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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 104 90
Rank change year-on-year -58 -14 +19
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 376 505 839
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.73% 3.07% 2.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 3.29% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 154 237 398
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,700 £37,500
25th Percentile £36,457 £49,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £68,525 £62,450
Median % change year-on-year -22.41% +9.73% -0.08%
75th Percentile £67,000 £105,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £126,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £63,127 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.87% +5.21% -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 17,978 15,345 25,010
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.84% 93.19% 88.41%
Number of salaries quoted 13,054 9,077 18,589
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £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 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,410 £95,000
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 24 July 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 16 (4.26%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.53%) WordPress
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.46%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.06%) Windchill
6 3 (0.80%) Blender
6 3 (0.80%) Maya
7 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 41 (10.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (9.04%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.18%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.60%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.33%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.80%) Magento
6 3 (0.80%) Shopify
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.55%) Power Platform
2 57 (15.16%) SaaS
3 49 (13.03%) Azure
4 36 (9.57%) AWS
5 25 (6.65%) Power Automate
6 21 (5.59%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (3.99%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (3.46%) Entra ID
10 11 (2.93%) GCP
11 10 (2.66%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.86%) GitHub
13 6 (1.60%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (1.33%) Snowflake
15 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.06%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
16 3 (0.80%) Anthropic Claude
16 3 (0.80%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.11%) Broadband
2 17 (4.52%) Firewall
3 13 (3.46%) VLAN
4 12 (3.19%) LAN
4 12 (3.19%) WAN
5 10 (2.66%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.39%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.39%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.39%) WebEx
7 7 (1.86%) 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 (0.80%) MPLS
9 3 (0.80%) OSPF
9 3 (0.80%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.80%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (14.36%) Power BI
2 22 (5.85%) Metadata
3 21 (5.59%) SQL Server
4 19 (5.05%) Tableau
5 10 (2.66%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.33%) Geospatial Data
7 5 (1.33%) GIS
7 5 (1.33%) MySQL
7 5 (1.33%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
8 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.80%) Power Query
9 3 (0.80%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
10 2 (0.53%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.53%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 9 (2.39%) JIRA
2 8 (2.13%) GitLab
3 7 (1.86%) Git
4 1 (0.27%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.27%) ERwin
4 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 191 (50.80%) Social Skills
2 99 (26.33%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.40%) Marketing
4 81 (21.54%) Legal
5 75 (19.95%) Finance
6 31 (8.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.98%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.98%) Retail
7 30 (7.98%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.71%) Law
9 21 (5.59%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (4.79%) Banking
11 7 (1.86%) Billing
11 7 (1.86%) Welsh Language
12 6 (1.60%) Back Office
13 5 (1.33%) Military
14 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.80%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.80%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 115 (30.59%) Senior
2 66 (17.55%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.03%) Testing Manager
4 47 (12.50%) Analyst
5 38 (10.11%) Administrator
5 38 (10.11%) Campaign Manager
6 33 (8.78%) Architect
7 27 (7.18%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.18%) Technology Manager
8 26 (6.91%) Product Manager
9 25 (6.65%) Data Analyst
10 24 (6.38%) Data Architect
11 23 (6.12%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (5.59%) Data Manager
13 17 (4.52%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.26%) Data Governance Analyst
14 16 (4.26%) Data Governance Manager
14 16 (4.26%) Governance Manager
14 16 (4.26%) IT Support
14 16 (4.26%) Senior Campaign Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.99%) .NET
2 14 (3.72%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.93%) JSON
4 10 (2.66%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.66%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.66%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.66%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.66%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.66%) XML
5 9 (2.39%) Node.js
5 9 (2.39%) XMPP
6 7 (1.86%) Middleware
7 5 (1.33%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.33%) RESTful
8 4 (1.06%) Kafka
8 4 (1.06%) OAuth
8 4 (1.06%) OpenID
8 4 (1.06%) PySpark
9 3 (0.80%) Godot
9 3 (0.80%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.49%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.10%) Virtual Team
3 49 (13.03%) Product Ownership
4 42 (11.17%) Social Media
5 37 (9.84%) Management Information System
6 34 (9.04%) Blog
6 34 (9.04%) Over-the-Top Content
7 19 (5.05%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.93%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.39%) FlexPod
9 9 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (2.39%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.60%) Reference Data
11 6 (1.60%) Replication
11 6 (1.60%) Web Conferencing
12 5 (1.33%) Algorithms
12 5 (1.33%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (1.06%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.52%) Linux
2 10 (2.66%) Windows
2 10 (2.66%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (38.03%) Decision-Making
2 130 (34.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 125 (33.24%) Analytics
4 99 (26.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 91 (24.20%) CRM
6 84 (22.34%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (21.54%) DevOps
8 80 (21.28%) Test Automation
9 76 (20.21%) AI
10 72 (19.15%) Software Engineering
11 71 (18.88%) Roadmaps
12 70 (18.62%) Business Intelligence
13 67 (17.82%) Data Governance
14 62 (16.49%) Mentoring
15 61 (16.22%) Digital Marketing
15 61 (16.22%) Performance Management
16 60 (15.96%) Project Delivery
17 59 (15.69%) Agile
18 57 (15.16%) Enterprise Architecture
19 52 (13.83%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 113 (30.05%) Python
2 67 (17.82%) C#
3 66 (17.55%) JavaScript
4 63 (16.76%) SQL
5 54 (14.36%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.30%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.66%) Java
8 6 (1.60%) Scala
9 4 (1.06%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.80%) R
10 3 (0.80%) VBA
11 2 (0.53%) PHP
12 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 37 (9.84%) Degree
2 19 (5.05%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.46%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.39%) CIPD
5 8 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.86%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.33%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.33%) PMP
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.80%) CCNA
9 3 (0.80%) CCNP
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
10 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.27%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (20.74%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.55%) QA
3 44 (11.70%) GDPR
4 18 (4.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (2.66%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.60%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.06%) ISO 9000
8 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.53%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.27%) SLA
10 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.46%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.66%) Docker
3 7 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.60%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.60%) vSphere
5 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.72%) Ansible
2 12 (3.19%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.93%) Terraform
4 9 (2.39%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.39%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.84%) Adobe
3 19 (5.05%) Salesforce
4 13 (3.46%) Cisco
4 13 (3.46%) Google
5 12 (3.19%) Fortinet
5 12 (3.19%) Palo Alto
6 11 (2.93%) Databricks
6 11 (2.93%) Oracle
7 10 (2.66%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.66%) VMware
8 9 (2.39%) SAP
8 9 (2.39%) Splunk
9 8 (2.13%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.60%) IFS
10 6 (1.60%) NetApp
11 4 (1.06%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.06%) Epicor
11 4 (1.06%) ESRI
11 4 (1.06%) Infor