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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 74 97
Rank change year-on-year -49 +23 +17
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 369 539 958
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.07% 4.04% 2.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 4.26% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 212 301 483
10th Percentile £28,125 £41,250 £36,900
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £42,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +33.33% -12.67%
75th Percentile £68,750 £122,500 £81,450
90th Percentile £88,250 £152,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,450 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.73% +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 14,857 12,645 29,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.17% 94.76% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,372 8,952 23,522
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%

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 21 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 13 (3.52%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.90%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.08%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.81%) SAS
5 2 (0.54%) Moodle
5 2 (0.54%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.54%) WordPress
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 40 (10.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.34%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.25%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (2.71%) Oracle Smart View
5 6 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.81%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.27%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 28 (7.59%) Adobe Campaign
2 20 (5.42%) Oracle Assets
2 20 (5.42%) Oracle Financials
2 20 (5.42%) Oracle General Ledger
2 20 (5.42%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (5.42%) Oracle Receivables
3 12 (3.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (2.98%) Oracle ERP
5 10 (2.71%) Hyperion Planning
6 9 (2.44%) Dynamics NAV
6 9 (2.44%) Magento
6 9 (2.44%) Shopify
7 7 (1.90%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.27%) HFM
9 1 (0.27%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.27%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 103 (27.91%) Azure
2 66 (17.89%) Power Platform
3 46 (12.47%) AWS
4 36 (9.76%) Snowflake
5 21 (5.69%) GCP
6 17 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.79%) Power Automate
8 9 (2.44%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.44%) Azure Machine Learning
9 8 (2.17%) dbt
10 7 (1.90%) SaaS
11 5 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.36%) Collibra
11 5 (1.36%) GitHub
12 4 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (1.08%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.54%) Amazon Bedrock
14 2 (0.54%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.13%) Broadband
2 13 (3.52%) Cisco ASA
2 13 (3.52%) Firewall
3 9 (2.44%) LAN
3 9 (2.44%) VLAN
3 9 (2.44%) WAN
4 8 (2.17%) Cisco Firepower
4 8 (2.17%) Unified Communications
4 8 (2.17%) WebEx
5 6 (1.63%) BGP
6 3 (0.81%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.27%) ADSL
7 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.27%) Internet
7 1 (0.27%) MPLS
7 1 (0.27%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) OSPF
7 1 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (16.80%) Power BI
2 45 (12.20%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (8.13%) Metadata
4 22 (5.96%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.98%) Data Lake
6 10 (2.71%) Essbase
6 10 (2.71%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 10 (2.71%) Tableau
7 9 (2.44%) BigQuery
8 8 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.90%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.63%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.63%) BusinessObjects
10 6 (1.63%) MySQL
11 5 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.08%) Power Query
12 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.81%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.42%) Oracle Forms
2 11 (2.98%) JIRA
3 8 (2.17%) Git
3 8 (2.17%) GitLab
4 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.81%) Maven
5 3 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.54%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.27%) Mocha
7 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 119 (32.25%) Social Skills
2 86 (23.31%) Analytical Skills
2 86 (23.31%) Finance
3 73 (19.78%) Marketing
4 50 (13.55%) Public Sector
5 39 (10.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (8.67%) Retail
7 25 (6.78%) Telecoms
8 24 (6.50%) Banking
9 20 (5.42%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.25%) Back Office
11 7 (1.90%) Advertising
12 5 (1.36%) Law
13 4 (1.08%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.54%) Aviation
14 2 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.54%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.54%) Legal
14 2 (0.54%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 93 (25.20%) Senior
2 57 (15.45%) Architect
3 56 (15.18%) Analyst
4 49 (13.28%) Data Architect
5 31 (8.40%) Senior Manager
6 28 (7.59%) Campaign Manager
6 28 (7.59%) Senior Analyst
7 26 (7.05%) Data Manager
8 25 (6.78%) Administrator
9 23 (6.23%) Lead
10 21 (5.69%) Governance Manager
10 21 (5.69%) Product Manager
11 20 (5.42%) Data Engineer
11 20 (5.42%) Data Governance Analyst
11 20 (5.42%) Data Governance Manager
11 20 (5.42%) Oracle Analyst
11 20 (5.42%) Senior Oracle Analyst
12 16 (4.34%) Applications Support
12 16 (4.34%) Developer
13 13 (3.52%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.25%) REST
1 12 (3.25%) SOAP
2 11 (2.98%) Middleware
3 8 (2.17%) XMPP
4 7 (1.90%) EDI
4 7 (1.90%) Node.js
5 6 (1.63%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.36%) OAuth
7 4 (1.08%) Kafka
7 4 (1.08%) OpenID
8 3 (0.81%) ActiveMQ
8 3 (0.81%) PySpark
8 3 (0.81%) RAML
8 3 (0.81%) React
9 2 (0.54%) JSON
9 2 (0.54%) Playwright
9 2 (0.54%) RESTful
10 1 (0.27%) Grails
10 1 (0.27%) SciPy
10 1 (0.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.92%) Management Information System
2 36 (9.76%) Product Ownership
3 33 (8.94%) Social Media
4 29 (7.86%) Marketing Technology
5 28 (7.59%) Over-the-Top Content
6 22 (5.96%) Blog
7 15 (4.07%) Onboarding
8 14 (3.79%) Data Structures
9 13 (3.52%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (2.98%) Reference Data
11 10 (2.71%) Algorithms
11 10 (2.71%) Public Cloud
12 8 (2.17%) FlexPod
12 8 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (2.17%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.63%) Data Centre
14 5 (1.36%) Replication
14 5 (1.36%) Security Posture
14 5 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.36%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.52%) Linux
2 6 (1.63%) Windows
3 5 (1.36%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (36.86%) Analytics
2 85 (23.04%) Business Intelligence
2 85 (23.04%) Data Governance
3 84 (22.76%) Decision-Making
4 73 (19.78%) Data Modelling
4 73 (19.78%) Data Strategy
5 71 (19.24%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (17.07%) Data Architecture
7 59 (15.99%) Roadmaps
8 58 (15.72%) CRM
9 57 (15.45%) Data Integration
9 57 (15.45%) ERP
9 57 (15.45%) Visualisation
10 48 (13.01%) DevOps
10 48 (13.01%) Mentoring
11 46 (12.47%) Continuous Improvement
11 46 (12.47%) Customer Experience
12 45 (12.20%) Coaching
12 45 (12.20%) Data Engineering
12 45 (12.20%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 92 (24.93%) SQL
2 51 (13.82%) Python
3 14 (3.79%) Java
4 10 (2.71%) Groovy
4 10 (2.71%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.63%) Scala
6 5 (1.36%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.08%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.08%) R
8 3 (0.81%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.81%) VBA
9 2 (0.54%) C#
9 2 (0.54%) C++
9 2 (0.54%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) ANSI SQL
10 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 48 (13.01%) Degree
2 24 (6.50%) Security Cleared
3 16 (4.34%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.71%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.90%) CITP
5 7 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.63%) ISACA
7 5 (1.36%) CISA
7 5 (1.36%) CISM
7 5 (1.36%) CISSP
7 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.36%) SANS
8 3 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.54%) CRISC
9 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.54%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.54%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (20.87%) Data Quality
2 34 (9.21%) Accessibility
3 16 (4.34%) GDPR
4 13 (3.52%) QA
5 7 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.36%) GRC
6 5 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.36%) NIST
6 5 (1.36%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.54%) ECSS
8 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.27%) IFRS
8 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.27%) PMO
8 1 (0.27%) SLA
8 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.52%) Docker
2 11 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.63%) vSphere
4 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.36%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.36%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (4.07%) Kubernetes
1 15 (4.07%) Terraform
2 11 (2.98%) Ansible
3 8 (2.17%) Cisco CUCM
3 8 (2.17%) Grafana
4 5 (1.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (1.36%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 120 (32.52%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.40%) Adobe
3 30 (8.13%) Oracle
4 17 (4.61%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.34%) SAP
6 15 (4.07%) Cisco
7 13 (3.52%) Databricks
7 13 (3.52%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.98%) Google
8 11 (2.98%) VMware
9 10 (2.71%) Hyperion
10 9 (2.44%) ConnectWise
10 9 (2.44%) Planon
10 9 (2.44%) WooCommerce
11 8 (2.17%) Fortinet
11 8 (2.17%) Informatica
11 8 (2.17%) Palo Alto
11 8 (2.17%) Splunk
12 6 (1.63%) HubSpot
13 5 (1.36%) NetApp