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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 111 85
Rank change year-on-year -49 -26 +28
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 384 488 794
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.69% 2.97% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 3.20% 3.63%
Number of salaries quoted 160 223 356
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,400 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £48,375 £46,048
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,150 £68,525 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.98% +5.42% +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £101,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £125,478 £100,000
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 18,751 15,258 21,879
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 92.88% 87.75%
Number of salaries quoted 13,547 8,951 15,627
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,875 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 12 August 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 18 (4.69%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.30%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.52%) Apache
3 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.04%) Windchill
5 3 (0.78%) Blender
5 3 (0.78%) Maya
6 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 41 (10.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.85%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.03%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.56%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.30%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
7 1 (0.26%) Magento
7 1 (0.26%) Shopify
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 71 (18.49%) Power Platform
2 58 (15.10%) SaaS
3 54 (14.06%) Azure
4 38 (9.90%) AWS
5 25 (6.51%) Power Automate
6 22 (5.73%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.43%) Microsoft Purview
8 16 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (3.39%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.13%) GCP
10 12 (3.13%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.82%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.82%) GitHub
12 6 (1.56%) Snowflake
13 5 (1.30%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (1.04%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.04%) Collibra
15 3 (0.78%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.90%) Broadband
2 18 (4.69%) Firewall
3 15 (3.91%) VLAN
4 14 (3.65%) LAN
4 14 (3.65%) WAN
5 11 (2.86%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.60%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.60%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.60%) WebEx
7 7 (1.82%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.30%) BGP
8 5 (1.30%) Network Security
9 4 (1.04%) DHCP
9 4 (1.04%) DNS
9 4 (1.04%) MPLS
9 4 (1.04%) OSPF
9 4 (1.04%) VoIP
10 3 (0.78%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.78%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (15.36%) Power BI
2 25 (6.51%) Metadata
3 21 (5.47%) SQL Server
4 20 (5.21%) Tableau
5 15 (3.91%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.60%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.30%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.30%) MySQL
8 5 (1.30%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.04%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.78%) GIS
10 3 (0.78%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.78%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.52%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.52%) Power Query
12 1 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 8 (2.08%) Git
1 8 (2.08%) GitLab
1 8 (2.08%) JIRA
2 2 (0.52%) ER Studio
2 2 (0.52%) ERwin
3 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 195 (50.78%) Social Skills
2 97 (25.26%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (22.92%) Marketing
4 81 (21.09%) Legal
5 74 (19.27%) Finance
6 36 (9.38%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.81%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 29 (7.55%) Retail
9 28 (7.29%) Law
10 26 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (4.95%) Banking
12 8 (2.08%) Military
13 7 (1.82%) Billing
14 6 (1.56%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.30%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.04%) Back Office
16 4 (1.04%) Environmental Health
17 3 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 120 (31.25%) Senior
2 66 (17.19%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.76%) Testing Manager
4 47 (12.24%) Analyst
5 38 (9.90%) Campaign Manager
6 37 (9.64%) Administrator
7 34 (8.85%) Architect
8 28 (7.29%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.03%) Technology Manager
10 26 (6.77%) Data Analyst
10 26 (6.77%) Data Architect
10 26 (6.77%) Product Manager
11 25 (6.51%) Senior Analyst
12 19 (4.95%) Data Manager
13 17 (4.43%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.17%) IT Support
14 16 (4.17%) Senior Campaign Manager
15 15 (3.91%) Data Governance Analyst
15 15 (3.91%) Data Governance Manager
15 15 (3.91%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.17%) .NET
2 15 (3.91%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.86%) JSON
4 10 (2.60%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.60%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.60%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.60%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.60%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.60%) XML
4 10 (2.60%) XMPP
5 9 (2.34%) Node.js
6 6 (1.56%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.56%) RESTful
7 5 (1.30%) Middleware
8 4 (1.04%) Kafka
8 4 (1.04%) OAuth
8 4 (1.04%) OpenID
8 4 (1.04%) PySpark
8 4 (1.04%) PyTorch
9 3 (0.78%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.15%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.80%) Virtual Team
3 50 (13.02%) Product Ownership
4 39 (10.16%) Management Information System
4 39 (10.16%) Social Media
5 34 (8.85%) Over-the-Top Content
6 31 (8.07%) Blog
7 16 (4.17%) Data Structures
8 12 (3.13%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.60%) FlexPod
9 10 (2.60%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (2.60%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.82%) Reference Data
10 7 (1.82%) Replication
10 7 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.56%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.30%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.30%) Taxonomies
13 4 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.43%) Linux
2 12 (3.13%) Windows
3 11 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (38.02%) Decision-Making
2 133 (34.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 131 (34.11%) Analytics
4 103 (26.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 89 (23.18%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (22.40%) CRM
7 85 (22.14%) AI
8 80 (20.83%) DevOps
9 78 (20.31%) Business Intelligence
9 78 (20.31%) Test Automation
10 77 (20.05%) Roadmaps
11 75 (19.53%) Software Engineering
12 69 (17.97%) Data Governance
13 68 (17.71%) Mentoring
14 67 (17.45%) Agile
15 64 (16.67%) Project Delivery
16 63 (16.41%) Performance Management
17 61 (15.89%) Digital Marketing
18 58 (15.10%) Enterprise Architecture
19 52 (13.54%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 114 (29.69%) Python
2 69 (17.97%) C#
3 66 (17.19%) JavaScript
4 62 (16.15%) SQL
5 54 (14.06%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.02%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.34%) Java
8 6 (1.56%) Scala
9 2 (0.52%) PHP
9 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.52%) VBA
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (9.11%) Degree
2 23 (5.99%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.43%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.34%) CIPD
5 8 (2.08%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.30%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.30%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.30%) PMP
8 4 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.78%) CCNA
9 3 (0.78%) CCNP
9 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.78%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.52%) CITP
11 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.26%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (22.92%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.19%) QA
3 49 (12.76%) GDPR
4 20 (5.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 13 (3.39%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.04%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.52%) IFRS
9 2 (0.52%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.52%) PMO
9 2 (0.52%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.26%) ECSS
10 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.26%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.86%) Docker
3 8 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.82%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.82%) vSphere
5 4 (1.04%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.04%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.91%) Ansible
2 12 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.13%) Terraform
3 10 (2.60%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.60%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (23.96%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.11%) Adobe
3 20 (5.21%) Salesforce
4 15 (3.91%) Cisco
5 13 (3.39%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.39%) Google
5 13 (3.39%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.13%) Databricks
7 11 (2.86%) Oracle
7 11 (2.86%) SAP
7 11 (2.86%) VMware
8 10 (2.60%) Splunk
9 8 (2.08%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.82%) Informatica
10 7 (1.82%) NetApp
11 6 (1.56%) IFS
12 5 (1.30%) HubSpot
13 4 (1.04%) CheckPoint
13 4 (1.04%) Epicor
13 4 (1.04%) Infor