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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 151 109
Rank change year-on-year -20 -42 +11
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 370 344 612
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 2.05% 2.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 2.18% 3.18%
Number of salaries quoted 147 188 271
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,350 £38,530
25th Percentile £42,233 £44,196 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,675 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.23% -0.50% +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,201 £90,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,500 £112,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -6.60%

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 19,983 15,760 19,273
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.57% 93.83% 88.14%
Number of salaries quoted 14,257 8,411 11,456
10th Percentile £33,900 £29,750 £35,134
25th Percentile £44,500 £40,000 £45,000
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 £78,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 8 October 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 (4.59%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.54%) Apache
3 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.54%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 64 (17.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.08%) Windchill
5 3 (0.81%) Blender
5 3 (0.81%) Maya
6 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (10.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.30%) Dynamics GP
3 13 (3.51%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.35%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.08%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 63 (17.03%) Power Platform
2 62 (16.76%) Azure
3 61 (16.49%) SaaS
4 32 (8.65%) AWS
5 21 (5.68%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (4.59%) GCP
7 16 (4.32%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (4.05%) Power Automate
9 14 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (3.78%) PowerApps
10 13 (3.51%) GitHub
11 12 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
12 11 (2.97%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (2.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 7 (1.89%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (1.62%) Datadog
16 6 (1.62%) GitHub Actions
17 5 (1.35%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.59%) Broadband
1 17 (4.59%) Firewall
2 16 (4.32%) LAN
2 16 (4.32%) WAN
3 15 (4.05%) VLAN
4 11 (2.97%) Network Security
4 11 (2.97%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.70%) BGP
5 10 (2.70%) OSPF
6 8 (2.16%) DHCP
6 8 (2.16%) DNS
7 7 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.89%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (1.62%) MPLS
9 5 (1.35%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.35%) VPN
9 5 (1.35%) VXLAN
10 4 (1.08%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (1.08%) EIGRP
10 4 (1.08%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (13.78%) Power BI
2 38 (10.27%) Metadata
3 27 (7.30%) SQL Server
4 24 (6.49%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.05%) Tableau
6 11 (2.97%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.43%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.43%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.43%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.43%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (2.43%) Star Schema
8 8 (2.16%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.35%) MySQL
10 5 (1.35%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.08%) Delta Lake
11 4 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.81%) GIS
13 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.41%) Git
2 12 (3.24%) JIRA
3 10 (2.70%) GitLab
4 4 (1.08%) 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
1 196 (52.97%) Social Skills
2 94 (25.41%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (24.05%) Legal
4 76 (20.54%) Finance
5 71 (19.19%) Marketing
6 42 (11.35%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (10.00%) Law
9 32 (8.65%) Telecoms
10 28 (7.57%) Banking
11 27 (7.30%) Retail
12 24 (6.49%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.16%) Aerospace
14 8 (2.16%) Military
14 8 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.89%) Billing
16 5 (1.35%) Local Government
16 5 (1.35%) Welsh Language
17 4 (1.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 125 (33.78%) Senior
2 60 (16.22%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.24%) Testing Manager
4 35 (9.46%) Analyst
5 34 (9.19%) Architect
6 28 (7.57%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.30%) Technology Manager
8 25 (6.76%) Data Architect
9 24 (6.49%) Administrator
10 22 (5.95%) Data Manager
11 21 (5.68%) Data Analyst
11 21 (5.68%) Lead
11 21 (5.68%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (4.86%) Data Governance Analyst
12 18 (4.86%) Data Governance Manager
12 18 (4.86%) Governance Manager
13 17 (4.59%) Campaign Manager
13 17 (4.59%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.32%) Developer
15 15 (4.05%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.95%) .NET
2 15 (4.05%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.97%) JSON
3 11 (2.97%) Terraform
4 10 (2.70%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.70%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.70%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.70%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.70%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.70%) XML
5 9 (2.43%) REST
6 7 (1.89%) RESTful
7 6 (1.62%) GraphQL
8 5 (1.35%) Node.js
9 4 (1.08%) Kafka
9 4 (1.08%) Middleware
9 4 (1.08%) PySpark
9 4 (1.08%) React
9 4 (1.08%) XMPP
9 4 (1.08%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.32%) Virtual Team
2 42 (11.35%) Marketing Technology
3 37 (10.00%) Product Ownership
4 34 (9.19%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.38%) Blog
6 18 (4.86%) Social Media
7 13 (3.51%) Over-the-Top Content
8 12 (3.24%) Data Centre
8 12 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (2.43%) Cloud Native
10 9 (2.43%) Data Structures
11 8 (2.16%) Onboarding
12 7 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
14 5 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (1.35%) Reference Data
15 4 (1.08%) AI Agents
15 4 (1.08%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.32%) Windows
2 12 (3.24%) Linux
3 7 (1.89%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 128 (34.59%) Decision-Making
3 115 (31.08%) Analytics
4 107 (28.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 100 (27.03%) AI
6 90 (24.32%) DevOps
7 87 (23.51%) Test Automation
8 86 (23.24%) Business Intelligence
9 82 (22.16%) Problem-Solving
10 79 (21.35%) Agile
11 75 (20.27%) Data Governance
11 75 (20.27%) Project Delivery
12 74 (20.00%) Mentoring
12 74 (20.00%) Software Engineering
13 66 (17.84%) CRM
14 65 (17.57%) Performance Management
15 63 (17.03%) Roadmaps
16 59 (15.95%) Data Modelling
16 59 (15.95%) Enterprise Architecture
17 56 (15.14%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.51%) Python
2 82 (22.16%) C#
3 80 (21.62%) SQL
4 67 (18.11%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.86%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.51%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.70%) 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 37 (10.00%) Degree
2 30 (8.11%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.57%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.43%) CIPD
5 8 (2.16%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.62%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.62%) PMP
8 5 (1.35%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.08%) CCNP
9 4 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.81%) CCNA
10 3 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.81%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.81%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.27%) HND
11 1 (0.27%) PhD
11 1 (0.27%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (26.76%) Data Quality
2 70 (18.92%) QA
3 59 (15.95%) GDPR
4 28 (7.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.86%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.08%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.08%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.81%) 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%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.51%) Docker
2 12 (3.24%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.08%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.81%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.54%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (3.51%) Ansible
2 10 (2.70%) Grafana
3 8 (2.16%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.08%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 94 (25.41%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.05%) Informatica
3 14 (3.78%) Adobe
3 14 (3.78%) Cisco
4 13 (3.51%) Databricks
4 13 (3.51%) Google
5 11 (2.97%) Oracle
5 11 (2.97%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.70%) SAP
7 9 (2.43%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.43%) Talend
8 7 (1.89%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.62%) VMware
10 5 (1.35%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.35%) YouTube
11 4 (1.08%) HubSpot
11 4 (1.08%) IFS
11 4 (1.08%) Infor
11 4 (1.08%) Splunk
11 4 (1.08%) Veeam