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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 152 114
Rank change year-on-year -20 -38 +4
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 369 346 600
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.48% 2.08% 2.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.84% 2.22% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 148 191 265
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £38,530
25th Percentile £41,987 £44,196 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +2.77%
75th Percentile £77,151 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,557 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% - -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 20,041 15,592 19,047
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.56% 93.83% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 14,244 8,414 11,252
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £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 £77,500 £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 11 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 18 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.63%) 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 (17.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.98%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.17%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.08%) Windchill
6 3 (0.81%) Blender
6 3 (0.81%) Maya
7 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (10.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.32%) Dynamics GP
3 9 (2.44%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.36%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.08%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 62 (16.80%) Power Platform
2 61 (16.53%) Azure
2 61 (16.53%) SaaS
3 34 (9.21%) AWS
4 21 (5.69%) Microsoft Purview
5 18 (4.88%) GCP
6 17 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.34%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.79%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.79%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.52%) GitHub
9 13 (3.52%) Power Automate
10 12 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (2.98%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (2.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 7 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (1.63%) Datadog
15 6 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (1.36%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.88%) Firewall
2 17 (4.61%) LAN
2 17 (4.61%) WAN
3 16 (4.34%) VLAN
4 13 (3.52%) Broadband
5 11 (2.98%) Network Security
5 11 (2.98%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.71%) BGP
6 10 (2.71%) OSPF
7 8 (2.17%) DHCP
7 8 (2.17%) DNS
8 7 (1.90%) Cisco Nexus
8 7 (1.90%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (1.63%) MPLS
10 5 (1.36%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (1.36%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (1.36%) Ethernet VPN
10 5 (1.36%) Unified Communications
10 5 (1.36%) VXLAN
10 5 (1.36%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (13.28%) Power BI
2 40 (10.84%) Metadata
3 27 (7.32%) SQL Server
4 24 (6.50%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.07%) Tableau
6 11 (2.98%) MongoDB
6 11 (2.98%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (2.44%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.44%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.44%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.44%) Star Schema
8 8 (2.17%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.36%) Delta Lake
10 5 (1.36%) MySQL
10 5 (1.36%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.81%) GIS
13 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.42%) Git
2 12 (3.25%) JIRA
3 10 (2.71%) 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
1 197 (53.39%) Social Skills
2 94 (25.47%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (24.12%) Legal
4 77 (20.87%) Finance
5 68 (18.43%) Marketing
6 43 (11.65%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (10.03%) Law
9 33 (8.94%) Telecoms
10 31 (8.40%) Retail
11 29 (7.86%) Banking
12 24 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.17%) Aerospace
14 8 (2.17%) Military
14 8 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.90%) Billing
16 5 (1.36%) Local Government
16 5 (1.36%) Welsh Language
17 4 (1.08%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 123 (33.33%) Senior
2 59 (15.99%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.28%) Testing Manager
4 36 (9.76%) Architect
5 35 (9.49%) Analyst
6 28 (7.59%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.32%) Data Architect
7 27 (7.32%) Technology Manager
8 24 (6.50%) Administrator
9 22 (5.96%) Data Manager
10 21 (5.69%) Data Analyst
10 21 (5.69%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (5.42%) Lead
12 18 (4.88%) Data Governance Analyst
12 18 (4.88%) Data Governance Manager
12 18 (4.88%) Governance Manager
13 17 (4.61%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.34%) Developer
15 15 (4.07%) Network Engineer
16 14 (3.79%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.96%) .NET
2 15 (4.07%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.25%) Terraform
4 11 (2.98%) JSON
5 10 (2.71%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.71%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.71%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.71%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.71%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.71%) XML
6 9 (2.44%) REST
7 7 (1.90%) RESTful
8 6 (1.63%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.36%) Node.js
9 5 (1.36%) XMPP
10 4 (1.08%) Kafka
10 4 (1.08%) Middleware
10 4 (1.08%) PySpark
10 4 (1.08%) React
10 4 (1.08%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.36%) Virtual Team
2 38 (10.30%) Marketing Technology
3 33 (8.94%) Product Ownership
4 32 (8.67%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.40%) Blog
6 14 (3.79%) Social Media
7 12 (3.25%) Data Centre
7 12 (3.25%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.98%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (2.44%) Cloud Native
9 9 (2.44%) Data Structures
9 9 (2.44%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.44%) Over-the-Top Content
10 7 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.36%) FlexPod
11 5 (1.36%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.61%) Windows
2 13 (3.52%) Linux
3 8 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 126 (34.15%) Decision-Making
3 115 (31.17%) Analytics
4 110 (29.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 104 (28.18%) AI
6 90 (24.39%) DevOps
7 89 (24.12%) Business Intelligence
8 87 (23.58%) Test Automation
9 81 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
10 79 (21.41%) Agile
10 79 (21.41%) Data Governance
11 76 (20.60%) Mentoring
12 75 (20.33%) Project Delivery
13 74 (20.05%) Software Engineering
14 66 (17.89%) Performance Management
15 64 (17.34%) CRM
16 61 (16.53%) Roadmaps
17 60 (16.26%) Data Modelling
17 60 (16.26%) Enterprise Architecture
18 56 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (33.88%) Python
2 82 (22.22%) C#
3 80 (21.68%) SQL
4 67 (18.16%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.91%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.55%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.71%) 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
Qualifications
1 37 (10.03%) Degree
2 31 (8.40%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.44%) CIPD
5 8 (2.17%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMP
8 5 (1.36%) 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%) MCITP
11 1 (0.27%) OCP
11 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (27.37%) Data Quality
2 70 (18.97%) QA
3 59 (15.99%) GDPR
4 28 (7.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.88%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.36%) 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%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS
System Software
1 13 (3.52%) Docker
2 12 (3.25%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.08%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.81%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.81%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (3.79%) Ansible
2 11 (2.98%) Grafana
3 8 (2.17%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.36%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 93 (25.20%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.07%) Cisco
2 15 (4.07%) Informatica
3 14 (3.79%) Databricks
4 13 (3.52%) Google
5 11 (2.98%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.71%) Adobe
6 10 (2.71%) Fortinet
6 10 (2.71%) Oracle
6 10 (2.71%) SAP
7 9 (2.44%) Talend
8 8 (2.17%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.90%) VMware
10 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.36%) Splunk
10 5 (1.36%) YouTube
11 4 (1.08%) HubSpot
11 4 (1.08%) IFS
11 4 (1.08%) Infor
11 4 (1.08%) Veeam