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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 119 86
Rank change year-on-year -49 -33 +28
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 384 464 789
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.68% 2.80% 3.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 3.01% 3.65%
Number of salaries quoted 158 213 353
10th Percentile £31,425 £31,400 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,053 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,191 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.63% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £100,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £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 18,835 15,419 21,621
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.48% 92.96% 87.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,574 8,935 15,360
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,584 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
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 16 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 (4.43%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.30%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.52%) Apache
3 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 58 (15.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.65%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.04%) Windchill
6 3 (0.78%) Blender
6 3 (0.78%) Maya
7 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (10.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.85%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.03%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.56%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.30%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 69 (17.97%) Power Platform
2 59 (15.36%) SaaS
3 55 (14.32%) Azure
4 39 (10.16%) AWS
5 23 (5.99%) Power Automate
6 22 (5.73%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (3.91%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.39%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.13%) GCP
10 12 (3.13%) PowerApps
11 8 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.82%) GitHub
13 6 (1.56%) Snowflake
14 5 (1.30%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.04%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.04%) Collibra
16 3 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.90%) Broadband
2 18 (4.69%) Firewall
3 17 (4.43%) VLAN
4 16 (4.17%) LAN
4 16 (4.17%) WAN
5 11 (2.86%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.60%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.60%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.60%) WebEx
7 7 (1.82%) BGP
7 7 (1.82%) Network Security
7 7 (1.82%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.56%) MPLS
8 6 (1.56%) OSPF
9 4 (1.04%) DHCP
9 4 (1.04%) DNS
9 4 (1.04%) VoIP
10 3 (0.78%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.78%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (14.84%) Power BI
2 26 (6.77%) Metadata
3 21 (5.47%) SQL Server
4 20 (5.21%) Tableau
5 17 (4.43%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.60%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.30%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.30%) MySQL
8 5 (1.30%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.04%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (1.04%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.78%) GIS
10 3 (0.78%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon QuickSight
11 2 (0.52%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.52%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 9 (2.34%) Git
2 8 (2.08%) GitLab
2 8 (2.08%) JIRA
3 2 (0.52%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.52%) ERwin
4 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 195 (50.78%) Social Skills
2 94 (24.48%) Analytical Skills
3 92 (23.96%) Marketing
4 81 (21.09%) Legal
5 77 (20.05%) Finance
6 40 (10.42%) Public Sector
7 33 (8.59%) Telecoms
8 32 (8.33%) Retail
9 28 (7.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.29%) Law
10 24 (6.25%) Banking
11 23 (5.99%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.08%) Military
13 7 (1.82%) Billing
14 6 (1.56%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.30%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.04%) Environmental Health
17 3 (0.78%) Humanities
17 3 (0.78%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 122 (31.77%) Senior
2 67 (17.45%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.76%) Testing Manager
4 45 (11.72%) Analyst
5 38 (9.90%) Campaign Manager
6 36 (9.38%) Administrator
6 36 (9.38%) Architect
7 28 (7.29%) Marketing Manager
8 27 (7.03%) Data Architect
8 27 (7.03%) Technology Manager
9 26 (6.77%) Data Analyst
9 26 (6.77%) Product Manager
10 25 (6.51%) Senior Analyst
11 19 (4.95%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.43%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.17%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 15 (3.91%) Data Governance Analyst
14 15 (3.91%) Data Governance Manager
14 15 (3.91%) Governance Manager
15 14 (3.65%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.17%) .NET
2 15 (3.91%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.86%) JSON
4 10 (2.60%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.60%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.60%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.60%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.60%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.60%) XML
4 10 (2.60%) XMPP
5 9 (2.34%) Node.js
6 6 (1.56%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.56%) RESTful
7 4 (1.04%) Kafka
7 4 (1.04%) Middleware
7 4 (1.04%) OAuth
7 4 (1.04%) OpenID
7 4 (1.04%) PySpark
7 4 (1.04%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.78%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.15%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.80%) Virtual Team
3 51 (13.28%) Product Ownership
4 39 (10.16%) Social Media
5 38 (9.90%) Management Information System
6 34 (8.85%) Over-the-Top Content
7 31 (8.07%) Blog
8 16 (4.17%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.86%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.60%) FlexPod
10 10 (2.60%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (2.60%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.82%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.82%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.82%) Replication
11 7 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.30%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.43%) Linux
2 13 (3.39%) Windows
3 11 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (38.28%) Decision-Making
2 131 (34.11%) Analytics
3 129 (33.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 102 (26.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 87 (22.66%) AI
5 87 (22.66%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (21.35%) Business Intelligence
6 82 (21.35%) DevOps
7 80 (20.83%) CRM
8 79 (20.57%) Roadmaps
9 78 (20.31%) Test Automation
10 75 (19.53%) Software Engineering
11 71 (18.49%) Data Governance
12 70 (18.23%) Agile
13 68 (17.71%) Mentoring
14 67 (17.45%) Project Delivery
15 65 (16.93%) Performance Management
16 61 (15.89%) Digital Marketing
17 58 (15.10%) Enterprise Architecture
18 54 (14.06%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 117 (30.47%) Python
2 70 (18.23%) C#
3 66 (17.19%) JavaScript
4 62 (16.15%) SQL
5 54 (14.06%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.02%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.34%) Java
8 6 (1.56%) Scala
9 2 (0.52%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
10 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (9.11%) Degree
2 23 (5.99%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.43%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.34%) CIPD
5 8 (2.08%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.56%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.56%) PMP
8 5 (1.30%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.78%) CCNA
10 3 (0.78%) CCNP
10 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.78%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.52%) CITP
12 1 (0.26%) OCP
12 1 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (22.92%) Data Quality
2 67 (17.45%) QA
3 49 (12.76%) GDPR
4 21 (5.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 13 (3.39%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.04%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.04%) 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%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.86%) Docker
3 8 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.82%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.82%) vSphere
5 4 (1.04%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.04%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.91%) Ansible
2 12 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.13%) Terraform
3 10 (2.60%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.60%) Grafana
Vendors
1 91 (23.70%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.11%) Adobe
3 20 (5.21%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.43%) Cisco
5 13 (3.39%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.39%) Google
5 13 (3.39%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.13%) Databricks
6 12 (3.13%) Oracle
7 11 (2.86%) SAP
7 11 (2.86%) VMware
8 10 (2.60%) Splunk
9 8 (2.08%) Informatica
10 7 (1.82%) NetApp
10 7 (1.82%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.56%) IFS
12 4 (1.04%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.04%) HubSpot
12 4 (1.04%) Infor
12 4 (1.04%) Veeam