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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 110 101
Rank change year-on-year -51 -9 +7
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 356 520 887
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 3.15% 2.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 3.38% 3.25%
Number of salaries quoted 156 251 443
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,250 £37,259
25th Percentile £36,457 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £69,840 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.87% +15.44% -3.20%
75th Percentile £67,313 £108,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £132,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.39% +5.83% -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 17,722 15,381 27,304
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.74% 93.27% 88.71%
Number of salaries quoted 12,904 9,107 20,627
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,887 £34,000
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 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% -8.84%

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 17 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 15 (4.21%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.12%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (15.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.65%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.12%) Windchill
5 3 (0.84%) Blender
5 3 (0.84%) Maya
6 2 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 34 (9.55%) Adobe Campaign
2 27 (7.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (3.65%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.69%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.40%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (1.12%) Magento
6 4 (1.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.28%) HFM
7 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 65 (18.26%) Power Platform
2 51 (14.33%) Azure
3 45 (12.64%) SaaS
4 38 (10.67%) AWS
5 23 (6.46%) Power Automate
6 18 (5.06%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.78%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (4.21%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (3.93%) GCP
10 13 (3.65%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.53%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.69%) GitHub
14 5 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (1.40%) dbt
15 4 (1.12%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.12%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (1.12%) Snowflake
16 3 (0.84%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.67%) Broadband
2 17 (4.78%) Firewall
3 14 (3.93%) VLAN
4 13 (3.65%) LAN
4 13 (3.65%) WAN
5 10 (2.81%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.53%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.53%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.53%) WebEx
7 7 (1.97%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.40%) BGP
8 5 (1.40%) Network Security
9 4 (1.12%) DHCP
9 4 (1.12%) DNS
9 4 (1.12%) MPLS
9 4 (1.12%) OSPF
9 4 (1.12%) VoIP
10 3 (0.84%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.84%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.84%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (15.17%) Power BI
2 24 (6.74%) Metadata
3 22 (6.18%) SQL Server
4 19 (5.34%) Tableau
5 10 (2.81%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.97%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.40%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.40%) GIS
8 5 (1.40%) MySQL
9 4 (1.12%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.84%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.84%) Power Query
10 3 (0.84%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.56%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.56%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 10 (2.81%) JIRA
2 8 (2.25%) GitLab
3 7 (1.97%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.28%) ERwin
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.28%) Toad
General
1 165 (46.35%) Social Skills
2 87 (24.44%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (21.91%) Finance
4 76 (21.35%) Marketing
5 55 (15.45%) Legal
6 33 (9.27%) Public Sector
6 33 (9.27%) Retail
7 32 (8.99%) Telecoms
8 31 (8.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (8.43%) Law
10 21 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (5.62%) Banking
12 7 (1.97%) Back Office
12 7 (1.97%) Billing
13 6 (1.69%) Welsh Language
14 4 (1.12%) Advertising
14 4 (1.12%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.12%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.12%) Military
Job Titles
1 108 (30.34%) Senior
2 58 (16.29%) Senior Manager
3 47 (13.20%) Analyst
4 39 (10.96%) Administrator
5 38 (10.67%) Campaign Manager
6 37 (10.39%) Testing Manager
7 34 (9.55%) Architect
8 26 (7.30%) Product Manager
9 25 (7.02%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.74%) Data Analyst
11 23 (6.46%) Data Manager
12 22 (6.18%) Senior Analyst
13 18 (5.06%) Data Governance Analyst
13 18 (5.06%) Data Governance Manager
13 18 (5.06%) Governance Manager
14 17 (4.78%) Senior Data Analyst
15 16 (4.49%) Applications Support
15 16 (4.49%) IT Support
15 16 (4.49%) Senior Campaign Manager
16 15 (4.21%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.21%) .NET
2 14 (3.93%) ASP.NET
3 11 (3.09%) JSON
4 10 (2.81%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.81%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.81%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.81%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.81%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.81%) XML
5 9 (2.53%) Node.js
5 9 (2.53%) XMPP
6 8 (2.25%) Middleware
7 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.40%) Kafka
7 5 (1.40%) OAuth
7 5 (1.40%) RESTful
8 4 (1.12%) OpenID
8 4 (1.12%) PySpark
8 4 (1.12%) REST
8 4 (1.12%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.76%) Product Ownership
2 48 (13.48%) Marketing Technology
3 42 (11.80%) Social Media
4 41 (11.52%) Virtual Team
5 35 (9.83%) Management Information System
6 34 (9.55%) Over-the-Top Content
7 21 (5.90%) Blog
8 20 (5.62%) Data Structures
9 11 (3.09%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.53%) FlexPod
10 9 (2.53%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.53%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.97%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.69%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.69%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.69%) Replication
13 5 (1.40%) Data Centre
13 5 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (1.40%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.78%) Linux
2 10 (2.81%) Windows
2 10 (2.81%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (36.24%) Decision-Making
2 114 (32.02%) Analytics
3 103 (28.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 86 (24.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 85 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (21.63%) CRM
7 73 (20.51%) Roadmaps
8 70 (19.66%) DevOps
9 69 (19.38%) Business Intelligence
9 69 (19.38%) Data Governance
10 60 (16.85%) Agile
11 59 (16.57%) AI
12 58 (16.29%) Software Engineering
13 54 (15.17%) Test Automation
14 52 (14.61%) Mentoring
15 50 (14.04%) Performance Management
16 48 (13.48%) Data Modelling
16 48 (13.48%) Project Delivery
17 47 (13.20%) Digital Marketing
18 45 (12.64%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 102 (28.65%) Python
2 65 (18.26%) SQL
3 55 (15.45%) C#
4 54 (15.17%) JavaScript
5 42 (11.80%) TypeScript
6 38 (10.67%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.81%) Java
8 6 (1.69%) Scala
9 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.84%) R
10 3 (0.84%) VBA
11 2 (0.56%) PHP
12 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (10.11%) Degree
2 17 (4.78%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.09%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.53%) CIPD
5 8 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.97%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.40%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.40%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.40%) PMP
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.84%) CCNA
9 3 (0.84%) CCNP
9 3 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CITP
10 2 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.28%) ACCA
11 1 (0.28%) CISSP
11 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (22.75%) Data Quality
2 54 (15.17%) QA
3 43 (12.08%) GDPR
4 18 (5.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (1.97%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.69%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.12%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.12%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.56%) PMO
9 1 (0.28%) ECSS
9 1 (0.28%) GRC
9 1 (0.28%) IFRS
9 1 (0.28%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.28%) NIST
9 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.28%) SLA
9 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.65%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.81%) Docker
3 7 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.69%) vSphere
5 4 (1.12%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.93%) Ansible
2 13 (3.65%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.37%) Terraform
4 9 (2.53%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.53%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 91 (25.56%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.39%) Adobe
3 19 (5.34%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.93%) Cisco
4 14 (3.93%) Google
5 12 (3.37%) Fortinet
5 12 (3.37%) Palo Alto
6 11 (3.09%) Oracle
7 10 (2.81%) Databricks
7 10 (2.81%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.81%) VMware
8 9 (2.53%) SAP
8 9 (2.53%) Splunk
9 8 (2.25%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.69%) IFS
10 6 (1.69%) NetApp
11 4 (1.12%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.12%) Epicor
11 4 (1.12%) ESRI
11 4 (1.12%) F5