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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 82 140
Rank change year-on-year -33 +58 -4
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 381 569 673
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 3.92% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 4.11% 2.57%
Number of salaries quoted 223 292 454
10th Percentile £28,125 £41,325 £37,150
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.69% +33.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £77,424 £122,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £152,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -11.11%

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 14,292 13,831 26,233
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.60% 95.29% 92.36%
Number of salaries quoted 9,323 8,657 21,745
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,000 £34,300
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,547
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 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,549 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 5 March 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 13 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.10%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (2.10%) Confluence
3 7 (1.84%) SAS
4 5 (1.31%) IIS
5 2 (0.52%) Apache
5 2 (0.52%) Moodle
5 2 (0.52%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.52%) WordPress
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 37 (9.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.89%) Oracle Smart View
4 6 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.79%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.26%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle Assets
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle Financials
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle General Ledger
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle Payables
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle Receivables
2 15 (3.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (3.41%) Oracle ERP
4 11 (2.89%) Hyperion Planning
5 9 (2.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (2.36%) Magento
5 9 (2.36%) Shopify
6 7 (1.84%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (1.05%) NetSuite
7 4 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.52%) Markit EDM
10 1 (0.26%) Adaptiv
10 1 (0.26%) Primavera
10 1 (0.26%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 131 (34.38%) Azure
2 72 (18.90%) Power Platform
3 52 (13.65%) Snowflake
4 41 (10.76%) AWS
5 32 (8.40%) GCP
6 19 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (4.99%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (2.36%) Azure Data Factory
8 9 (2.36%) Azure Machine Learning
9 8 (2.10%) dbt
9 8 (2.10%) GitHub
10 7 (1.84%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.84%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.57%) SaaS
12 5 (1.31%) Alation
12 5 (1.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (1.05%) Cloud Composer
13 4 (1.05%) Collibra
13 4 (1.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.36%) Broadband
2 7 (1.84%) Cisco ASA
2 7 (1.84%) Firewall
3 6 (1.57%) BGP
4 3 (0.79%) LAN
4 3 (0.79%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.79%) VLAN
4 3 (0.79%) WAN
5 2 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (0.52%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.52%) WebEx
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 69 (18.11%) Data Warehouse
2 68 (17.85%) Power BI
3 40 (10.50%) Metadata
4 30 (7.87%) SQL Server
5 23 (6.04%) Tableau
6 22 (5.77%) Data Lake
7 17 (4.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 16 (4.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (3.67%) BigQuery
10 11 (2.89%) Essbase
10 11 (2.89%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 9 (2.36%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (2.36%) MySQL
12 8 (2.10%) BusinessObjects
12 8 (2.10%) Relational Database
13 7 (1.84%) Geospatial Data
14 6 (1.57%) Power Query
14 6 (1.57%) QlikView
15 5 (1.31%) Metadata Repository
15 5 (1.31%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 22 (5.77%) Oracle Forms
2 17 (4.46%) JIRA
3 11 (2.89%) Git
4 5 (1.31%) GitLab
5 4 (1.05%) ER Studio
5 4 (1.05%) ERwin
5 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.05%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.79%) Maven
6 3 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.52%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.26%) JUnit
8 1 (0.26%) Mocha
8 1 (0.26%) Mockito
8 1 (0.26%) Postman
General
1 131 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 102 (26.77%) Analytical Skills
3 101 (26.51%) Finance
4 48 (12.60%) Marketing
5 46 (12.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (11.81%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.87%) Retail
8 26 (6.82%) Banking
9 25 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
10 20 (5.25%) Telecoms
11 9 (2.36%) Advertising
11 9 (2.36%) Back Office
12 7 (1.84%) Law
12 7 (1.84%) Legal
13 6 (1.57%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.57%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.05%) Aviation
14 4 (1.05%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.05%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 85 (22.31%) Senior
2 74 (19.42%) Architect
3 64 (16.80%) Analyst
4 60 (15.75%) Data Architect
5 33 (8.66%) Data Manager
6 31 (8.14%) Developer
7 28 (7.35%) Senior Analyst
8 24 (6.30%) Lead
9 22 (5.77%) Governance Manager
9 22 (5.77%) Oracle Analyst
9 22 (5.77%) Senior Manager
9 22 (5.77%) Senior Oracle Analyst
10 21 (5.51%) Data Governance Analyst
10 21 (5.51%) Data Governance Manager
11 20 (5.25%) Data Engineer
12 18 (4.72%) Administrator
13 13 (3.41%) Consultant
13 13 (3.41%) Support Analyst
14 12 (3.15%) Data Analyst
14 12 (3.15%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.41%) Middleware
1 13 (3.41%) REST
2 12 (3.15%) SOAP
3 5 (1.31%) .NET
3 5 (1.31%) .NET Framework
3 5 (1.31%) EDI
3 5 (1.31%) Entity Framework
3 5 (1.31%) WinForms
4 4 (1.05%) OAuth
5 3 (0.79%) ActiveMQ
5 3 (0.79%) JSON
5 3 (0.79%) Kafka
5 3 (0.79%) PySpark
5 3 (0.79%) RAML
5 3 (0.79%) RESTful
5 3 (0.79%) Spring
5 3 (0.79%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.52%) Hibernate
6 2 (0.52%) Playwright
6 2 (0.52%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.50%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.82%) Blog
3 24 (6.30%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (5.51%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.94%) Reference Data
6 11 (2.89%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.89%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.89%) Social Media
7 10 (2.62%) Algorithms
7 10 (2.62%) Public Cloud
8 8 (2.10%) Marketing Technology
9 7 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.84%) Over-the-Top Content
10 6 (1.57%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.31%) Reinsurance
11 5 (1.31%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.05%) Cloud Native
12 4 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.05%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.62%) Linux
2 8 (2.10%) Windows
3 2 (0.52%) VMS
3 2 (0.52%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (35.70%) Analytics
2 96 (25.20%) Business Intelligence
3 94 (24.67%) Data Governance
4 83 (21.78%) Data Modelling
5 79 (20.73%) Problem-Solving
6 76 (19.95%) Data Architecture
7 74 (19.42%) Data Strategy
8 71 (18.64%) Visualisation
9 68 (17.85%) Decision-Making
10 65 (17.06%) DevOps
11 64 (16.80%) Data Integration
12 60 (15.75%) Agile
13 59 (15.49%) Mentoring
14 58 (15.22%) Data Engineering
14 58 (15.22%) ERP
15 56 (14.70%) Data Visualisation
16 55 (14.44%) Coaching
17 54 (14.17%) ETL
18 53 (13.91%) Continuous Improvement
19 51 (13.39%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 119 (31.23%) SQL
2 47 (12.34%) Python
3 16 (4.20%) T-SQL
4 15 (3.94%) Java
5 11 (2.89%) Groovy
6 6 (1.57%) C#
7 5 (1.31%) R
8 4 (1.05%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.79%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.79%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.79%) VBA
10 2 (0.52%) C++
11 1 (0.26%) ANSI SQL
11 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.26%) Scala
Qualifications
1 65 (17.06%) Degree
2 24 (6.30%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (5.25%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.67%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.57%) CISA
5 6 (1.57%) CISM
5 6 (1.57%) CISSP
5 6 (1.57%) ISACA
5 6 (1.57%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.31%) CITP
6 5 (1.31%) SANS
7 4 (1.05%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.79%) CRISC
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.52%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (22.05%) Data Quality
2 39 (10.24%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.46%) GDPR
4 12 (3.15%) QA
5 8 (2.10%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.57%) GRC
6 6 (1.57%) NIST
7 5 (1.31%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.52%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.26%) COBIT
9 1 (0.26%) ITGC
System Software
1 10 (2.62%) Docker
2 8 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.31%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.79%) vSphere
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (3.67%) Terraform
2 11 (2.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (1.31%) RSA Archer
4 3 (0.79%) Ansible
5 2 (0.52%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (0.52%) Grafana
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.26%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 126 (33.07%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.61%) Oracle
3 21 (5.51%) Google
4 20 (5.25%) Databricks
5 17 (4.46%) SAP
6 12 (3.15%) Informatica
6 12 (3.15%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.89%) Hyperion
7 11 (2.89%) ServiceNow
8 10 (2.62%) Adobe
9 9 (2.36%) Cisco
9 9 (2.36%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.36%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.10%) HubSpot
10 8 (2.10%) VMware
11 6 (1.57%) Planon
12 5 (1.31%) Alteryx
12 5 (1.31%) Sage
12 5 (1.31%) Xamarin
12 5 (1.31%) Zoho