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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 114 90
Rank change year-on-year -53 -24 +20
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 379 492 813
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.71% 2.99% 3.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 3.21% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 158 228 370
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,829 £37,500
25th Percentile £36,457 £47,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £65,000 £62,450
Median % change year-on-year -18.20% +4.08% -1.26%
75th Percentile £66,250 £100,938 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £123,617 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -4.00%

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 18,379 15,333 23,410
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.97% 93.03% 88.01%
Number of salaries quoted 13,361 9,055 17,187
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,672
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
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 31 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 19 (5.01%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.53%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (15.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.43%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.43%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.06%) Windchill
5 3 (0.79%) Blender
5 3 (0.79%) Maya
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 40 (10.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.97%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.12%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.58%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.32%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.53%) Magento
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.53%) Shopify
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 69 (18.21%) Power Platform
2 57 (15.04%) SaaS
3 49 (12.93%) Azure
4 35 (9.23%) AWS
5 25 (6.60%) Power Automate
6 23 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.22%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (3.96%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.43%) Entra ID
10 11 (2.90%) PowerApps
11 9 (2.37%) GCP
12 7 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.85%) GitHub
13 6 (1.58%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (1.32%) Snowflake
15 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.06%) Amazon S3
15 4 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
16 3 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
17 2 (0.53%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.03%) Broadband
2 18 (4.75%) Firewall
3 14 (3.69%) VLAN
4 13 (3.43%) LAN
4 13 (3.43%) WAN
5 11 (2.90%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.64%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.64%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.64%) WebEx
7 7 (1.85%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.06%) BGP
8 4 (1.06%) DHCP
8 4 (1.06%) DNS
8 4 (1.06%) Network Security
8 4 (1.06%) VoIP
9 3 (0.79%) MPLS
9 3 (0.79%) OSPF
9 3 (0.79%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (15.04%) Power BI
2 21 (5.54%) Metadata
2 21 (5.54%) SQL Server
3 19 (5.01%) Tableau
4 10 (2.64%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.32%) Geospatial Data
6 5 (1.32%) MySQL
6 5 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
7 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.06%) GIS
8 3 (0.79%) Power Query
8 3 (0.79%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.53%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.26%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 9 (2.37%) JIRA
2 8 (2.11%) GitLab
3 7 (1.85%) Git
4 1 (0.26%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.26%) ERwin
4 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 192 (50.66%) Social Skills
2 97 (25.59%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (23.48%) Marketing
4 81 (21.37%) Legal
5 70 (18.47%) Finance
6 35 (9.23%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.92%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.65%) Retail
9 28 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.39%) Law
10 26 (6.86%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (4.75%) Banking
12 7 (1.85%) Billing
13 6 (1.58%) Welsh Language
14 5 (1.32%) Back Office
14 5 (1.32%) Military
15 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.79%) Humanities
16 3 (0.79%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 115 (30.34%) Senior
2 66 (17.41%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.93%) Testing Manager
4 47 (12.40%) Analyst
5 38 (10.03%) Administrator
5 38 (10.03%) Campaign Manager
6 33 (8.71%) Architect
7 27 (7.12%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.12%) Technology Manager
8 26 (6.86%) Product Manager
9 25 (6.60%) Data Analyst
10 24 (6.33%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.33%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (5.28%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.49%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.22%) IT Support
13 16 (4.22%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 15 (3.96%) Data Governance Analyst
14 15 (3.96%) Data Governance Manager
14 15 (3.96%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.22%) .NET
2 15 (3.96%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.90%) JSON
4 10 (2.64%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.64%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.64%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.64%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.64%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.64%) XML
4 10 (2.64%) XMPP
5 9 (2.37%) Node.js
6 6 (1.58%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.58%) Middleware
7 5 (1.32%) RESTful
8 4 (1.06%) OAuth
8 4 (1.06%) OpenID
8 4 (1.06%) PySpark
9 3 (0.79%) Godot
9 3 (0.79%) Kafka
9 3 (0.79%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.36%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.98%) Virtual Team
3 49 (12.93%) Product Ownership
4 42 (11.08%) Social Media
5 38 (10.03%) Management Information System
6 34 (8.97%) Over-the-Top Content
7 33 (8.71%) Blog
8 17 (4.49%) Data Structures
9 12 (3.17%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.64%) FlexPod
10 10 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (2.64%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.85%) Replication
11 7 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.58%) Web Conferencing
13 5 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (1.32%) Reference Data
14 4 (1.06%) Algorithms
14 4 (1.06%) Cloud Native
14 4 (1.06%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.49%) Linux
2 11 (2.90%) Windows
2 11 (2.90%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (37.99%) Decision-Making
2 133 (35.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 124 (32.72%) Analytics
4 99 (26.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 90 (23.75%) CRM
6 89 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
7 80 (21.11%) DevOps
7 80 (21.11%) Test Automation
8 77 (20.32%) AI
9 75 (19.79%) Business Intelligence
10 73 (19.26%) Software Engineering
11 72 (19.00%) Roadmaps
12 67 (17.68%) Mentoring
13 65 (17.15%) Data Governance
14 62 (16.36%) Performance Management
15 61 (16.09%) Digital Marketing
16 60 (15.83%) Agile
16 60 (15.83%) Project Delivery
17 57 (15.04%) Enterprise Architecture
18 52 (13.72%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 110 (29.02%) Python
2 68 (17.94%) C#
3 66 (17.41%) JavaScript
4 61 (16.09%) SQL
5 54 (14.25%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.19%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.37%) Java
8 6 (1.58%) Scala
9 3 (0.79%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.79%) VBA
10 2 (0.53%) PHP
10 2 (0.53%) R
11 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (9.50%) Degree
2 19 (5.01%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.43%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.37%) CIPD
5 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.85%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.32%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.32%) PMP
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.79%) CCNA
9 3 (0.79%) CCNP
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
10 2 (0.53%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.26%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (21.37%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.41%) QA
3 45 (11.87%) GDPR
4 18 (4.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (2.90%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.32%) 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%) PMO
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) IFRS
9 1 (0.26%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.26%) SLA
9 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.64%) Docker
3 8 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.85%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.85%) vSphere
5 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.96%) Ansible
2 11 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.90%) Terraform
3 10 (2.64%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.64%) Grafana
Vendors
1 91 (24.01%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.76%) Adobe
3 20 (5.28%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.69%) Cisco
5 13 (3.43%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.43%) Google
5 13 (3.43%) Palo Alto
6 11 (2.90%) Databricks
6 11 (2.90%) Oracle
6 11 (2.90%) VMware
7 10 (2.64%) SAP
7 10 (2.64%) Splunk
8 9 (2.37%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.85%) HubSpot
9 7 (1.85%) NetApp
10 6 (1.58%) IFS
11 4 (1.06%) Epicor
11 4 (1.06%) Infor
11 4 (1.06%) Informatica
11 4 (1.06%) Veeam