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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 141 86
Rank change year-on-year -37 -55 +29
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 368 376 780
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.58% 2.28% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 2.45% 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 155 204 336
10th Percentile £31,350 £29,848 £39,000
25th Percentile £39,335 £46,125 £49,369
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £115,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 19,122 15,365 21,270
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.96% 93.04% 87.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,816 8,955 14,220
10th Percentile £34,750 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,077
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 31 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 17 (4.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.54%) Apache
4 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 55 (14.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.09%) Windchill
6 3 (0.82%) Blender
6 3 (0.82%) Maya
7 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 37 (10.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 28 (7.61%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.34%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (1.36%) NetSuite
4 5 (1.36%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.27%) HFM
6 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (17.39%) Power Platform
2 60 (16.30%) SaaS
3 56 (15.22%) Azure
4 39 (10.60%) AWS
5 21 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (5.43%) Power Automate
7 17 (4.62%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (3.80%) GCP
10 13 (3.53%) Entra ID
11 12 (3.26%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.99%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (1.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.63%) GitHub
16 5 (1.36%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 5 (1.36%) Snowflake
17 4 (1.09%) Amazon EKS
17 4 (1.09%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 32 (8.70%) Broadband
2 18 (4.89%) Firewall
3 17 (4.62%) VLAN
4 16 (4.35%) LAN
4 16 (4.35%) WAN
5 9 (2.45%) BGP
5 9 (2.45%) Cisco ASA
5 9 (2.45%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.17%) Cisco Firepower
6 8 (2.17%) OSPF
6 8 (2.17%) Unified Communications
6 8 (2.17%) WebEx
7 7 (1.90%) Network Security
8 6 (1.63%) DHCP
8 6 (1.63%) DNS
8 6 (1.63%) MPLS
9 5 (1.36%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (1.36%) Structured Cabling
10 4 (1.09%) VoIP
11 3 (0.82%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (14.13%) Power BI
2 27 (7.34%) Metadata
3 23 (6.25%) SQL Server
4 20 (5.43%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (4.62%) Tableau
6 9 (2.45%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.90%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.36%) Amazon QuickSight
9 5 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (1.36%) DynamoDB
9 5 (1.36%) MySQL
9 5 (1.36%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.36%) Snowflake Schema
9 5 (1.36%) Star Schema
10 4 (1.09%) Delta Lake
10 4 (1.09%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (1.09%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.54%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 14 (3.80%) Git
2 8 (2.17%) JIRA
3 7 (1.90%) GitLab
4 2 (0.54%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.54%) ERwin
4 2 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 193 (52.45%) Social Skills
2 90 (24.46%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (23.64%) Marketing
4 83 (22.55%) Legal
5 74 (20.11%) Finance
6 40 (10.87%) Public Sector
7 32 (8.70%) Retail
8 31 (8.42%) Telecoms
9 30 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (8.15%) Law
10 24 (6.52%) Banking
11 16 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.17%) Military
13 7 (1.90%) Billing
14 6 (1.63%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.36%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.09%) Environmental Health
16 4 (1.09%) Local Government
17 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (33.70%) Senior
2 64 (17.39%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.32%) Testing Manager
4 42 (11.41%) Analyst
5 34 (9.24%) Architect
6 32 (8.70%) Administrator
6 32 (8.70%) Campaign Manager
7 28 (7.61%) Marketing Manager
8 27 (7.34%) Technology Manager
9 26 (7.07%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.52%) Data Analyst
10 24 (6.52%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (5.71%) Product Manager
12 18 (4.89%) Data Manager
13 17 (4.62%) Senior Data Analyst
14 14 (3.80%) Data Governance Analyst
14 14 (3.80%) Data Governance Manager
14 14 (3.80%) Governance Manager
15 13 (3.53%) Network Engineer
15 13 (3.53%) Senior Campaign Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.62%) .NET
2 15 (4.08%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.26%) Terraform
4 11 (2.99%) JSON
5 10 (2.72%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.72%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.72%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.72%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.72%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.72%) XML
6 8 (2.17%) Node.js
6 8 (2.17%) XMPP
7 7 (1.90%) RESTful
8 5 (1.36%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.09%) Kafka
9 4 (1.09%) Middleware
9 4 (1.09%) PySpark
9 4 (1.09%) React
10 3 (0.82%) Godot
10 3 (0.82%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 56 (15.22%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.40%) Virtual Team
3 47 (12.77%) Product Ownership
4 33 (8.97%) Social Media
5 31 (8.42%) Blog
5 31 (8.42%) Management Information System
6 28 (7.61%) Over-the-Top Content
7 15 (4.08%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.99%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.45%) Data Centre
10 8 (2.17%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (2.17%) FlexPod
10 8 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (2.17%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.63%) Reference Data
12 5 (1.36%) Replication
12 5 (1.36%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.08%) Linux
2 14 (3.80%) Windows
3 9 (2.45%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (36.68%) Decision-Making
2 129 (35.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 123 (33.42%) Analytics
4 103 (27.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 87 (23.64%) AI
6 85 (23.10%) DevOps
7 83 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
9 78 (21.20%) Test Automation
10 75 (20.38%) Software Engineering
11 74 (20.11%) Roadmaps
12 72 (19.57%) CRM
13 71 (19.29%) Agile
14 70 (19.02%) Project Delivery
15 69 (18.75%) Mentoring
16 67 (18.21%) Data Governance
17 65 (17.66%) Performance Management
18 59 (16.03%) Enterprise Architecture
19 55 (14.95%) Digital Marketing
20 54 (14.67%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 120 (32.61%) Python
2 73 (19.84%) C#
3 67 (18.21%) JavaScript
4 64 (17.39%) SQL
5 55 (14.95%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.59%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.72%) Java
8 5 (1.36%) Scala
9 2 (0.54%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 34 (9.24%) Degree
2 23 (6.25%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.62%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.45%) CIPD
5 8 (2.17%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMP
8 5 (1.36%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.82%) CCNA
10 3 (0.82%) CCNP
10 3 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.54%) CITP
12 1 (0.27%) ACCA
12 1 (0.27%) OCP
12 1 (0.27%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (22.83%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.93%) QA
3 50 (13.59%) GDPR
4 24 (6.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 14 (3.80%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.09%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.09%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.54%) IFRS
8 2 (0.54%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.54%) ISO 19650
8 2 (0.54%) PERC
8 2 (0.54%) PMO
8 2 (0.54%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.27%) ECSS
9 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.53%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.72%) Docker
3 6 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.36%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.36%) vSphere
5 4 (1.09%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.09%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (4.08%) Ansible
2 11 (2.99%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.17%) Cisco CUCM
3 8 (2.17%) Grafana
Vendors
1 87 (23.64%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.88%) Adobe
3 19 (5.16%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.62%) Cisco
5 13 (3.53%) Google
6 12 (3.26%) Oracle
7 11 (2.99%) Databricks
7 11 (2.99%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.99%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.72%) Informatica
8 10 (2.72%) SAP
9 9 (2.45%) VMware
10 8 (2.17%) Splunk
11 7 (1.90%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.63%) IFS
13 5 (1.36%) NetApp
13 5 (1.36%) Talend
14 4 (1.09%) CheckPoint
14 4 (1.09%) Epicor
14 4 (1.09%) Infor