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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 148 87
Rank change year-on-year -26 -61 +27
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 366 369 776
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.57% 2.26% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.91% 2.43% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 154 201 333
10th Percentile £32,138 £29,848 £39,200
25th Percentile £40,075 £46,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £112,500 £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 19,144 15,200 21,191
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.93% 92.99% 87.55%
Number of salaries quoted 13,801 8,843 14,057
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,077
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,341
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.38% -6.10%

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 3 September 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 16 (4.37%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.55%) Apache
4 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 56 (15.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.01%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.09%) Windchill
6 3 (0.82%) Blender
6 3 (0.82%) Maya
7 2 (0.55%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 37 (10.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.38%) Adobe Campaign
2 27 (7.38%) Dynamics GP
3 5 (1.37%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (1.09%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.27%) HFM
6 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.58%) Power Platform
2 60 (16.39%) SaaS
3 58 (15.85%) Azure
4 38 (10.38%) AWS
5 20 (5.46%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (5.46%) Power Automate
6 18 (4.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (3.83%) GCP
9 13 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (3.55%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.28%) PowerApps
11 8 (2.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.91%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (1.91%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.64%) GitHub
14 5 (1.37%) Collibra
14 5 (1.37%) Snowflake
15 4 (1.09%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.47%) Broadband
2 16 (4.37%) Firewall
2 16 (4.37%) VLAN
3 15 (4.10%) LAN
3 15 (4.10%) WAN
4 9 (2.46%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.19%) BGP
5 8 (2.19%) OSPF
6 7 (1.91%) Cisco ASA
6 7 (1.91%) Cisco Firepower
6 7 (1.91%) Network Security
6 7 (1.91%) Unified Communications
6 7 (1.91%) WebEx
7 6 (1.64%) DHCP
7 6 (1.64%) DNS
7 6 (1.64%) MPLS
8 5 (1.37%) Cisco Nexus
8 5 (1.37%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.09%) VoIP
10 3 (0.82%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (15.30%) Power BI
2 29 (7.92%) Metadata
3 24 (6.56%) SQL Server
4 22 (6.01%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (4.64%) Tableau
6 10 (2.73%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.46%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.91%) Amazon QuickSight
8 7 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.91%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.91%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.91%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.91%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.37%) MySQL
11 4 (1.09%) Delta Lake
11 4 (1.09%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (1.09%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
13 2 (0.55%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 16 (4.37%) Git
2 8 (2.19%) JIRA
3 7 (1.91%) GitLab
4 2 (0.55%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.55%) ERwin
4 2 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 190 (51.91%) Social Skills
2 91 (24.86%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (22.68%) Legal
3 83 (22.68%) Marketing
4 72 (19.67%) Finance
5 38 (10.38%) Public Sector
6 30 (8.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (8.20%) Law
7 29 (7.92%) Telecoms
8 28 (7.65%) Retail
9 22 (6.01%) Banking
10 18 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.19%) Military
12 7 (1.91%) Billing
13 6 (1.64%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.37%) Welsh Language
15 4 (1.09%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.09%) Local Government
16 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 124 (33.88%) Senior
2 63 (17.21%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.39%) Testing Manager
4 42 (11.48%) Analyst
5 34 (9.29%) Architect
6 31 (8.47%) Campaign Manager
7 30 (8.20%) Administrator
8 28 (7.65%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.38%) Technology Manager
10 26 (7.10%) Data Architect
11 24 (6.56%) Data Analyst
11 24 (6.56%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (5.46%) Product Manager
13 18 (4.92%) Data Manager
14 17 (4.64%) Senior Data Analyst
15 14 (3.83%) Data Governance Analyst
15 14 (3.83%) Data Governance Manager
15 14 (3.83%) Governance Manager
16 13 (3.55%) Lead
17 12 (3.28%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.64%) .NET
2 15 (4.10%) ASP.NET
3 11 (3.01%) JSON
3 11 (3.01%) Terraform
4 10 (2.73%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.73%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.73%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.73%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.73%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.73%) XML
5 8 (2.19%) Node.js
6 7 (1.91%) RESTful
6 7 (1.91%) XMPP
7 4 (1.09%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.09%) Kafka
7 4 (1.09%) Middleware
7 4 (1.09%) PySpark
7 4 (1.09%) React
8 3 (0.82%) Godot
8 3 (0.82%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 55 (15.03%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.48%) Virtual Team
3 48 (13.11%) Product Ownership
4 32 (8.74%) Social Media
5 31 (8.47%) Blog
5 31 (8.47%) Management Information System
6 27 (7.38%) Over-the-Top Content
7 14 (3.83%) Data Structures
8 10 (2.73%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.73%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.19%) Cloud Native
9 8 (2.19%) Data Centre
9 8 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.91%) FlexPod
10 7 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.64%) Reference Data
12 5 (1.37%) Taxonomies
13 4 (1.09%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.10%) Windows
2 14 (3.83%) Linux
3 8 (2.19%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (37.16%) Decision-Making
2 131 (35.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 124 (33.88%) Analytics
4 105 (28.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 90 (24.59%) AI
6 87 (23.77%) DevOps
7 84 (22.95%) Problem-Solving
8 83 (22.68%) Business Intelligence
9 78 (21.31%) Test Automation
10 75 (20.49%) Software Engineering
11 74 (20.22%) Roadmaps
12 73 (19.95%) Agile
13 71 (19.40%) CRM
14 70 (19.13%) Data Governance
15 69 (18.85%) Mentoring
15 69 (18.85%) Project Delivery
16 64 (17.49%) Performance Management
17 59 (16.12%) Enterprise Architecture
18 56 (15.30%) Data Modelling
19 54 (14.75%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 121 (33.06%) Python
2 75 (20.49%) C#
3 67 (18.31%) JavaScript
4 66 (18.03%) SQL
5 55 (15.03%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.66%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.73%) Java
8 5 (1.37%) Scala
9 2 (0.55%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (9.56%) Degree
2 22 (6.01%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.64%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.46%) CIPD
5 8 (2.19%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.64%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.64%) PMP
7 5 (1.37%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.82%) CCNA
9 3 (0.82%) CCNP
9 3 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.55%) CITP
11 1 (0.27%) ACCA
11 1 (0.27%) OCP
11 1 (0.27%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (24.32%) Data Quality
2 66 (18.03%) QA
3 52 (14.21%) GDPR
4 26 (7.10%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 14 (3.83%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.09%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.09%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.55%) IFRS
8 2 (0.55%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.55%) ISO 19650
8 2 (0.55%) PERC
8 2 (0.55%) PMO
8 2 (0.55%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.27%) ECSS
9 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.55%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.73%) Docker
3 4 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 4 (1.09%) Virtual Servers
3 4 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.09%) vSphere
4 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.83%) Ansible
2 11 (3.01%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.91%) Cisco CUCM
3 7 (1.91%) Grafana
Vendors
1 88 (24.04%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.65%) Adobe
3 19 (5.19%) Salesforce
4 15 (4.10%) Cisco
5 13 (3.55%) Google
5 13 (3.55%) Informatica
6 12 (3.28%) Databricks
6 12 (3.28%) Oracle
7 10 (2.73%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.73%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.73%) SAP
8 7 (1.91%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.91%) Splunk
8 7 (1.91%) Talend
8 7 (1.91%) VMware
9 6 (1.64%) IFS
10 4 (1.09%) Epicor
10 4 (1.09%) Infor
10 4 (1.09%) NetApp
10 4 (1.09%) Veeam