Hybrid/Remote Data Management Job Trends

Data Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 150 91
Rank change year-on-year -23 -59 +24
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 371 353 716
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 2.09% 3.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.84% 2.23% 3.61%
Number of salaries quoted 149 188 280
10th Percentile £33,150 £32,500 £38,530
25th Percentile £42,233 £44,196 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,675 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.23% -0.50% +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,201 £84,063 £85,000
90th Percentile £96,500 £112,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -6.25%

All Process & 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 permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20,176 15,827 19,811
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.92% 93.82% 88.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,403 8,473 11,816
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,225
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,465
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.93% -2.56%

Data Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Data Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Management
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Data Management
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Management over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Data Management salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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 17 (4.58%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.54%) Apache
3 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.54%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 65 (17.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.08%) Windchill
5 3 (0.81%) Blender
5 3 (0.81%) Maya
6 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (9.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.28%) Dynamics GP
3 13 (3.50%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.35%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.08%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 65 (17.52%) Power Platform
2 64 (17.25%) Azure
3 62 (16.71%) SaaS
4 33 (8.89%) AWS
5 20 (5.39%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (4.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 17 (4.58%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.31%) GCP
7 16 (4.31%) Power Automate
8 15 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (4.04%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (3.77%) PowerApps
10 13 (3.50%) Entra ID
11 11 (2.96%) GitHub
12 10 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (2.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 7 (1.89%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.35%) Collibra
16 4 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (1.08%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.58%) Broadband
1 17 (4.58%) Firewall
2 16 (4.31%) LAN
2 16 (4.31%) WAN
3 15 (4.04%) VLAN
4 11 (2.96%) Network Security
4 11 (2.96%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.70%) BGP
5 10 (2.70%) OSPF
6 8 (2.16%) DHCP
6 8 (2.16%) DNS
7 7 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.89%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (1.62%) MPLS
9 5 (1.35%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.35%) VPN
9 5 (1.35%) VXLAN
10 4 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (1.08%) EIGRP
10 4 (1.08%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (14.02%) Power BI
2 38 (10.24%) Metadata
3 27 (7.28%) SQL Server
4 25 (6.74%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.04%) Tableau
6 11 (2.96%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.43%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.43%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.43%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.43%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.43%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (2.43%) Star Schema
8 6 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.35%) MySQL
9 5 (1.35%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.08%) Delta Lake
10 4 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.81%) GIS
12 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.39%) Git
2 12 (3.23%) JIRA
3 8 (2.16%) GitLab
4 4 (1.08%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.54%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.54%) ERwin
5 2 (0.54%) MLflow
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) RStudio
General
1 195 (52.56%) Social Skills
2 95 (25.61%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.72%) Legal
4 80 (21.56%) Finance
5 71 (19.14%) Marketing
6 43 (11.59%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (9.97%) Law
9 31 (8.36%) Telecoms
10 28 (7.55%) Banking
11 27 (7.28%) Retail
12 24 (6.47%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.16%) Aerospace
14 8 (2.16%) Military
14 8 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.89%) Billing
16 5 (1.35%) Welsh Language
17 4 (1.08%) Local Government
17 4 (1.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 125 (33.69%) Senior
2 60 (16.17%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.21%) Testing Manager
4 37 (9.97%) Analyst
5 35 (9.43%) Architect
6 28 (7.55%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.28%) Administrator
7 27 (7.28%) Technology Manager
8 26 (7.01%) Data Architect
9 22 (5.93%) Data Analyst
9 22 (5.93%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (5.66%) Data Manager
10 21 (5.66%) Lead
11 17 (4.58%) Campaign Manager
11 17 (4.58%) Data Governance Analyst
11 17 (4.58%) Data Governance Manager
11 17 (4.58%) Governance Manager
11 17 (4.58%) Senior Data Analyst
12 15 (4.04%) Developer
12 15 (4.04%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.66%) .NET
2 15 (4.04%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.96%) JSON
3 11 (2.96%) Terraform
4 10 (2.70%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.70%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.70%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.70%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.70%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.70%) XML
5 7 (1.89%) REST
5 7 (1.89%) RESTful
6 5 (1.35%) Node.js
7 4 (1.08%) EDI
7 4 (1.08%) GraphQL
7 4 (1.08%) Kafka
7 4 (1.08%) Middleware
7 4 (1.08%) React
7 4 (1.08%) XMPP
7 4 (1.08%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.29%) Virtual Team
2 42 (11.32%) Marketing Technology
3 37 (9.97%) Product Ownership
4 35 (9.43%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.36%) Blog
6 18 (4.85%) Social Media
7 13 (3.50%) Over-the-Top Content
8 12 (3.23%) Data Centre
8 12 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.96%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (2.43%) Cloud Native
12 8 (2.16%) Onboarding
13 7 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
15 5 (1.35%) Low-Code
15 5 (1.35%) Reference Data
16 4 (1.08%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.04%) Windows
2 12 (3.23%) Linux
3 6 (1.62%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.01%) Continuous Improvement
2 128 (34.50%) Decision-Making
3 117 (31.54%) Analytics
4 107 (28.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 99 (26.68%) AI
6 91 (24.53%) DevOps
7 88 (23.72%) Business Intelligence
8 85 (22.91%) Test Automation
9 84 (22.64%) Problem-Solving
10 80 (21.56%) Agile
11 76 (20.49%) Data Governance
12 74 (19.95%) Project Delivery
13 73 (19.68%) Mentoring
13 73 (19.68%) Software Engineering
14 65 (17.52%) Performance Management
15 64 (17.25%) CRM
16 63 (16.98%) Roadmaps
17 60 (16.17%) Data Modelling
18 59 (15.90%) Enterprise Architecture
19 56 (15.09%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.42%) Python
2 81 (21.83%) C#
3 77 (20.75%) SQL
4 67 (18.06%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.82%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.48%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.70%) Java
8 2 (0.54%) PHP
8 2 (0.54%) Scala
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) R
9 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 38 (10.24%) Degree
2 30 (8.09%) Security Cleared
3 27 (7.28%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.43%) CIPD
4 9 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.16%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.62%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.62%) PMP
7 5 (1.35%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.08%) CCNP
8 4 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.81%) CCNA
9 3 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.81%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.81%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.27%) CITP
10 1 (0.27%) PhD
10 1 (0.27%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (26.68%) Data Quality
2 70 (18.87%) QA
3 58 (15.63%) GDPR
4 28 (7.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.85%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.08%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.08%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.81%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.54%) NIST
9 2 (0.54%) PERC
9 2 (0.54%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.96%) Docker
3 4 (1.08%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.81%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.54%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (3.50%) Ansible
2 8 (2.16%) Grafana
2 8 (2.16%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 94 (25.34%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.04%) Informatica
3 14 (3.77%) Adobe
3 14 (3.77%) Cisco
3 14 (3.77%) Databricks
4 13 (3.50%) Google
5 12 (3.23%) Oracle
5 12 (3.23%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.70%) SAP
7 9 (2.43%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.43%) Talend
8 7 (1.89%) Palo Alto
8 7 (1.89%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.35%) VMware
9 5 (1.35%) YouTube
10 4 (1.08%) Epicor
10 4 (1.08%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.08%) Infor
10 4 (1.08%) Splunk
10 4 (1.08%) Veeam