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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 75 98
Rank change year-on-year -49 +23 +18
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 377 533 965
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.13% 4.03% 2.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 4.26% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 218 296 490
10th Percentile £26,250 £41,625 £37,161
25th Percentile £40,235 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +33.33% -12.67%
75th Percentile £68,750 £122,500 £81,181
90th Percentile £93,250 £152,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,450 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.73% +25.00% -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 14,746 12,526 29,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.22% 94.76% 91.58%
Number of salaries quoted 10,299 8,909 23,673
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,436 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.51%

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 18 April 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 14 (3.71%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.86%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.80%) SAS
5 2 (0.53%) Moodle
5 2 (0.53%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.53%) WordPress
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 1 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 40 (10.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.18%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (2.65%) Oracle Smart View
5 6 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.80%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.27%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 28 (7.43%) Adobe Campaign
2 20 (5.31%) Oracle Assets
2 20 (5.31%) Oracle Financials
2 20 (5.31%) Oracle General Ledger
2 20 (5.31%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (5.31%) Oracle Receivables
3 13 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (2.92%) Oracle ERP
5 10 (2.65%) Hyperion Planning
6 9 (2.39%) Dynamics NAV
6 9 (2.39%) Magento
6 9 (2.39%) Shopify
7 7 (1.86%) NetSuite
8 4 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.27%) HFM
9 1 (0.27%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 104 (27.59%) Azure
2 65 (17.24%) Power Platform
3 45 (11.94%) AWS
4 36 (9.55%) Snowflake
5 21 (5.57%) GCP
6 18 (4.77%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.71%) Power Automate
8 9 (2.39%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.39%) Azure Machine Learning
9 8 (2.12%) dbt
10 7 (1.86%) SaaS
11 5 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.33%) Collibra
12 4 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (1.06%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.06%) GitHub
13 3 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.53%) Azure Pipelines
14 2 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 30 (7.96%) Broadband
2 13 (3.45%) Cisco ASA
2 13 (3.45%) Firewall
3 9 (2.39%) LAN
3 9 (2.39%) VLAN
3 9 (2.39%) WAN
4 8 (2.12%) Cisco Firepower
4 8 (2.12%) Unified Communications
4 8 (2.12%) WebEx
5 6 (1.59%) BGP
6 3 (0.80%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.27%) ADSL
7 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.27%) Internet
7 1 (0.27%) MPLS
7 1 (0.27%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) OSPF
7 1 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (16.45%) Power BI
2 45 (11.94%) Data Warehouse
3 29 (7.69%) Metadata
4 21 (5.57%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.92%) Data Lake
6 10 (2.65%) Essbase
6 10 (2.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 10 (2.65%) Tableau
7 9 (2.39%) BigQuery
8 8 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.86%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.59%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.59%) BusinessObjects
10 6 (1.59%) MySQL
11 5 (1.33%) Power Query
12 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
13 3 (0.80%) GIS
Development Applications
1 20 (5.31%) Oracle Forms
2 11 (2.92%) JIRA
3 8 (2.12%) Git
3 8 (2.12%) GitLab
4 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.80%) Maven
5 3 (0.80%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.53%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.27%) Mocha
7 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 125 (33.16%) Social Skills
2 87 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (22.81%) Finance
4 77 (20.42%) Marketing
5 50 (13.26%) Public Sector
6 46 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (8.22%) Retail
8 25 (6.63%) Banking
8 25 (6.63%) Telecoms
9 20 (5.31%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.18%) Back Office
11 7 (1.86%) Advertising
12 5 (1.33%) Law
13 4 (1.06%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.06%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.53%) Aviation
14 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.53%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.53%) Legal
14 2 (0.53%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 92 (24.40%) Senior
2 59 (15.65%) Architect
3 57 (15.12%) Analyst
4 49 (13.00%) Data Architect
5 31 (8.22%) Senior Manager
6 28 (7.43%) Campaign Manager
6 28 (7.43%) Senior Analyst
7 26 (6.90%) Data Manager
8 25 (6.63%) Administrator
9 24 (6.37%) Lead
10 21 (5.57%) Governance Manager
10 21 (5.57%) Product Manager
11 20 (5.31%) Data Engineer
11 20 (5.31%) Data Governance Analyst
11 20 (5.31%) Data Governance Manager
11 20 (5.31%) Oracle Analyst
11 20 (5.31%) Senior Oracle Analyst
12 17 (4.51%) Developer
13 16 (4.24%) Applications Support
14 13 (3.45%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.18%) Middleware
1 12 (3.18%) REST
1 12 (3.18%) SOAP
2 8 (2.12%) XMPP
3 7 (1.86%) EDI
4 6 (1.59%) Node.js
5 5 (1.33%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.33%) OAuth
6 4 (1.06%) Kafka
6 4 (1.06%) OpenID
7 3 (0.80%) ActiveMQ
7 3 (0.80%) PySpark
7 3 (0.80%) RAML
8 2 (0.53%) JSON
8 2 (0.53%) Playwright
8 2 (0.53%) React
8 2 (0.53%) RESTful
9 1 (0.27%) Grails
9 1 (0.27%) SciPy
9 1 (0.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.94%) Management Information System
2 36 (9.55%) Product Ownership
3 32 (8.49%) Social Media
4 29 (7.69%) Marketing Technology
5 28 (7.43%) Over-the-Top Content
6 26 (6.90%) Blog
7 15 (3.98%) Onboarding
8 14 (3.71%) Data Structures
9 13 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (2.92%) Reference Data
11 10 (2.65%) Algorithms
11 10 (2.65%) Public Cloud
12 9 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
13 8 (2.12%) FlexPod
13 8 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
14 6 (1.59%) Data Centre
15 5 (1.33%) Replication
15 5 (1.33%) Security Posture
15 5 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
15 5 (1.33%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.45%) Linux
2 6 (1.59%) Windows
3 5 (1.33%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (36.34%) Analytics
2 86 (22.81%) Data Governance
2 86 (22.81%) Decision-Making
3 85 (22.55%) Business Intelligence
4 77 (20.42%) Data Strategy
5 73 (19.36%) Data Modelling
5 73 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (16.71%) Data Architecture
7 61 (16.18%) Roadmaps
7 61 (16.18%) Visualisation
8 60 (15.92%) CRM
9 58 (15.38%) Data Integration
10 57 (15.12%) ERP
11 50 (13.26%) Customer Experience
12 49 (13.00%) Mentoring
13 48 (12.73%) Data Visualisation
13 48 (12.73%) DevOps
14 45 (11.94%) Coaching
14 45 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
14 45 (11.94%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 93 (24.67%) SQL
2 50 (13.26%) Python
3 13 (3.45%) Java
4 10 (2.65%) Groovy
4 10 (2.65%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.33%) Scala
6 4 (1.06%) R
6 4 (1.06%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.80%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.80%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.80%) VBA
8 2 (0.53%) C++
9 1 (0.27%) ANSI SQL
9 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.27%) C#
9 1 (0.27%) PHP
9 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 53 (14.06%) Degree
2 25 (6.63%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.51%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.65%) DBS Check
5 8 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.86%) CITP
7 6 (1.59%) ISACA
8 5 (1.33%) CISA
8 5 (1.33%) CISM
8 5 (1.33%) CISSP
8 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.33%) SANS
9 3 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.53%) CRISC
10 2 (0.53%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (20.69%) Data Quality
2 34 (9.02%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.51%) GDPR
4 12 (3.18%) QA
5 7 (1.86%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.33%) GRC
6 5 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.33%) NIST
6 5 (1.33%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.53%) ECSS
8 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.27%) IFRS
8 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.27%) PMO
8 1 (0.27%) SLA
8 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (3.18%) Docker
2 11 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.59%) vSphere
4 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.33%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.33%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (3.71%) Kubernetes
1 14 (3.71%) Terraform
2 10 (2.65%) Ansible
3 8 (2.12%) Cisco CUCM
3 8 (2.12%) Grafana
4 5 (1.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (1.33%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 122 (32.36%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.22%) Adobe
3 30 (7.96%) Oracle
4 17 (4.51%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.51%) SAP
5 15 (3.98%) Cisco
6 13 (3.45%) Databricks
6 13 (3.45%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.92%) Google
7 11 (2.92%) VMware
8 10 (2.65%) Hyperion
9 9 (2.39%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.39%) Planon
9 9 (2.39%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.12%) Fortinet
10 8 (2.12%) Informatica
10 8 (2.12%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.12%) Splunk
11 6 (1.59%) HubSpot
12 5 (1.33%) NetApp