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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 73 98
Rank change year-on-year -45 +25 +20
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 365 542 950
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.02% 4.03% 2.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 4.25% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 200 297 484
10th Percentile £30,200 £41,700 £36,423
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £42,423
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,660 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.92% +33.33% -11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £122,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £84,180 £152,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,450 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.73% +25.00% -7.69%

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 14,989 12,756 29,693
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.76% 94.75% 91.33%
Number of salaries quoted 10,524 8,871 23,569
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,930
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%

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 30 April 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 13 (3.56%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.92%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.10%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.55%) Moodle
4 2 (0.55%) SAS
4 2 (0.55%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.55%) WordPress
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 40 (10.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.29%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (2.19%) Oracle Smart View
5 6 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.82%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.27%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 34 (9.32%) Adobe Campaign
2 16 (4.38%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (4.38%) Oracle Financials
2 16 (4.38%) Oracle General Ledger
2 16 (4.38%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (4.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 12 (3.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (2.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.47%) Magento
4 9 (2.47%) Oracle ERP
4 9 (2.47%) Shopify
5 8 (2.19%) Hyperion Planning
6 7 (1.92%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.27%) HFM
8 1 (0.27%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.27%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 103 (28.22%) Azure
2 70 (19.18%) Power Platform
3 45 (12.33%) AWS
4 33 (9.04%) Snowflake
5 22 (6.03%) GCP
6 19 (5.21%) Power Automate
7 17 (4.66%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (2.47%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.47%) Azure Machine Learning
8 9 (2.47%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.19%) dbt
10 7 (1.92%) SaaS
11 5 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (1.37%) PowerApps
12 4 (1.10%) Collibra
13 3 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.82%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 36 (9.86%) Broadband
2 13 (3.56%) Cisco ASA
2 13 (3.56%) Firewall
3 9 (2.47%) LAN
3 9 (2.47%) VLAN
3 9 (2.47%) WAN
4 8 (2.19%) Cisco Firepower
4 8 (2.19%) Unified Communications
4 8 (2.19%) WebEx
5 6 (1.64%) BGP
6 3 (0.82%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.27%) ADSL
7 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.27%) Internet
7 1 (0.27%) MPLS
7 1 (0.27%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) OSPF
7 1 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (16.71%) Power BI
2 42 (11.51%) Data Warehouse
3 28 (7.67%) Metadata
4 22 (6.03%) SQL Server
5 11 (3.01%) Tableau
6 10 (2.74%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.47%) BigQuery
8 8 (2.19%) Essbase
8 8 (2.19%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 7 (1.92%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (1.10%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (1.10%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.10%) MySQL
12 4 (1.10%) Power Query
13 3 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.82%) GIS
13 3 (0.82%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 16 (4.38%) Oracle Forms
2 11 (3.01%) JIRA
3 6 (1.64%) Git
3 6 (1.64%) GitLab
4 4 (1.10%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.82%) Maven
5 3 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.55%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.27%) Mocha
7 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 114 (31.23%) Social Skills
2 91 (24.93%) Finance
3 89 (24.38%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (20.82%) Marketing
5 51 (13.97%) Public Sector
6 36 (9.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (8.77%) Retail
8 26 (7.12%) Banking
9 25 (6.85%) Telecoms
10 20 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (3.29%) Back Office
12 7 (1.92%) Advertising
13 5 (1.37%) Law
14 4 (1.10%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.82%) Legal
16 2 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.55%) Investment Banking
16 2 (0.55%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.55%) Welsh Language
17 1 (0.27%) French Language
Job Titles
1 96 (26.30%) Senior
2 58 (15.89%) Analyst
3 55 (15.07%) Architect
4 46 (12.60%) Data Architect
5 35 (9.59%) Senior Manager
6 34 (9.32%) Campaign Manager
7 30 (8.22%) Administrator
8 29 (7.95%) Senior Analyst
9 26 (7.12%) Product Manager
10 23 (6.30%) Data Manager
10 23 (6.30%) Lead
11 20 (5.48%) Data Engineer
11 20 (5.48%) Governance Manager
12 19 (5.21%) Data Governance Analyst
12 19 (5.21%) Data Governance Manager
13 17 (4.66%) Data Analyst
14 16 (4.38%) Applications Support
14 16 (4.38%) Oracle Analyst
14 16 (4.38%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 16 (4.38%) Senior Oracle Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.29%) REST
1 12 (3.29%) SOAP
2 10 (2.74%) Middleware
3 8 (2.19%) XMPP
4 7 (1.92%) EDI
4 7 (1.92%) Node.js
5 6 (1.64%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.37%) OAuth
7 4 (1.10%) Kafka
7 4 (1.10%) OpenID
8 3 (0.82%) ActiveMQ
8 3 (0.82%) PySpark
8 3 (0.82%) RAML
8 3 (0.82%) React
8 3 (0.82%) RESTful
9 2 (0.55%) JSON
9 2 (0.55%) Playwright
10 1 (0.27%) Grails
10 1 (0.27%) Spring
10 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.51%) Management Information System
2 41 (11.23%) Product Ownership
3 39 (10.68%) Social Media
4 35 (9.59%) Marketing Technology
5 34 (9.32%) Over-the-Top Content
6 20 (5.48%) Data Structures
7 18 (4.93%) Blog
8 13 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (3.56%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.74%) Algorithms
9 10 (2.74%) Public Cloud
9 10 (2.74%) Reference Data
10 8 (2.19%) FlexPod
10 8 (2.19%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (2.19%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.64%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.37%) Replication
12 5 (1.37%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.37%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.56%) Linux
2 6 (1.64%) Windows
3 5 (1.37%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (39.18%) Analytics
2 91 (24.93%) Decision-Making
3 80 (21.92%) Business Intelligence
3 80 (21.92%) Data Governance
4 73 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 69 (18.90%) Data Modelling
6 68 (18.63%) Data Strategy
7 65 (17.81%) Roadmaps
8 60 (16.44%) Data Architecture
9 58 (15.89%) CRM
10 53 (14.52%) DevOps
11 52 (14.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 52 (14.25%) Data Integration
11 52 (14.25%) Visualisation
12 51 (13.97%) ERP
13 48 (13.15%) Customer Experience
14 46 (12.60%) Mentoring
15 42 (11.51%) E-Commerce
16 41 (11.23%) Agile
16 41 (11.23%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 92 (25.21%) SQL
2 54 (14.79%) Python
3 13 (3.56%) Java
4 10 (2.74%) T-SQL
5 8 (2.19%) Groovy
6 6 (1.64%) Scala
7 5 (1.37%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.10%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.10%) R
9 3 (0.82%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.82%) VBA
10 2 (0.55%) C#
10 2 (0.55%) PHP
11 1 (0.27%) ANSI SQL
11 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (11.23%) Degree
2 24 (6.58%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.66%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.74%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.92%) CITP
6 6 (1.64%) ISACA
7 5 (1.37%) CISA
7 5 (1.37%) CISM
7 5 (1.37%) CISSP
7 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.37%) SANS
8 4 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.55%) CRISC
10 2 (0.55%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.55%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 2 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) LPIC
11 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (21.37%) Data Quality
2 31 (8.49%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.66%) GDPR
3 17 (4.66%) QA
4 7 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.37%) GRC
5 5 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.37%) NIST
5 5 (1.37%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.27%) IFRS
7 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.27%) PMO
7 1 (0.27%) SLA
7 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (3.01%) Docker
1 11 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.92%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.64%) vSphere
4 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.37%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.37%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (4.11%) Terraform
2 13 (3.56%) Kubernetes
3 11 (3.01%) Ansible
4 8 (2.19%) Cisco CUCM
4 8 (2.19%) Grafana
5 5 (1.37%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 5 (1.37%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.27%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 121 (33.15%) Microsoft
2 38 (10.41%) Adobe
3 25 (6.85%) Oracle
4 17 (4.66%) Salesforce
5 15 (4.11%) Cisco
6 13 (3.56%) SAP
6 13 (3.56%) ServiceNow
7 12 (3.29%) Databricks
7 12 (3.29%) Google
8 11 (3.01%) VMware
9 9 (2.47%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.47%) Planon
9 9 (2.47%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.19%) Fortinet
10 8 (2.19%) Hyperion
10 8 (2.19%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.19%) Splunk
11 7 (1.92%) Informatica
12 6 (1.64%) HubSpot
13 5 (1.37%) NetApp