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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 111 88
Rank change year-on-year -49 -23 +24
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 382 488 798
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.69% 2.96% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 3.19% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 159 226 355
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,549 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £47,938 £45,846
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £66,763 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +2.71% +0.78%
75th Percentile £67,375 £102,813 £82,500
90th Percentile £88,000 £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 18,735 15,321 22,033
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.88% 92.93% 87.73%
Number of salaries quoted 13,552 9,025 15,867
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,875 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +1.02% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £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 7 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 19 (4.97%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.05%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 63 (16.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.40%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.05%) Windchill
6 3 (0.79%) Blender
6 3 (0.79%) Maya
6 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 41 (10.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.90%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.07%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.57%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.31%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
7 1 (0.26%) Magento
7 1 (0.26%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 69 (18.06%) Power Platform
2 57 (14.92%) SaaS
3 50 (13.09%) Azure
4 36 (9.42%) AWS
5 25 (6.54%) Power Automate
6 23 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.45%) Microsoft Purview
8 16 (4.19%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.40%) Entra ID
10 11 (2.88%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.62%) GCP
12 7 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.83%) GitHub
13 6 (1.57%) Snowflake
14 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (1.05%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.05%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.05%) Collibra
16 3 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.95%) Broadband
2 18 (4.71%) Firewall
3 14 (3.66%) VLAN
4 13 (3.40%) LAN
4 13 (3.40%) WAN
5 11 (2.88%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.62%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.62%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.62%) WebEx
7 7 (1.83%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.05%) BGP
8 4 (1.05%) DHCP
8 4 (1.05%) DNS
8 4 (1.05%) Network Security
8 4 (1.05%) 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 (14.92%) Power BI
2 24 (6.28%) Metadata
3 21 (5.50%) SQL Server
4 19 (4.97%) Tableau
5 12 (3.14%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.62%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.31%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.31%) MySQL
8 5 (1.31%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.05%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.79%) GIS
10 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.79%) Power Query
10 3 (0.79%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.52%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.26%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (2.09%) Git
1 8 (2.09%) GitLab
1 8 (2.09%) JIRA
2 1 (0.26%) ER Studio
2 1 (0.26%) ERwin
2 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 195 (51.05%) Social Skills
2 99 (25.92%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.04%) Marketing
4 81 (21.20%) Legal
5 73 (19.11%) Finance
6 35 (9.16%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.85%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.33%) Law
9 28 (7.33%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (7.33%) Retail
10 18 (4.71%) Banking
11 7 (1.83%) Billing
12 6 (1.57%) Military
13 5 (1.31%) Welsh Language
14 4 (1.05%) Aerospace
14 4 (1.05%) Back Office
14 4 (1.05%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 117 (30.63%) Senior
2 66 (17.28%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.83%) Testing Manager
4 46 (12.04%) Analyst
5 38 (9.95%) Administrator
5 38 (9.95%) Campaign Manager
6 32 (8.38%) Architect
7 28 (7.33%) Marketing Manager
8 27 (7.07%) Technology Manager
9 26 (6.81%) Data Analyst
9 26 (6.81%) Product Manager
10 24 (6.28%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.28%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (5.24%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.45%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.19%) IT Support
13 16 (4.19%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 15 (3.93%) Data Governance Analyst
14 15 (3.93%) Data Governance Manager
14 15 (3.93%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.19%) .NET
2 15 (3.93%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.88%) JSON
4 10 (2.62%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.62%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.62%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.62%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.62%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.62%) XML
4 10 (2.62%) XMPP
5 9 (2.36%) Node.js
6 6 (1.57%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.31%) Middleware
7 5 (1.31%) RESTful
8 4 (1.05%) OAuth
8 4 (1.05%) OpenID
8 4 (1.05%) PySpark
9 3 (0.79%) Django
9 3 (0.79%) Godot
9 3 (0.79%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.23%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.87%) Virtual Team
3 50 (13.09%) Product Ownership
4 40 (10.47%) Social Media
5 39 (10.21%) Management Information System
6 34 (8.90%) Over-the-Top Content
7 32 (8.38%) Blog
8 16 (4.19%) Data Structures
9 12 (3.14%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.62%) FlexPod
10 10 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (2.62%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.83%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.83%) Replication
11 7 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.31%) Taxonomies
12 5 (1.31%) Web Conferencing
13 4 (1.05%) Algorithms
13 4 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.45%) Linux
2 12 (3.14%) Windows
3 11 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (37.96%) Decision-Making
2 134 (35.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 127 (33.25%) Analytics
4 101 (26.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 90 (23.56%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (23.30%) CRM
7 83 (21.73%) AI
8 80 (20.94%) DevOps
9 79 (20.68%) Test Automation
10 76 (19.90%) Business Intelligence
11 75 (19.63%) Roadmaps
12 74 (19.37%) Software Engineering
13 67 (17.54%) Mentoring
14 66 (17.28%) Data Governance
15 64 (16.75%) Agile
16 62 (16.23%) Performance Management
16 62 (16.23%) Project Delivery
17 61 (15.97%) Digital Marketing
18 57 (14.92%) Enterprise Architecture
19 51 (13.35%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 112 (29.32%) Python
2 69 (18.06%) C#
3 66 (17.28%) JavaScript
4 60 (15.71%) SQL
5 54 (14.14%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.09%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.36%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Scala
9 3 (0.79%) VBA
10 2 (0.52%) PHP
10 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.26%) R
11 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (9.42%) Degree
2 20 (5.24%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.66%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.36%) CIPD
5 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.83%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.31%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.31%) PMP
9 4 (1.05%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.05%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.79%) CCNA
10 3 (0.79%) CCNP
10 3 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.52%) CITP
11 2 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.52%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (23.04%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.28%) QA
3 50 (13.09%) GDPR
4 19 (4.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (2.88%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.05%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.05%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.52%) PMO
8 2 (0.52%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.62%) Docker
3 8 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.83%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.83%) vSphere
5 4 (1.05%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.05%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.93%) Ansible
2 11 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.88%) Terraform
3 10 (2.62%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.62%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (24.08%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.42%) Adobe
3 20 (5.24%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.66%) Cisco
5 13 (3.40%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.40%) Google
5 13 (3.40%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.14%) Databricks
7 11 (2.88%) Oracle
7 11 (2.88%) SAP
7 11 (2.88%) VMware
8 10 (2.62%) Splunk
9 8 (2.09%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.83%) Informatica
10 7 (1.83%) NetApp
11 6 (1.57%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.57%) IFS
12 4 (1.05%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.05%) Epicor
12 4 (1.05%) Infor