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

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 126 89
Rank change year-on-year -47 -37 +24
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 377 428 783
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.63% 2.58% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 2.77% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 158 207 347
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,848 £38,318
25th Percentile £39,053 £46,625 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,595 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.01% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £96,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -6.25%

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 18,968 15,434 21,650
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.20% 92.98% 87.43%
Number of salaries quoted 13,701 8,953 14,944
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
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 £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% - -8.33%

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 24 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 (4.51%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.33%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.53%) Apache
3 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 55 (14.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.18%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.06%) Windchill
6 3 (0.80%) Blender
6 3 (0.80%) Maya
7 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 38 (10.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 33 (8.75%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.16%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.59%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.33%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (16.98%) Power Platform
2 59 (15.65%) SaaS
3 55 (14.59%) Azure
4 40 (10.61%) AWS
5 22 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (5.57%) Power Automate
7 17 (4.51%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (3.98%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (3.71%) GCP
10 13 (3.45%) Entra ID
11 12 (3.18%) PowerApps
12 9 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (1.59%) GitHub
15 6 (1.59%) Snowflake
16 5 (1.33%) Amazon S3
17 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
17 4 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 4 (1.06%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 37 (9.81%) Broadband
2 18 (4.77%) Firewall
3 17 (4.51%) VLAN
4 16 (4.24%) LAN
4 16 (4.24%) WAN
5 10 (2.65%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.39%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.39%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.39%) WebEx
7 8 (2.12%) BGP
7 8 (2.12%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.86%) Network Security
8 7 (1.86%) OSPF
9 6 (1.59%) MPLS
10 5 (1.33%) DHCP
10 5 (1.33%) DNS
11 4 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (1.06%) VoIP
12 3 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (13.79%) Power BI
2 26 (6.90%) Metadata
3 22 (5.84%) SQL Server
4 18 (4.77%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (4.77%) Tableau
5 9 (2.39%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.33%) MongoDB
7 5 (1.33%) MySQL
8 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
8 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (1.06%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (1.06%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.80%) Amazon QuickSight
9 3 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.80%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
9 3 (0.80%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.53%) GIS
Development Applications
1 10 (2.65%) Git
2 8 (2.12%) GitLab
2 8 (2.12%) JIRA
3 2 (0.53%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.53%) ERwin
4 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 195 (51.72%) Social Skills
2 93 (24.67%) Analytical Skills
2 93 (24.67%) Marketing
3 83 (22.02%) Legal
4 77 (20.42%) Finance
5 40 (10.61%) Public Sector
6 32 (8.49%) Retail
6 32 (8.49%) Telecoms
7 29 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (7.43%) Law
9 24 (6.37%) Banking
10 18 (4.77%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.12%) Military
12 7 (1.86%) Billing
13 6 (1.59%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.33%) Welsh Language
15 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.06%) Local Government
16 3 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 123 (32.63%) Senior
2 66 (17.51%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.00%) Testing Manager
4 43 (11.41%) Analyst
5 37 (9.81%) Campaign Manager
6 35 (9.28%) Architect
7 33 (8.75%) Administrator
8 28 (7.43%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.16%) Data Architect
9 27 (7.16%) Technology Manager
10 25 (6.63%) Data Analyst
10 25 (6.63%) Product Manager
10 25 (6.63%) Senior Analyst
11 18 (4.77%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.51%) Senior Data Analyst
13 15 (3.98%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 14 (3.71%) Data Governance Analyst
14 14 (3.71%) Data Governance Manager
14 14 (3.71%) Governance Manager
15 13 (3.45%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.51%) .NET
2 15 (3.98%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.18%) Terraform
4 11 (2.92%) JSON
5 10 (2.65%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.65%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.65%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.65%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.65%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.65%) XML
6 9 (2.39%) Node.js
6 9 (2.39%) XMPP
7 7 (1.86%) RESTful
8 6 (1.59%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.06%) Kafka
9 4 (1.06%) Middleware
9 4 (1.06%) OAuth
9 4 (1.06%) OpenID
9 4 (1.06%) PySpark
10 3 (0.80%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 61 (16.18%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.06%) Virtual Team
3 50 (13.26%) Product Ownership
4 38 (10.08%) Social Media
5 33 (8.75%) Management Information System
5 33 (8.75%) Over-the-Top Content
6 31 (8.22%) Blog
7 15 (3.98%) Data Structures
8 12 (3.18%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.39%) FlexPod
9 9 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (2.39%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (2.12%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.12%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.86%) Reference Data
12 6 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.59%) Replication
13 5 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (1.33%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.24%) Linux
2 13 (3.45%) Windows
3 10 (2.65%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (37.40%) Decision-Making
2 130 (34.48%) Analytics
3 127 (33.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 103 (27.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 89 (23.61%) AI
6 85 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (22.02%) DevOps
8 79 (20.95%) Business Intelligence
8 79 (20.95%) Roadmaps
9 78 (20.69%) Test Automation
10 75 (19.89%) CRM
10 75 (19.89%) Software Engineering
11 71 (18.83%) Agile
12 70 (18.57%) Mentoring
13 69 (18.30%) Data Governance
13 69 (18.30%) Project Delivery
14 65 (17.24%) Performance Management
15 60 (15.92%) Digital Marketing
16 59 (15.65%) Enterprise Architecture
17 54 (14.32%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 119 (31.56%) Python
2 71 (18.83%) C#
3 66 (17.51%) JavaScript
4 63 (16.71%) SQL
5 54 (14.32%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.26%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.65%) Java
8 6 (1.59%) Scala
9 2 (0.53%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 34 (9.02%) Degree
2 22 (5.84%) Security Cleared
3 16 (4.24%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.39%) CIPD
5 8 (2.12%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.59%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.59%) PMP
8 5 (1.33%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.80%) CCNA
10 3 (0.80%) CCNP
10 3 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.53%) CITP
11 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (22.02%) Data Quality
2 67 (17.77%) QA
3 50 (13.26%) GDPR
4 22 (5.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 13 (3.45%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.06%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.53%) IFRS
8 2 (0.53%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.53%) PERC
8 2 (0.53%) PMO
8 2 (0.53%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.27%) ECSS
9 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.92%) Docker
3 7 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.59%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.59%) vSphere
5 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.98%) Ansible
2 12 (3.18%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.39%) Cisco CUCM
3 9 (2.39%) Grafana
Vendors
1 89 (23.61%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.02%) Adobe
3 19 (5.04%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.51%) Cisco
5 13 (3.45%) Google
6 12 (3.18%) Databricks
6 12 (3.18%) Fortinet
6 12 (3.18%) Oracle
6 12 (3.18%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.65%) SAP
7 10 (2.65%) VMware
8 9 (2.39%) Splunk
9 8 (2.12%) Informatica
10 7 (1.86%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.59%) IFS
11 6 (1.59%) NetApp
12 4 (1.06%) Epicor
12 4 (1.06%) HubSpot
12 4 (1.06%) Infor
12 4 (1.06%) Veeam