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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 150 90
Rank change year-on-year -24 -60 +23
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 368 348 714
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.48% 2.08% 3.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 2.21% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 147 183 279
10th Percentile £32,675 £32,500 £38,530
25th Percentile £42,233 £44,196 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,946 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.85% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,201 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £94,000 £112,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -6.95%

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 20,199 15,729 19,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.99% 93.79% 88.04%
Number of salaries quoted 14,414 8,417 11,709
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,042
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%

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 30 September 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 (4.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.54%) Apache
3 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 65 (17.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (2.17%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.09%) Windchill
6 3 (0.82%) Blender
6 3 (0.82%) Maya
7 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (10.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.34%) Dynamics GP
3 13 (3.53%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.36%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.09%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.93%) Power Platform
2 64 (17.39%) Azure
3 61 (16.58%) SaaS
4 34 (9.24%) AWS
5 20 (5.43%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (4.89%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.62%) Azure Data Factory
7 17 (4.62%) Power Automate
8 15 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (4.08%) GCP
9 14 (3.80%) PowerApps
10 13 (3.53%) Entra ID
11 10 (2.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 9 (2.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 9 (2.45%) GitHub
13 7 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (1.36%) Collibra
15 4 (1.09%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.09%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.89%) Firewall
2 17 (4.62%) Broadband
2 17 (4.62%) LAN
2 17 (4.62%) WAN
3 16 (4.35%) VLAN
4 11 (2.99%) Network Security
4 11 (2.99%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.72%) BGP
5 10 (2.72%) OSPF
6 8 (2.17%) DHCP
6 8 (2.17%) DNS
7 7 (1.90%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.90%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (1.63%) MPLS
9 5 (1.36%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (1.36%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.36%) Unified Communications
9 5 (1.36%) VPN
9 5 (1.36%) VXLAN
9 5 (1.36%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (14.40%) Power BI
2 38 (10.33%) Metadata
3 26 (7.07%) SQL Server
4 25 (6.79%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.08%) Tableau
6 11 (2.99%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.45%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.45%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.45%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.45%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.45%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (2.45%) Star Schema
8 6 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.36%) MySQL
9 5 (1.36%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.09%) Delta Lake
10 4 (1.09%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.82%) GIS
12 2 (0.54%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 20 (5.43%) Git
2 10 (2.72%) JIRA
3 6 (1.63%) GitLab
4 4 (1.09%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.54%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.54%) ERwin
5 2 (0.54%) MLflow
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) RStudio
General
1 190 (51.63%) Social Skills
2 94 (25.54%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.91%) Legal
4 78 (21.20%) Finance
5 72 (19.57%) Marketing
6 44 (11.96%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (10.05%) Law
9 32 (8.70%) Telecoms
10 28 (7.61%) Retail
11 27 (7.34%) Banking
12 23 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.17%) Aerospace
14 8 (2.17%) Military
15 7 (1.90%) Billing
15 7 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.36%) Welsh Language
17 4 (1.09%) Local Government
17 4 (1.09%) Police
Job Titles
1 124 (33.70%) Senior
2 60 (16.30%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.32%) Testing Manager
4 37 (10.05%) Analyst
5 35 (9.51%) Architect
6 28 (7.61%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.34%) Administrator
7 27 (7.34%) Technology Manager
8 26 (7.07%) Data Architect
9 22 (5.98%) Data Analyst
9 22 (5.98%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (5.71%) Data Manager
11 20 (5.43%) Lead
12 17 (4.62%) Campaign Manager
12 17 (4.62%) Data Governance Analyst
12 17 (4.62%) Data Governance Manager
12 17 (4.62%) Governance Manager
12 17 (4.62%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.35%) Network Engineer
14 13 (3.53%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.16%) .NET
2 15 (4.08%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.99%) JSON
3 11 (2.99%) Terraform
4 10 (2.72%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.72%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.72%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.72%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.72%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.72%) XML
5 7 (1.90%) RESTful
6 5 (1.36%) Node.js
6 5 (1.36%) XMPP
7 4 (1.09%) EDI
7 4 (1.09%) Kafka
7 4 (1.09%) Middleware
7 4 (1.09%) PySpark
7 4 (1.09%) React
7 4 (1.09%) REST
7 4 (1.09%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.40%) Virtual Team
2 42 (11.41%) Marketing Technology
3 37 (10.05%) Product Ownership
4 36 (9.78%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.42%) Blog
6 18 (4.89%) Social Media
7 13 (3.53%) Over-the-Top Content
8 12 (3.26%) Data Centre
8 12 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.99%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (2.45%) Cloud Native
10 9 (2.45%) Onboarding
11 8 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (1.36%) FlexPod
14 5 (1.36%) Low-Code
14 5 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.08%) Windows
2 12 (3.26%) Linux
3 6 (1.63%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (38.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 128 (34.78%) Decision-Making
3 116 (31.52%) Analytics
4 107 (29.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 97 (26.36%) AI
6 90 (24.46%) DevOps
7 89 (24.18%) Business Intelligence
8 82 (22.28%) Problem-Solving
8 82 (22.28%) Test Automation
9 78 (21.20%) Agile
10 76 (20.65%) Data Governance
11 74 (20.11%) Project Delivery
12 72 (19.57%) Software Engineering
13 71 (19.29%) Mentoring
14 65 (17.66%) CRM
14 65 (17.66%) Performance Management
15 62 (16.85%) Roadmaps
16 60 (16.30%) Data Modelling
17 59 (16.03%) Enterprise Architecture
18 55 (14.95%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.70%) Python
2 79 (21.47%) C#
3 74 (20.11%) SQL
4 67 (18.21%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.95%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.59%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.72%) Java
8 2 (0.54%) PHP
8 2 (0.54%) Scala
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) R
9 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 38 (10.33%) Degree
2 30 (8.15%) Security Cleared
3 27 (7.34%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.45%) CIPD
4 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.17%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.63%) PMP
7 5 (1.36%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.09%) CCNP
8 4 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.82%) CCNA
9 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.82%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.27%) CITP
10 1 (0.27%) MCITP
10 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (26.90%) Data Quality
2 69 (18.75%) QA
3 58 (15.76%) GDPR
4 28 (7.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.89%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.09%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.09%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.82%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.54%) NIST
9 2 (0.54%) PERC
9 2 (0.54%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.53%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.45%) Docker
3 4 (1.09%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.54%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (3.80%) Ansible
2 8 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.90%) Grafana
4 5 (1.36%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 96 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.08%) Cisco
2 15 (4.08%) Informatica
3 14 (3.80%) Adobe
3 14 (3.80%) Databricks
4 13 (3.53%) Google
5 12 (3.26%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.99%) Oracle
7 10 (2.72%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.72%) SAP
8 9 (2.45%) Talend
9 8 (2.17%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.90%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.36%) Splunk
11 5 (1.36%) VMware
11 5 (1.36%) YouTube
12 4 (1.09%) Epicor
12 4 (1.09%) HubSpot
12 4 (1.09%) Infor
12 4 (1.09%) Veeam