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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 106 92
Rank change year-on-year -60 -14 +22
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 377 494 812
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.72% 3.00% 3.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.08% 3.23% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 156 229 369
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,970 £37,500
25th Percentile £36,457 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £65,000 £62,900
Median % change year-on-year -18.20% +3.34% +0.64%
75th Percentile £66,500 £100,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £123,244 £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 18,155 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.94% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,190 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
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 29 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 17 (4.51%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.53%) WordPress
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 56 (14.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.71%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.06%) Windchill
6 3 (0.80%) Blender
6 3 (0.80%) Maya
7 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 41 (10.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (9.02%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.16%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.59%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.33%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.80%) Magento
6 3 (0.80%) Shopify
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.51%) Power Platform
2 57 (15.12%) SaaS
3 51 (13.53%) Azure
4 35 (9.28%) AWS
5 25 (6.63%) Power Automate
6 22 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.24%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (4.24%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (3.45%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.92%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.65%) GCP
11 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.86%) GitHub
12 6 (1.59%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.33%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.06%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
15 3 (0.80%) Anthropic Claude
16 2 (0.53%) Amazon Bedrock
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.08%) Broadband
2 17 (4.51%) Firewall
3 13 (3.45%) VLAN
4 12 (3.18%) LAN
4 12 (3.18%) WAN
5 10 (2.65%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.39%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.39%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.39%) WebEx
7 7 (1.86%) 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 (0.80%) MPLS
9 3 (0.80%) OSPF
9 3 (0.80%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.80%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (14.32%) Power BI
2 22 (5.84%) Metadata
2 22 (5.84%) SQL Server
3 19 (5.04%) Tableau
4 10 (2.65%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.33%) Geospatial Data
6 5 (1.33%) MySQL
6 5 (1.33%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
7 4 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.06%) GIS
8 3 (0.80%) Power Query
8 3 (0.80%) 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 (0.27%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 9 (2.39%) JIRA
2 8 (2.12%) GitLab
3 7 (1.86%) Git
4 1 (0.27%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.27%) ERwin
4 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 193 (51.19%) Social Skills
2 97 (25.73%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.34%) Marketing
4 81 (21.49%) Legal
5 72 (19.10%) Finance
6 31 (8.22%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.96%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.43%) Law
9 28 (7.43%) Retail
10 23 (6.10%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (4.51%) Banking
12 7 (1.86%) Billing
13 6 (1.59%) Back Office
13 6 (1.59%) Welsh Language
14 5 (1.33%) Military
15 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.80%) Humanities
16 3 (0.80%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 116 (30.77%) Senior
2 66 (17.51%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.00%) Testing Manager
4 48 (12.73%) Analyst
5 38 (10.08%) Administrator
5 38 (10.08%) Campaign Manager
6 33 (8.75%) Architect
7 27 (7.16%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.16%) Technology Manager
8 26 (6.90%) Product Manager
9 25 (6.63%) Data Analyst
10 24 (6.37%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.37%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (5.31%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.51%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.24%) IT Support
13 16 (4.24%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 15 (3.98%) Data Governance Analyst
14 15 (3.98%) Data Governance Manager
14 15 (3.98%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.24%) .NET
2 15 (3.98%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.92%) JSON
4 10 (2.65%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.65%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.65%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.65%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.65%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.65%) XML
5 9 (2.39%) Node.js
5 9 (2.39%) XMPP
6 7 (1.86%) Middleware
7 6 (1.59%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.33%) RESTful
9 4 (1.06%) OAuth
9 4 (1.06%) OpenID
9 4 (1.06%) PySpark
10 3 (0.80%) Express.js
10 3 (0.80%) Godot
10 3 (0.80%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.45%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.06%) Virtual Team
3 49 (13.00%) Product Ownership
4 42 (11.14%) Social Media
5 37 (9.81%) Management Information System
6 34 (9.02%) Over-the-Top Content
7 33 (8.75%) Blog
8 18 (4.77%) Data Structures
9 11 (2.92%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.39%) FlexPod
10 9 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.39%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.59%) Reference Data
12 6 (1.59%) Replication
12 6 (1.59%) Web Conferencing
13 5 (1.33%) Algorithms
13 5 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (1.06%) Data Centre
14 4 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.24%) Linux
2 10 (2.65%) Windows
2 10 (2.65%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (37.93%) Decision-Making
2 132 (35.01%) Continuous Improvement
3 125 (33.16%) Analytics
4 99 (26.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 90 (23.87%) CRM
6 85 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (21.49%) DevOps
8 80 (21.22%) Test Automation
9 77 (20.42%) AI
10 73 (19.36%) Software Engineering
11 72 (19.10%) Roadmaps
12 70 (18.57%) Business Intelligence
13 66 (17.51%) Data Governance
14 64 (16.98%) Mentoring
15 61 (16.18%) Digital Marketing
15 61 (16.18%) Performance Management
16 60 (15.92%) Agile
16 60 (15.92%) Project Delivery
17 57 (15.12%) Enterprise Architecture
18 52 (13.79%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 111 (29.44%) Python
2 68 (18.04%) C#
3 66 (17.51%) JavaScript
4 63 (16.71%) SQL
5 54 (14.32%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.26%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.39%) Java
8 6 (1.59%) Scala
9 4 (1.06%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.80%) VBA
11 2 (0.53%) PHP
11 2 (0.53%) R
12 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (9.28%) Degree
2 19 (5.04%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.39%) CIPD
5 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.86%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.33%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.33%) PMP
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.80%) CCNA
9 3 (0.80%) CCNP
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
10 2 (0.53%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.27%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (21.49%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.51%) QA
3 44 (11.67%) GDPR
4 18 (4.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (2.92%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.33%) 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 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.27%) ECSS
9 1 (0.27%) IFRS
9 1 (0.27%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
9 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.65%) Docker
3 7 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.59%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.59%) vSphere
5 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.71%) Ansible
2 11 (2.92%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.65%) Terraform
4 9 (2.39%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.39%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.81%) Adobe
3 19 (5.04%) Salesforce
4 13 (3.45%) Cisco
4 13 (3.45%) Google
5 12 (3.18%) Fortinet
5 12 (3.18%) Palo Alto
6 11 (2.92%) Databricks
6 11 (2.92%) Oracle
7 10 (2.65%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.65%) VMware
8 9 (2.39%) SAP
8 9 (2.39%) Splunk
9 7 (1.86%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.59%) IFS
10 6 (1.59%) NetApp
11 4 (1.06%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.06%) Epicor
11 4 (1.06%) Infor
11 4 (1.06%) Informatica