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 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 96 101
Rank change year-on-year -56 +5 +15
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 328 553 943
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.71% 3.79% 2.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 4.00% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 171 293 494
10th Percentile £31,650 £37,800 £36,423
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,500 £42,391
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +33.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £69,500 £122,500 £81,450
90th Percentile £92,500 £152,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £59,450 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.07% +16.67% -7.69%

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 15,889 13,827 29,727
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.91% 94.82% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 11,338 8,083 23,433
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,300 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,100 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -9.84%

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 28 May 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 9 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.83%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.22%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.61%) SAS
4 2 (0.61%) WordPress
Applications
1 49 (14.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.96%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.52%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (1.22%) Windchill
7 2 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.61%) Blender
7 2 (0.61%) Maya
7 2 (0.61%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.30%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.30%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 34 (10.37%) Adobe Campaign
2 15 (4.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (3.05%) Oracle Assets
3 10 (3.05%) Oracle Financials
3 10 (3.05%) Oracle General Ledger
3 10 (3.05%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (3.05%) Oracle Receivables
4 9 (2.74%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.74%) Magento
4 9 (2.74%) Shopify
5 6 (1.83%) NetSuite
5 6 (1.83%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (1.52%) Hyperion Planning
7 3 (0.91%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.30%) HFM
8 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.30%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 73 (22.26%) Power Platform
2 71 (21.65%) Azure
3 45 (13.72%) AWS
4 23 (7.01%) GCP
5 21 (6.40%) Power Automate
6 18 (5.49%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (3.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (2.74%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.74%) Azure Machine Learning
9 9 (2.74%) dbt
9 9 (2.74%) Entra ID
10 7 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (2.13%) GitHub
10 7 (2.13%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.83%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (1.22%) SaaS
14 3 (0.91%) Anthropic Claude
15 2 (0.61%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 36 (10.98%) Broadband
2 14 (4.27%) Cisco ASA
2 14 (4.27%) Firewall
3 10 (3.05%) LAN
3 10 (3.05%) VLAN
3 10 (3.05%) WAN
4 9 (2.74%) Cisco Firepower
4 9 (2.74%) Unified Communications
4 9 (2.74%) WebEx
5 6 (1.83%) BGP
6 2 (0.61%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.30%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.30%) MPLS
7 1 (0.30%) Network Security
7 1 (0.30%) OSPF
7 1 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (18.90%) Power BI
2 21 (6.40%) Metadata
3 18 (5.49%) Tableau
4 17 (5.18%) SQL Server
5 11 (3.35%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (3.05%) Data Lake
7 8 (2.44%) BigQuery
8 7 (2.13%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.52%) Essbase
9 5 (1.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 5 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.91%) GIS
11 3 (0.91%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.91%) Power Query
12 2 (0.61%) Amazon Athena
12 2 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
12 2 (0.61%) Neo4j
13 1 (0.30%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 10 (3.05%) JIRA
1 10 (3.05%) Oracle Forms
2 6 (1.83%) GitLab
3 5 (1.52%) Git
4 3 (0.91%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.61%) Maven
5 2 (0.61%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.30%) Mocha
6 1 (0.30%) Toad
General
1 121 (36.89%) Social Skills
2 95 (28.96%) Finance
3 90 (27.44%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (18.90%) Marketing
5 53 (16.16%) Public Sector
6 34 (10.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (9.45%) Retail
8 28 (8.54%) Telecoms
9 23 (7.01%) Banking
10 19 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (3.66%) Back Office
12 6 (1.83%) Law
13 5 (1.52%) Billing
13 5 (1.52%) Legal
14 4 (1.22%) Advertising
14 4 (1.22%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.22%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.22%) Military
15 2 (0.61%) Humanities
15 2 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (28.96%) Senior
2 57 (17.38%) Analyst
3 36 (10.98%) Campaign Manager
4 35 (10.67%) Administrator
5 34 (10.37%) Senior Manager
6 31 (9.45%) Architect
6 31 (9.45%) Data Manager
6 31 (9.45%) Senior Analyst
7 27 (8.23%) Governance Manager
8 26 (7.93%) Data Governance Analyst
8 26 (7.93%) Data Governance Manager
8 26 (7.93%) Product Manager
9 23 (7.01%) Data Architect
10 21 (6.40%) Data Analyst
10 21 (6.40%) Data Engineer
11 20 (6.10%) Lead
12 16 (4.88%) Applications Support
12 16 (4.88%) Senior Campaign Manager
13 13 (3.96%) IT Manager
14 12 (3.66%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.35%) REST
1 11 (3.35%) SOAP
2 9 (2.74%) Middleware
2 9 (2.74%) Node.js
2 9 (2.74%) XMPP
3 7 (2.13%) EDI
4 6 (1.83%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.52%) Kafka
5 5 (1.52%) OAuth
6 4 (1.22%) OpenID
7 3 (0.91%) PySpark
7 3 (0.91%) React
7 3 (0.91%) RESTful
8 2 (0.61%) Express.js
8 2 (0.61%) Godot
8 2 (0.61%) Playwright
8 2 (0.61%) RAML
8 2 (0.61%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 2 (0.61%) Unreal Engine
8 2 (0.61%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 47 (14.33%) Product Ownership
2 41 (12.50%) Social Media
3 37 (11.28%) Management Information System
4 35 (10.67%) Marketing Technology
5 34 (10.37%) Over-the-Top Content
6 21 (6.40%) Data Structures
7 12 (3.66%) Algorithms
7 12 (3.66%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.74%) FlexPod
8 9 (2.74%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (2.74%) Public Cloud
8 9 (2.74%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.44%) Blog
9 8 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (2.13%) Reference Data
10 7 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.83%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.83%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.83%) Replication
12 5 (1.52%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.96%) Linux
2 6 (1.83%) Windows
2 6 (1.83%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (35.37%) Analytics
2 97 (29.57%) Decision-Making
3 83 (25.30%) Data Governance
4 79 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (22.26%) Business Intelligence
6 68 (20.73%) Roadmaps
7 64 (19.51%) CRM
8 56 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 52 (15.85%) Data Strategy
9 52 (15.85%) DevOps
10 46 (14.02%) Agile
11 44 (13.41%) Data Modelling
12 43 (13.11%) Visualisation
13 42 (12.80%) Mentoring
14 40 (12.20%) ERP
15 39 (11.89%) Data Analysis
16 38 (11.59%) CI/CD
17 36 (10.98%) Coaching
18 35 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 35 (10.67%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 81 (24.70%) SQL
2 60 (18.29%) Python
3 12 (3.66%) Java
4 10 (3.05%) T-SQL
5 7 (2.13%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.83%) Scala
7 5 (1.52%) Groovy
7 5 (1.52%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.22%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.91%) R
9 3 (0.91%) VBA
10 2 (0.61%) C#
10 2 (0.61%) PHP
11 1 (0.30%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (9.15%) Degree
2 27 (8.23%) Security Cleared
3 20 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.44%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.13%) CITP
6 5 (1.52%) CISA
6 5 (1.52%) CISM
6 5 (1.52%) CISSP
6 5 (1.52%) ISACA
6 5 (1.52%) SANS
7 4 (1.22%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.22%) PMP
8 3 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.61%) CRISC
9 2 (0.61%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.61%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.61%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (26.22%) Data Quality
2 30 (9.15%) GDPR
3 22 (6.71%) QA
4 13 (3.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (2.44%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.13%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.52%) GRC
7 5 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.52%) NIST
7 5 (1.52%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.22%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.22%) ISO 9000
8 4 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 1 (0.30%) IFRS
9 1 (0.30%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.30%) PMO
9 1 (0.30%) SLA
9 1 (0.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (3.05%) Docker
3 9 (2.74%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.83%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.83%) vSphere
5 5 (1.52%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (4.88%) Terraform
2 13 (3.96%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.66%) Ansible
4 9 (2.74%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.74%) Grafana
5 5 (1.52%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 5 (1.52%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 94 (28.66%) Microsoft
2 38 (11.59%) Adobe
3 19 (5.79%) Salesforce
4 17 (5.18%) Oracle
5 15 (4.57%) Cisco
6 12 (3.66%) ServiceNow
7 11 (3.35%) Google
7 11 (3.35%) VMware
8 9 (2.74%) ConnectWise
8 9 (2.74%) Fortinet
8 9 (2.74%) Palo Alto
8 9 (2.74%) Planon
8 9 (2.74%) Splunk
8 9 (2.74%) WooCommerce
9 8 (2.44%) Databricks
10 7 (2.13%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.83%) NetApp
11 6 (1.83%) SAP
12 5 (1.52%) CheckPoint
12 5 (1.52%) Hyperion