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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 152 130
Rank change year-on-year -24 -22 -20
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 368 344 526
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.46% 2.09% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.81% 2.23% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 150 189 256
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,850 £38,530
25th Percentile £40,767 £44,196 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,201 £95,000 £83,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
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 20,307 15,402 18,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.66% 93.79% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,399 8,401 10,957
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,498
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.96% -3.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 16 October 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 17 (4.62%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.54%) Apache
3 2 (0.54%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.54%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 64 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.45%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.09%) Windchill
6 3 (0.82%) Blender
6 3 (0.82%) Maya
7 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (10.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.34%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (1.63%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.36%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.09%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (16.58%) Azure
1 61 (16.58%) Power Platform
1 61 (16.58%) SaaS
2 33 (8.97%) AWS
3 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Purview
4 18 (4.89%) GCP
5 16 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
5 16 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (3.80%) PowerApps
7 13 (3.53%) GitHub
7 13 (3.53%) Power Automate
8 12 (3.26%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (2.99%) Entra ID
10 10 (2.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 9 (2.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.63%) Datadog
13 6 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.36%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.62%) Firewall
2 16 (4.35%) LAN
2 16 (4.35%) WAN
3 15 (4.08%) VLAN
4 11 (2.99%) Network Security
4 11 (2.99%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.72%) BGP
5 10 (2.72%) Broadband
5 10 (2.72%) OSPF
6 8 (2.17%) DHCP
6 8 (2.17%) DNS
7 7 (1.90%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.90%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (1.63%) MPLS
9 5 (1.36%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.36%) VPN
9 5 (1.36%) VXLAN
10 4 (1.09%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (1.09%) VoIP
10 4 (1.09%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (13.32%) Power BI
2 40 (10.87%) Metadata
3 27 (7.34%) SQL Server
4 24 (6.52%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.08%) Tableau
6 11 (2.99%) MongoDB
6 11 (2.99%) Snowflake Schema
7 9 (2.45%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.45%) DynamoDB
7 9 (2.45%) NoSQL
7 9 (2.45%) Star Schema
8 8 (2.17%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.36%) Delta Lake
10 5 (1.36%) MySQL
10 5 (1.36%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.09%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.82%) GIS
13 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.43%) Git
2 12 (3.26%) JIRA
3 10 (2.72%) GitLab
4 4 (1.09%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.54%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.54%) ERwin
5 2 (0.54%) MLflow
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) RStudio
General
1 198 (53.80%) Social Skills
2 94 (25.54%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (24.18%) Legal
4 76 (20.65%) Finance
5 64 (17.39%) Marketing
6 42 (11.41%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (10.05%) Law
9 32 (8.70%) Telecoms
10 30 (8.15%) Retail
11 28 (7.61%) Banking
12 25 (6.79%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (2.17%) Aerospace
14 8 (2.17%) Military
14 8 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.90%) Billing
16 6 (1.63%) Local Government
16 6 (1.63%) Manufacturing
17 5 (1.36%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 121 (32.88%) Senior
2 57 (15.49%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.32%) Testing Manager
4 35 (9.51%) Analyst
4 35 (9.51%) Architect
5 28 (7.61%) Marketing Manager
6 27 (7.34%) Technology Manager
7 26 (7.07%) Data Architect
8 24 (6.52%) Administrator
9 22 (5.98%) Data Manager
10 21 (5.71%) Data Analyst
10 21 (5.71%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (5.43%) Lead
12 18 (4.89%) Data Governance Analyst
12 18 (4.89%) Data Governance Manager
12 18 (4.89%) Governance Manager
13 17 (4.62%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.35%) Developer
15 14 (3.80%) Network Engineer
15 14 (3.80%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.98%) .NET
2 15 (4.08%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.26%) Terraform
4 11 (2.99%) JSON
5 10 (2.72%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.72%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.72%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.72%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.72%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.72%) XML
6 9 (2.45%) REST
7 7 (1.90%) RESTful
8 6 (1.63%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.36%) Node.js
10 4 (1.09%) Kafka
10 4 (1.09%) Middleware
10 4 (1.09%) PySpark
10 4 (1.09%) React
10 4 (1.09%) XMPP
10 4 (1.09%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.40%) Virtual Team
2 35 (9.51%) Marketing Technology
3 33 (8.97%) Management Information System
4 31 (8.42%) Blog
5 30 (8.15%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.26%) Data Centre
6 12 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
6 12 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (2.99%) Social Media
8 9 (2.45%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.45%) Data Structures
9 8 (2.17%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.63%) Over-the-Top Content
12 5 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.36%) Reference Data
13 4 (1.09%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.09%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.62%) Windows
2 13 (3.53%) Linux
3 8 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (38.32%) Continuous Improvement
2 122 (33.15%) Decision-Making
3 111 (30.16%) Analytics
4 110 (29.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 103 (27.99%) AI
6 90 (24.46%) DevOps
7 88 (23.91%) Business Intelligence
8 87 (23.64%) Test Automation
9 81 (22.01%) Problem-Solving
10 79 (21.47%) Agile
11 78 (21.20%) Data Governance
12 76 (20.65%) Mentoring
13 75 (20.38%) Project Delivery
14 74 (20.11%) Software Engineering
15 65 (17.66%) CRM
15 65 (17.66%) Performance Management
16 60 (16.30%) Enterprise Architecture
17 59 (16.03%) Data Modelling
18 58 (15.76%) Roadmaps
19 56 (15.22%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.70%) Python
2 82 (22.28%) C#
3 80 (21.74%) SQL
4 67 (18.21%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.95%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.59%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.72%) Java
8 2 (0.54%) PHP
8 2 (0.54%) Scala
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) R
9 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (10.33%) Degree
2 30 (8.15%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.61%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.45%) CIPD
5 8 (2.17%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.63%) PMP
8 5 (1.36%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.09%) CCNP
9 4 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.09%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.82%) CCNA
10 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.27%) HND
11 1 (0.27%) PhD
11 1 (0.27%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (27.45%) Data Quality
2 70 (19.02%) QA
3 59 (16.03%) GDPR
4 28 (7.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.89%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.09%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.09%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.82%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.54%) NIST
9 2 (0.54%) PERC
9 2 (0.54%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.53%) Docker
2 12 (3.26%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.09%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (3.53%) Ansible
2 10 (2.72%) Grafana
3 8 (2.17%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.09%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 92 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.08%) Informatica
3 14 (3.80%) Cisco
3 14 (3.80%) Databricks
4 13 (3.53%) Google
5 11 (2.99%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.72%) Oracle
6 10 (2.72%) SAP
7 9 (2.45%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.45%) Talend
8 7 (1.90%) Adobe
8 7 (1.90%) Palo Alto
8 7 (1.90%) VMware
9 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.36%) YouTube
10 4 (1.09%) Epicor
10 4 (1.09%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.09%) Infor
10 4 (1.09%) Splunk
10 4 (1.09%) Veeam