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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 108 103
Rank change year-on-year -60 -5 +11
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 351 524 899
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.64% 3.18% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 3.41% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 167 254 453
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £37,199
25th Percentile £40,252 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,191 £69,840 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.41% +16.40% -4.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £108,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £132,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £64,000 £59,300
% change year-on-year -11.72% +7.93% -5.12%

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 17,646 15,385 28,336
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.65% 93.30% 88.77%
Number of salaries quoted 12,860 9,109 21,557
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,848 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.84%

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 15 July 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 15 (4.27%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.14%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.57%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.57%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 54 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.14%) Windchill
5 3 (0.85%) Blender
5 3 (0.85%) Maya
6 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 34 (9.69%) Adobe Campaign
2 14 (3.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.71%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.14%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (1.14%) Magento
4 4 (1.14%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (1.14%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) HFM
5 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (18.80%) Power Platform
2 55 (15.67%) Azure
3 45 (12.82%) SaaS
4 41 (11.68%) AWS
5 23 (6.55%) Power Automate
6 18 (5.13%) GCP
6 18 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.84%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (4.27%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (3.70%) Entra ID
10 9 (2.56%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.99%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.71%) GitHub
13 5 (1.42%) dbt
14 4 (1.14%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.14%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (1.14%) Snowflake
15 3 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
15 3 (0.85%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.83%) Broadband
2 17 (4.84%) Firewall
3 14 (3.99%) VLAN
4 13 (3.70%) LAN
4 13 (3.70%) WAN
5 10 (2.85%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.56%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.56%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.56%) WebEx
7 7 (1.99%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.42%) BGP
8 5 (1.42%) Network Security
9 4 (1.14%) DHCP
9 4 (1.14%) DNS
9 4 (1.14%) MPLS
9 4 (1.14%) OSPF
9 4 (1.14%) VoIP
10 3 (0.85%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.85%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (15.67%) Power BI
2 28 (7.98%) Metadata
3 21 (5.98%) SQL Server
4 19 (5.41%) Tableau
5 10 (2.85%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.28%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.99%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.42%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.42%) GIS
8 5 (1.42%) MySQL
9 4 (1.14%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.85%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.85%) Power Query
10 3 (0.85%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.57%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.57%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 10 (2.85%) JIRA
2 8 (2.28%) GitLab
3 7 (1.99%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.28%) ERwin
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.28%) Toad
General
1 155 (44.16%) Social Skills
2 78 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 78 (22.22%) Finance
3 63 (17.95%) Marketing
4 41 (11.68%) Legal
5 40 (11.40%) Public Sector
6 32 (9.12%) Retail
6 32 (9.12%) Telecoms
7 30 (8.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (8.55%) Law
8 20 (5.70%) Banking
8 20 (5.70%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.99%) Back Office
9 7 (1.99%) Billing
10 5 (1.42%) Welsh Language
11 4 (1.14%) Advertising
11 4 (1.14%) Environmental Health
11 4 (1.14%) General Ledger
11 4 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 117 (33.33%) Senior
2 63 (17.95%) Senior Manager
3 46 (13.11%) Analyst
4 39 (11.11%) Administrator
4 39 (11.11%) Architect
5 37 (10.54%) Campaign Manager
5 37 (10.54%) Testing Manager
6 30 (8.55%) Data Architect
7 26 (7.41%) Data Manager
7 26 (7.41%) Product Manager
8 23 (6.55%) Data Analyst
9 22 (6.27%) Data Governance Analyst
9 22 (6.27%) Data Governance Manager
9 22 (6.27%) Governance Manager
9 22 (6.27%) Senior Analyst
10 17 (4.84%) Senior Data Analyst
11 16 (4.56%) Applications Support
11 16 (4.56%) IT Support
11 16 (4.56%) Senior Campaign Manager
12 15 (4.27%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.99%) .NET
2 13 (3.70%) ASP.NET
3 10 (2.85%) JSON
4 9 (2.56%) .NET Framework
4 9 (2.56%) ASP.NET MVC
4 9 (2.56%) Classic ASP
4 9 (2.56%) Entity Framework
4 9 (2.56%) Google Maps API
4 9 (2.56%) Node.js
4 9 (2.56%) XML
4 9 (2.56%) XMPP
5 8 (2.28%) Middleware
6 5 (1.42%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.42%) Kafka
6 5 (1.42%) OAuth
6 5 (1.42%) RESTful
7 4 (1.14%) OpenID
7 4 (1.14%) PySpark
7 4 (1.14%) REST
7 4 (1.14%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.96%) Product Ownership
2 41 (11.68%) Social Media
2 41 (11.68%) Virtual Team
3 35 (9.97%) Marketing Technology
4 34 (9.69%) Over-the-Top Content
5 32 (9.12%) Management Information System
6 20 (5.70%) Data Structures
7 11 (3.13%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.56%) FlexPod
8 9 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.28%) Blog
10 7 (1.99%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.99%) Reference Data
10 7 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.71%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.71%) Replication
12 5 (1.42%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.42%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.42%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.56%) Linux
2 10 (2.85%) Windows
2 10 (2.85%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (33.05%) Decision-Making
2 105 (29.91%) Analytics
3 90 (25.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 88 (25.07%) Problem-Solving
5 85 (24.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 78 (22.22%) Data Governance
7 74 (21.08%) Roadmaps
8 73 (20.80%) DevOps
9 68 (19.37%) Business Intelligence
10 63 (17.95%) CRM
11 62 (17.66%) Mentoring
12 61 (17.38%) Agile
13 57 (16.24%) Software Engineering
14 53 (15.10%) Data Modelling
15 50 (14.25%) Performance Management
16 48 (13.68%) Project Delivery
17 46 (13.11%) AI
18 45 (12.82%) Enterprise Architecture
19 44 (12.54%) Data Strategy
20 42 (11.97%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 101 (28.77%) Python
2 65 (18.52%) SQL
3 54 (15.38%) C#
4 53 (15.10%) JavaScript
5 42 (11.97%) TypeScript
6 38 (10.83%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.56%) Java
8 6 (1.71%) Scala
9 5 (1.42%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.85%) R
10 3 (0.85%) VBA
11 2 (0.57%) PHP
12 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (10.26%) Degree
2 16 (4.56%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.13%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.56%) CIPD
5 8 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.99%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.71%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.42%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.42%) PMP
9 4 (1.14%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.85%) CCNA
10 3 (0.85%) CCNP
10 3 (0.85%) CISA
10 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.85%) CISM
10 3 (0.85%) CISSP
10 3 (0.85%) ISACA
10 3 (0.85%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (24.22%) Data Quality
2 54 (15.38%) QA
3 43 (12.25%) GDPR
4 18 (5.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (1.99%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.71%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.14%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.14%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.85%) GRC
8 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.85%) NIST
8 3 (0.85%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.57%) PMO
10 1 (0.28%) IFRS
10 1 (0.28%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.28%) SLA
10 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.85%) Docker
3 7 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.71%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.71%) vSphere
5 4 (1.14%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.14%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.99%) Ansible
2 13 (3.70%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.42%) Terraform
4 9 (2.56%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.56%) Grafana
5 3 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 3 (0.85%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 94 (26.78%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.54%) Adobe
3 18 (5.13%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.84%) Google
5 14 (3.99%) Cisco
6 12 (3.42%) Fortinet
6 12 (3.42%) Palo Alto
7 11 (3.13%) Oracle
8 10 (2.85%) VMware
9 9 (2.56%) Databricks
9 9 (2.56%) SAP
9 9 (2.56%) ServiceNow
9 9 (2.56%) Splunk
10 8 (2.28%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.71%) IFS
11 6 (1.71%) NetApp
12 4 (1.14%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.14%) Epicor
12 4 (1.14%) ESRI
12 4 (1.14%) Infor