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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 79 114
Rank change year-on-year -33 +35 +9
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 388 525 849
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.25% 4.06% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.70% 4.28% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 228 293 484
10th Percentile £26,250 £42,000 £37,060
25th Percentile £40,912 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% +33.33% -12.82%
75th Percentile £70,563 £122,500 £80,738
90th Percentile £95,000 £152,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,732 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.36% +25.00% -7.69%

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 14,365 12,253 29,055
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.40% 94.79% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 10,024 8,885 23,521
10th Percentile £31,788 £32,500 £33,769
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +9.09% -10.57%

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 April 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 14 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.06%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.03%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.03%) SAS
4 2 (0.52%) Apache
4 2 (0.52%) Confluence
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
4 2 (0.52%) Moodle
4 2 (0.52%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.52%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 41 (10.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.58%) Oracle Smart View
4 6 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.26%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 21 (5.41%) Adobe Campaign
2 20 (5.15%) Oracle Assets
2 20 (5.15%) Oracle Financials
2 20 (5.15%) Oracle General Ledger
2 20 (5.15%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (5.15%) Oracle Receivables
3 13 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (2.84%) Oracle ERP
5 10 (2.58%) Hyperion Planning
6 9 (2.32%) Dynamics NAV
6 9 (2.32%) Magento
6 9 (2.32%) Shopify
7 7 (1.80%) NetSuite
8 4 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.26%) HFM
9 1 (0.26%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 116 (29.90%) Azure
2 64 (16.49%) Power Platform
3 45 (11.60%) AWS
4 44 (11.34%) Snowflake
5 26 (6.70%) GCP
6 18 (4.64%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (3.09%) Power Automate
8 9 (2.32%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.32%) Azure Machine Learning
9 8 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.06%) dbt
9 8 (2.06%) SaaS
10 6 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (1.29%) Collibra
11 5 (1.29%) GitHub
12 4 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (1.03%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
14 2 (0.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.93%) Broadband
2 11 (2.84%) Cisco ASA
2 11 (2.84%) Firewall
3 7 (1.80%) LAN
3 7 (1.80%) VLAN
3 7 (1.80%) WAN
4 6 (1.55%) BGP
4 6 (1.55%) Cisco Firepower
4 6 (1.55%) Unified Communications
4 6 (1.55%) WebEx
5 3 (0.77%) PuTTY
6 1 (0.26%) ADSL
6 1 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.26%) Internet
6 1 (0.26%) MPLS
6 1 (0.26%) Network Security
6 1 (0.26%) OSPF
6 1 (0.26%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (16.24%) Power BI
2 55 (14.18%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (7.73%) Metadata
4 24 (6.19%) SQL Server
5 14 (3.61%) Data Lake
6 13 (3.35%) Tableau
7 11 (2.84%) BigQuery
7 11 (2.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (2.58%) Essbase
8 10 (2.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 9 (2.32%) MySQL
9 9 (2.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (2.06%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (2.06%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (2.06%) Relational Database
11 6 (1.55%) Power Query
12 4 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (1.03%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
13 3 (0.77%) GIS
Development Applications
1 20 (5.15%) Oracle Forms
2 12 (3.09%) JIRA
3 9 (2.32%) Git
4 8 (2.06%) GitLab
5 4 (1.03%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.77%) Maven
6 3 (0.77%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.52%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.26%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.26%) ERwin
8 1 (0.26%) JUnit
8 1 (0.26%) Mocha
8 1 (0.26%) Mockito
8 1 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 132 (34.02%) Social Skills
2 94 (24.23%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (22.94%) Finance
4 68 (17.53%) Marketing
5 47 (12.11%) Public Sector
6 46 (11.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (7.99%) Retail
8 25 (6.44%) Banking
9 23 (5.93%) Telecoms
10 20 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (3.09%) Back Office
12 8 (2.06%) Advertising
13 7 (1.80%) Law
14 5 (1.29%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.03%) Aviation
15 4 (1.03%) General Ledger
15 4 (1.03%) Legal
16 3 (0.77%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 90 (23.20%) Senior
2 68 (17.53%) Architect
3 58 (14.95%) Analyst
4 56 (14.43%) Data Architect
5 28 (7.22%) Senior Analyst
5 28 (7.22%) Senior Manager
6 27 (6.96%) Data Manager
7 25 (6.44%) Administrator
8 24 (6.19%) Developer
8 24 (6.19%) Lead
9 21 (5.41%) Campaign Manager
9 21 (5.41%) Governance Manager
10 20 (5.15%) Data Engineer
10 20 (5.15%) Data Governance Analyst
10 20 (5.15%) Data Governance Manager
10 20 (5.15%) Oracle Analyst
10 20 (5.15%) Senior Oracle Analyst
11 16 (4.12%) Product Manager
12 14 (3.61%) Applications Support
13 13 (3.35%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.09%) Middleware
1 12 (3.09%) REST
1 12 (3.09%) SOAP
2 7 (1.80%) EDI
3 6 (1.55%) OAuth
3 6 (1.55%) XMPP
4 5 (1.29%) Node.js
5 4 (1.03%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.03%) OpenID
6 3 (0.77%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (0.77%) Kafka
6 3 (0.77%) PySpark
6 3 (0.77%) RAML
6 3 (0.77%) RESTful
6 3 (0.77%) Spring
6 3 (0.77%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.52%) Hibernate
7 2 (0.52%) JSON
7 2 (0.52%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.34%) Management Information System
2 31 (7.99%) Product Ownership
3 26 (6.70%) Blog
4 25 (6.44%) Social Media
5 22 (5.67%) Marketing Technology
6 21 (5.41%) Over-the-Top Content
7 16 (4.12%) Data Structures
8 15 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (3.35%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.84%) Reference Data
11 10 (2.58%) Algorithms
11 10 (2.58%) Public Cloud
12 8 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (1.55%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.55%) FlexPod
13 6 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (1.29%) Replication
14 5 (1.29%) Security Posture
14 5 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.29%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.35%) Linux
2 8 (2.06%) Windows
3 5 (1.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (36.60%) Analytics
2 89 (22.94%) Business Intelligence
3 87 (22.42%) Data Governance
4 83 (21.39%) Decision-Making
5 81 (20.88%) Data Modelling
6 79 (20.36%) Data Strategy
7 78 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (18.30%) Data Architecture
9 65 (16.75%) Data Integration
9 65 (16.75%) Visualisation
10 60 (15.46%) ERP
11 58 (14.95%) CRM
12 56 (14.43%) Roadmaps
13 53 (13.66%) Data Engineering
14 52 (13.40%) DevOps
15 51 (13.14%) Data Visualisation
15 51 (13.14%) E-Commerce
15 51 (13.14%) Mentoring
16 50 (12.89%) Agile
17 48 (12.37%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 102 (26.29%) SQL
2 49 (12.63%) Python
3 14 (3.61%) Java
4 13 (3.35%) T-SQL
5 10 (2.58%) Groovy
6 5 (1.29%) R
7 4 (1.03%) Scala
8 3 (0.77%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.77%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.77%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.77%) VBA
9 2 (0.52%) C#
9 2 (0.52%) C++
10 1 (0.26%) ANSI SQL
10 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 57 (14.69%) Degree
2 24 (6.19%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.38%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (2.84%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.80%) CITP
6 6 (1.55%) ISACA
7 5 (1.29%) CISA
7 5 (1.29%) CISM
7 5 (1.29%) CISSP
7 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.29%) SANS
8 3 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.77%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.52%) CRISC
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (20.88%) Data Quality
2 39 (10.05%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.38%) GDPR
4 14 (3.61%) QA
5 7 (1.80%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.29%) GRC
6 5 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.29%) NIST
6 5 (1.29%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.52%) ECSS
8 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.26%) IFRS
8 1 (0.26%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.26%) PMO
8 1 (0.26%) SLA
8 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.35%) Docker
2 11 (2.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.55%) vSphere
4 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.29%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (3.61%) Kubernetes
1 14 (3.61%) Terraform
2 7 (1.80%) Ansible
3 6 (1.55%) Cisco CUCM
3 6 (1.55%) Grafana
4 5 (1.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (1.29%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.26%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 130 (33.51%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.73%) Oracle
3 24 (6.19%) Adobe
4 19 (4.90%) SAP
5 17 (4.38%) Salesforce
6 16 (4.12%) Databricks
7 15 (3.87%) Google
8 13 (3.35%) Cisco
8 13 (3.35%) ServiceNow
9 11 (2.84%) VMware
10 10 (2.58%) Hyperion
10 10 (2.58%) Informatica
11 9 (2.32%) ConnectWise
11 9 (2.32%) Planon
11 9 (2.32%) WooCommerce
12 6 (1.55%) Fortinet
12 6 (1.55%) HubSpot
12 6 (1.55%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.55%) Splunk
13 5 (1.29%) CheckPoint