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 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 112 84
Rank change year-on-year -55 -28 +30
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 379 491 797
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.67% 2.97% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 3.19% 3.65%
Number of salaries quoted 157 226 356
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,549 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £47,938 £46,048
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.69% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £100,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £88,500 £124,361 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -4.00%

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 18,803 15,374 21,834
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.94% 92.93% 87.74%
Number of salaries quoted 13,559 9,059 15,712
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £59,747
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.09% -4.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 9 August 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 18 (4.75%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.32%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.53%) Apache
3 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (15.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.43%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Windchill
5 3 (0.79%) Blender
5 3 (0.79%) Maya
6 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 41 (10.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.97%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.12%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.58%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.32%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
7 1 (0.26%) Magento
7 1 (0.26%) Shopify
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 69 (18.21%) Power Platform
2 57 (15.04%) SaaS
3 51 (13.46%) Azure
4 37 (9.76%) AWS
5 25 (6.60%) Power Automate
6 23 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 16 (4.22%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.43%) Entra ID
10 11 (2.90%) GCP
10 11 (2.90%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.85%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.85%) GitHub
12 6 (1.58%) Snowflake
13 5 (1.32%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.06%) Collibra
15 3 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.03%) Broadband
2 18 (4.75%) Firewall
3 14 (3.69%) VLAN
4 13 (3.43%) LAN
4 13 (3.43%) WAN
5 11 (2.90%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.64%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.64%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.64%) WebEx
7 7 (1.85%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.06%) BGP
8 4 (1.06%) DHCP
8 4 (1.06%) DNS
8 4 (1.06%) Network Security
8 4 (1.06%) VoIP
9 3 (0.79%) MPLS
9 3 (0.79%) OSPF
9 3 (0.79%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (15.04%) Power BI
2 25 (6.60%) Metadata
3 21 (5.54%) SQL Server
4 20 (5.28%) Tableau
5 13 (3.43%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.64%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.32%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.32%) MySQL
8 5 (1.32%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.79%) GIS
10 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.79%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.53%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.53%) Power Query
12 1 (0.26%) Looker
Development Applications
1 8 (2.11%) Git
1 8 (2.11%) GitLab
1 8 (2.11%) JIRA
2 2 (0.53%) ER Studio
2 2 (0.53%) ERwin
3 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 193 (50.92%) Social Skills
2 97 (25.59%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (22.96%) Marketing
4 81 (21.37%) Legal
5 72 (19.00%) Finance
6 35 (9.23%) Public Sector
7 29 (7.65%) Telecoms
8 28 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (7.39%) Law
8 28 (7.39%) Retail
9 26 (6.86%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (4.75%) Banking
11 7 (1.85%) Billing
11 7 (1.85%) Military
12 5 (1.32%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.32%) Welsh Language
13 4 (1.06%) Back Office
13 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
13 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 117 (30.87%) Senior
2 66 (17.41%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.93%) Testing Manager
4 46 (12.14%) Analyst
5 38 (10.03%) Campaign Manager
6 37 (9.76%) Administrator
7 33 (8.71%) Architect
8 28 (7.39%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.12%) Technology Manager
10 26 (6.86%) Data Analyst
10 26 (6.86%) Product Manager
11 25 (6.60%) Data Architect
12 24 (6.33%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (5.28%) Data Manager
14 17 (4.49%) Senior Data Analyst
15 16 (4.22%) IT Support
15 16 (4.22%) Senior Campaign Manager
16 15 (3.96%) Data Governance Analyst
16 15 (3.96%) Data Governance Manager
16 15 (3.96%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.22%) .NET
2 15 (3.96%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.90%) JSON
4 10 (2.64%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.64%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.64%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.64%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.64%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.64%) XML
4 10 (2.64%) XMPP
5 9 (2.37%) Node.js
6 6 (1.58%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.58%) RESTful
7 5 (1.32%) Middleware
8 4 (1.06%) Kafka
8 4 (1.06%) OAuth
8 4 (1.06%) OpenID
8 4 (1.06%) PySpark
9 3 (0.79%) Godot
9 3 (0.79%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.36%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.98%) Virtual Team
3 50 (13.19%) Product Ownership
4 39 (10.29%) Management Information System
4 39 (10.29%) Social Media
5 34 (8.97%) Over-the-Top Content
6 31 (8.18%) Blog
7 16 (4.22%) Data Structures
8 12 (3.17%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.64%) FlexPod
9 10 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (2.64%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.85%) Reference Data
10 7 (1.85%) Replication
10 7 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.32%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.32%) Taxonomies
12 4 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.49%) Linux
2 12 (3.17%) Windows
3 11 (2.90%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (37.99%) Decision-Making
2 132 (34.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 128 (33.77%) Analytics
4 102 (26.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 89 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (22.69%) CRM
7 83 (21.90%) AI
8 80 (21.11%) DevOps
9 78 (20.58%) Test Automation
10 76 (20.05%) Business Intelligence
10 76 (20.05%) Roadmaps
11 74 (19.53%) Software Engineering
12 67 (17.68%) Data Governance
12 67 (17.68%) Mentoring
13 65 (17.15%) Agile
14 62 (16.36%) Performance Management
14 62 (16.36%) Project Delivery
15 61 (16.09%) Digital Marketing
16 58 (15.30%) Enterprise Architecture
17 51 (13.46%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 112 (29.55%) Python
2 69 (18.21%) C#
3 66 (17.41%) JavaScript
4 60 (15.83%) SQL
5 54 (14.25%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.19%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.37%) Java
8 6 (1.58%) Scala
9 2 (0.53%) PHP
9 2 (0.53%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.53%) VBA
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 34 (8.97%) Degree
2 21 (5.54%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.96%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.37%) CIPD
5 8 (2.11%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.32%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.32%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.32%) PMP
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.79%) CCNA
9 3 (0.79%) CCNP
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
10 2 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.53%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.26%) CBAP
11 1 (0.26%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (22.96%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.41%) QA
3 49 (12.93%) GDPR
4 20 (5.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (2.90%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.06%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.53%) IFRS
9 2 (0.53%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.53%) PMO
9 2 (0.53%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.26%) ECSS
10 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.90%) Docker
3 8 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.85%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.85%) vSphere
5 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.96%) Ansible
2 12 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.17%) Terraform
3 10 (2.64%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.64%) Grafana
Vendors
1 90 (23.75%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.23%) Adobe
3 20 (5.28%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.69%) Cisco
5 13 (3.43%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.43%) Google
5 13 (3.43%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.17%) Databricks
7 11 (2.90%) Oracle
7 11 (2.90%) SAP
7 11 (2.90%) VMware
8 10 (2.64%) Splunk
9 8 (2.11%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.85%) Informatica
10 7 (1.85%) NetApp
11 6 (1.58%) IFS
12 5 (1.32%) HubSpot
13 4 (1.06%) CheckPoint
13 4 (1.06%) Epicor
13 4 (1.06%) Infor