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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 151 87
Rank change year-on-year -23 -64 +33
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 375 352 719
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.51% 2.13% 3.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 2.28% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 150 185 289
10th Percentile £34,638 £32,500 £39,800
25th Percentile £42,925 £44,196 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,946 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.85% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,201 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £91,375 £112,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -6.95%

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 20,104 15,435 20,155
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.13% 93.44% 87.99%
Number of salaries quoted 14,351 8,541 12,114
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,460 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.91% -0.90% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.11% -3.39%

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 26 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 15 (4.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.53%) Apache
3 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 60 (16.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.40%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (2.13%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.07%) Windchill
6 3 (0.80%) Blender
6 3 (0.80%) Maya
7 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (9.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.20%) Dynamics GP
3 20 (5.33%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.33%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.07%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.53%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (17.07%) Power Platform
2 63 (16.80%) Azure
3 61 (16.27%) SaaS
4 36 (9.60%) AWS
5 20 (5.33%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (4.53%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.27%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (4.27%) Power Automate
8 15 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (4.00%) GCP
9 14 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (3.47%) Entra ID
10 13 (3.47%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 9 (2.40%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 9 (2.40%) GitHub
13 7 (1.87%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (1.33%) Collibra
15 4 (1.07%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.07%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.40%) Broadband
2 19 (5.07%) Firewall
3 18 (4.80%) LAN
4 17 (4.53%) VLAN
5 16 (4.27%) WAN
6 11 (2.93%) TCP/IP
7 10 (2.67%) BGP
7 10 (2.67%) OSPF
8 9 (2.40%) Network Security
9 8 (2.13%) DHCP
9 8 (2.13%) DNS
10 7 (1.87%) Cisco Nexus
10 7 (1.87%) Structured Cabling
11 6 (1.60%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (1.60%) Cisco Firepower
11 6 (1.60%) MPLS
11 6 (1.60%) Unified Communications
11 6 (1.60%) WebEx
12 5 (1.33%) Ethernet VPN
12 5 (1.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (13.87%) Power BI
2 38 (10.13%) Metadata
3 26 (6.93%) SQL Server
4 25 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.00%) Tableau
6 11 (2.93%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.67%) Data Lake
8 9 (2.40%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (2.40%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.40%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.40%) NoSQL
8 9 (2.40%) Snowflake Schema
8 9 (2.40%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.33%) MySQL
10 5 (1.33%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.07%) Delta Lake
11 4 (1.07%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.80%) GIS
13 2 (0.53%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 20 (5.33%) Git
2 10 (2.67%) JIRA
3 6 (1.60%) GitLab
4 4 (1.07%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.53%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.53%) ERwin
5 2 (0.53%) MLflow
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) RStudio
General
1 191 (50.93%) Social Skills
2 94 (25.07%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (23.47%) Legal
4 80 (21.33%) Marketing
5 76 (20.27%) Finance
6 46 (12.27%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 36 (9.60%) Law
9 33 (8.80%) Telecoms
10 29 (7.73%) Retail
11 28 (7.47%) Banking
12 23 (6.13%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.13%) Aerospace
13 8 (2.13%) Military
14 7 (1.87%) Billing
14 7 (1.87%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.33%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.07%) Local Government
16 4 (1.07%) Police
Job Titles
1 127 (33.87%) Senior
2 63 (16.80%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.07%) Testing Manager
4 39 (10.40%) Architect
5 37 (9.87%) Analyst
6 30 (8.00%) Data Architect
7 28 (7.47%) Marketing Manager
8 27 (7.20%) Administrator
8 27 (7.20%) Technology Manager
9 24 (6.40%) Campaign Manager
10 22 (5.87%) Data Analyst
10 22 (5.87%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (5.60%) Data Manager
12 20 (5.33%) Lead
13 17 (4.53%) Data Governance Analyst
13 17 (4.53%) Data Governance Manager
13 17 (4.53%) Governance Manager
13 17 (4.53%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.27%) Network Engineer
15 15 (4.00%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.07%) .NET
2 15 (4.00%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.20%) Terraform
4 11 (2.93%) JSON
5 10 (2.67%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.67%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.67%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.67%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.67%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.67%) XML
6 7 (1.87%) RESTful
7 6 (1.60%) XMPP
8 5 (1.33%) Node.js
9 4 (1.07%) EDI
9 4 (1.07%) Kafka
9 4 (1.07%) Middleware
9 4 (1.07%) PySpark
9 4 (1.07%) React
9 4 (1.07%) REST
9 4 (1.07%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.13%) Virtual Team
2 49 (13.07%) Marketing Technology
3 44 (11.73%) Product Ownership
4 36 (9.60%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.27%) Blog
6 25 (6.67%) Social Media
7 20 (5.33%) Over-the-Top Content
8 12 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (2.93%) Data Structures
10 10 (2.67%) Data Centre
10 10 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (2.67%) Onboarding
11 9 (2.40%) Cloud Native
12 8 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (1.60%) FlexPod
13 6 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.60%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (1.33%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.27%) Windows
2 13 (3.47%) Linux
3 7 (1.87%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (36.80%) Continuous Improvement
1 138 (36.80%) Decision-Making
2 122 (32.53%) Analytics
3 108 (28.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 93 (24.80%) AI
5 89 (23.73%) Business Intelligence
5 89 (23.73%) DevOps
6 86 (22.93%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (21.87%) Test Automation
8 81 (21.60%) Data Governance
9 78 (20.80%) Agile
10 76 (20.27%) Software Engineering
11 74 (19.73%) Project Delivery
12 71 (18.93%) Mentoring
13 69 (18.40%) Roadmaps
14 66 (17.60%) Performance Management
15 63 (16.80%) CRM
16 62 (16.53%) Data Modelling
17 59 (15.73%) Enterprise Architecture
18 55 (14.67%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.07%) Python
2 79 (21.07%) C#
3 71 (18.93%) SQL
4 67 (17.87%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.67%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.33%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.67%) Java
8 2 (0.53%) PHP
8 2 (0.53%) Scala
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) R
9 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 38 (10.13%) Degree
2 28 (7.47%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.67%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.40%) CIPD
4 9 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.13%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.60%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.60%) PMP
7 5 (1.33%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.07%) CCNP
8 4 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.80%) CCNA
9 3 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
11 1 (0.27%) OCP
11 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (26.67%) Data Quality
2 68 (18.13%) QA
3 58 (15.47%) GDPR
4 28 (7.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 18 (4.80%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.07%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.07%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.80%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.53%) NIST
9 2 (0.53%) PERC
9 2 (0.53%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS
System Software
1 13 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.40%) Docker
3 4 (1.07%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.80%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.80%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.00%) Ansible
2 8 (2.13%) Grafana
2 8 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.60%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 93 (24.80%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.60%) Adobe
3 16 (4.27%) Cisco
4 15 (4.00%) Informatica
5 14 (3.73%) Databricks
6 13 (3.47%) Google
7 12 (3.20%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.93%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.93%) Oracle
9 10 (2.67%) SAP
10 9 (2.40%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.40%) Talend
11 7 (1.87%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.60%) Splunk
12 6 (1.60%) VMware
13 4 (1.07%) Epicor
13 4 (1.07%) HubSpot
13 4 (1.07%) IFS
13 4 (1.07%) Infor
13 4 (1.07%) Veeam