) AWS
8 5 (8.06%) GCP
9 4 (6.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (6.45%) GitHub
9 4 (6.45%) Google Analytics
9 4 (6.45%) Google Data Studio
9 4 (6.45%) Google Sheets
9 4 (6.45%) Google Tag Manager
9 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (4.84%) Google Workspace
11 2 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (3.23%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (3.23%) Entra ID
12 1 (1.61%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (12.90%) DNS
2 4 (6.45%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (33.87%) Power BI
2 5 (8.06%) Power Query
3 4 (6.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (4.84%) Data Mining
5 2 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (1.61%) Big Data
6 1 (1.61%) GIS
6 1 (1.61%) MySQL
6 1 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (1.61%) Relational Database
6 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (8.06%) JIRA
2 4 (6.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 34 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 20 (32.26%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (20.97%) Finance
4 8 (12.90%) Marketing
4 8 (12.90%) Retail
4 8 (12.90%) Welsh Language
5 7 (11.29%) Legal
6 5 (8.06%) Public Sector
7 4 (6.45%) Tech for Good
8 2 (3.23%) Law
8 2 (3.23%) Local Government
9 1 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (25.81%) Analyst
2 14 (22.58%) Lead
3 10 (16.13%) Data Analyst
4 8 (12.90%) Data Manager
4 8 (12.90%) Server Engineer
5 5 (8.06%) Senior
5 5 (8.06%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (6.45%) Data Governance Analyst
6 4 (6.45%) Data Governance Manager
6 4 (6.45%) Financial Analyst
6 4 (6.45%) Governance Manager
6 4 (6.45%) Operations Engineer
6 4 (6.45%) Performance Analyst
6 4 (6.45%) Security Engineer
7 2 (3.23%) Consultant
7 2 (3.23%) Data Protection Officer
7 2 (3.23%) Developer
7 2 (3.23%) Lead Consultant
8 1 (1.61%) Power BI Analyst
8 1 (1.61%) Python Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.29%) JSON
2 3 (4.84%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (1.61%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (25.81%) Management Information System
2 8 (12.90%) IoT
3 6 (9.68%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (9.68%) Security Posture
4 5 (8.06%) NHS
5 4 (6.45%) Product Ownership
5 4 (6.45%) Social Media
6 3 (4.84%) Tandem
7 2 (3.23%) ASTM
7 2 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (3.23%) Learning Management System
7 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
7 2 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.61%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.61%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.61%) Fixed Income
8 1 (1.61%) Housing Association
8 1 (1.61%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (12.90%) Windows
1 8 (12.90%) Windows Server
2 3 (4.84%) Linux
2 3 (4.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (43.55%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (40.32%) Visualisation
3 22 (35.48%) Decision-Making
4 21 (33.87%) Data Visualisation
5 20 (32.26%) Analytics
5 20 (32.26%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (32.26%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 18 (29.03%) Data Analysis
7 16 (25.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (25.81%) Information Security
8 14 (22.58%) Actionable Insight
8 14 (22.58%) Data Modelling
9 13 (20.97%) Collaborative Working
10 10 (16.13%) Agile
10 10 (16.13%) Incident Management
10 10 (16.13%) Time Management
11 9 (14.52%) Data Management
11 9 (14.52%) Project Management
12 8 (12.90%) ITIL
12 8 (12.90%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.13%) SQL
2 7 (11.29%) Python
3 2 (3.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (3.23%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (3.23%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.61%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (20.97%) DBS Check
2 11 (17.74%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (16.13%) Azure Certification
4 8 (12.90%) MCSA
4 8 (12.90%) MCSE
5 6 (9.68%) Degree
6 5 (8.06%) SC Cleared
6 5 (8.06%) Security Cleared
7 4 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.61%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.52%) GDPR
2 8 (12.90%) SLA
3 6 (9.68%) Data Quality
4 4 (6.45%) QA
System Software
1 10 (16.13%) Active Directory
2 8 (12.90%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 27 (43.55%) Microsoft
2 19 (30.65%) Salesforce
3 8 (12.90%) Google
4 2 (3.23%) Adobe
5 1 (1.61%) Cognos
5 1 (1.61%) dotdigital
5 1 (1.61%) IBM