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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 109 96
Rank change year-on-year -51 -13 +15
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 357 514 875
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 3.11% 2.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 3.34% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 157 245 429
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,100 £37,500
25th Percentile £36,457 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £69,840 £61,150
Median % change year-on-year -23.87% +14.21% -3.32%
75th Percentile £67,500 £105,000 £81,450
90th Percentile £87,500 £129,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,813 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.44% +4.69% -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 17,794 15,412 26,661
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 93.25% 88.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12,991 9,129 20,081
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,900 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.79%

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 20 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 16 (4.48%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.12%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.56%) WordPress
6 1 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 56 (15.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.64%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.12%) Windchill
6 3 (0.84%) Blender
6 3 (0.84%) Maya
7 2 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.28%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 34 (9.52%) Adobe Campaign
2 27 (7.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (3.64%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.68%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.40%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (1.12%) Magento
6 4 (1.12%) Shopify
7 1 (0.28%) HFM
7 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (18.49%) Power Platform
2 51 (14.29%) Azure
3 45 (12.61%) SaaS
4 38 (10.64%) AWS
5 23 (6.44%) Power Automate
6 19 (5.32%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (4.20%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (3.92%) GCP
10 13 (3.64%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.52%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.96%) GitHub
13 5 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.40%) dbt
14 4 (1.12%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.12%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (1.12%) Snowflake
15 3 (0.84%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.64%) Broadband
2 17 (4.76%) Firewall
3 14 (3.92%) VLAN
4 13 (3.64%) LAN
4 13 (3.64%) WAN
5 10 (2.80%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.52%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.52%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.52%) WebEx
7 7 (1.96%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.40%) BGP
8 5 (1.40%) Network Security
9 4 (1.12%) DHCP
9 4 (1.12%) DNS
9 4 (1.12%) MPLS
9 4 (1.12%) OSPF
9 4 (1.12%) VoIP
10 3 (0.84%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.84%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.84%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (15.41%) Power BI
2 24 (6.72%) Metadata
3 22 (6.16%) SQL Server
4 19 (5.32%) Tableau
5 10 (2.80%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.96%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.40%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.40%) GIS
8 5 (1.40%) MySQL
9 4 (1.12%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.84%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.84%) Power Query
10 3 (0.84%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.56%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.56%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 10 (2.80%) JIRA
2 8 (2.24%) GitLab
3 7 (1.96%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.28%) ERwin
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.28%) Toad
General
1 167 (46.78%) Social Skills
2 89 (24.93%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (22.13%) Finance
4 76 (21.29%) Marketing
5 55 (15.41%) Legal
6 33 (9.24%) Public Sector
6 33 (9.24%) Retail
7 32 (8.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (8.96%) Telecoms
8 30 (8.40%) Law
9 21 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
10 20 (5.60%) Banking
11 7 (1.96%) Back Office
11 7 (1.96%) Billing
12 6 (1.68%) Welsh Language
13 4 (1.12%) Advertising
13 4 (1.12%) Environmental Health
13 4 (1.12%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.12%) Military
Job Titles
1 106 (29.69%) Senior
2 57 (15.97%) Senior Manager
3 47 (13.17%) Analyst
4 39 (10.92%) Administrator
5 38 (10.64%) Campaign Manager
6 37 (10.36%) Testing Manager
7 34 (9.52%) Architect
8 26 (7.28%) Product Manager
9 25 (7.00%) Data Architect
10 24 (6.72%) Data Analyst
11 23 (6.44%) Data Manager
12 22 (6.16%) Senior Analyst
13 18 (5.04%) Data Governance Analyst
13 18 (5.04%) Data Governance Manager
13 18 (5.04%) Governance Manager
14 17 (4.76%) Senior Data Analyst
15 16 (4.48%) Applications Support
15 16 (4.48%) IT Support
15 16 (4.48%) Senior Campaign Manager
16 15 (4.20%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.20%) .NET
2 14 (3.92%) ASP.NET
3 11 (3.08%) JSON
4 10 (2.80%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.80%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.80%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.80%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.80%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.80%) XML
5 9 (2.52%) Node.js
5 9 (2.52%) XMPP
6 8 (2.24%) Middleware
7 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.40%) Kafka
7 5 (1.40%) OAuth
7 5 (1.40%) RESTful
8 4 (1.12%) OpenID
8 4 (1.12%) PySpark
8 4 (1.12%) REST
8 4 (1.12%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.73%) Product Ownership
2 48 (13.45%) Marketing Technology
3 42 (11.76%) Social Media
4 41 (11.48%) Virtual Team
5 37 (10.36%) Management Information System
6 34 (9.52%) Over-the-Top Content
7 21 (5.88%) Blog
8 20 (5.60%) Data Structures
9 11 (3.08%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.52%) FlexPod
10 9 (2.52%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.52%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.96%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.68%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.68%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.68%) Replication
12 6 (1.68%) Web Conferencing
13 5 (1.40%) Data Centre
13 5 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.76%) Linux
2 10 (2.80%) Windows
2 10 (2.80%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (36.69%) Decision-Making
2 116 (32.49%) Analytics
3 103 (28.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 86 (24.09%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (24.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 78 (21.85%) CRM
6 73 (20.45%) Roadmaps
7 70 (19.61%) Business Intelligence
7 70 (19.61%) Data Governance
7 70 (19.61%) DevOps
8 61 (17.09%) AI
9 59 (16.53%) Agile
10 58 (16.25%) Software Engineering
11 54 (15.13%) Test Automation
12 51 (14.29%) Mentoring
13 50 (14.01%) Performance Management
14 48 (13.45%) Data Modelling
14 48 (13.45%) Project Delivery
15 47 (13.17%) Digital Marketing
16 45 (12.61%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 102 (28.57%) Python
2 66 (18.49%) SQL
3 55 (15.41%) C#
4 54 (15.13%) JavaScript
5 42 (11.76%) TypeScript
6 38 (10.64%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.80%) Java
8 6 (1.68%) Scala
9 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.84%) R
10 3 (0.84%) VBA
11 2 (0.56%) PHP
12 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 37 (10.36%) Degree
2 17 (4.76%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.08%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.52%) CIPD
5 8 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.96%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.40%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.40%) PMP
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.12%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.84%) CCNA
9 3 (0.84%) CCNP
9 3 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CITP
10 2 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.28%) CISSP
11 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.28%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (22.69%) Data Quality
2 54 (15.13%) QA
3 44 (12.32%) GDPR
4 18 (5.04%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (2.24%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.12%) Def Stans
8 4 (1.12%) ISO 9000
8 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.56%) PMO
10 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.28%) ECSS
10 1 (0.28%) GRC
10 1 (0.28%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.28%) NIST
10 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.28%) SLA
10 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.64%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.80%) Docker
3 7 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.68%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.68%) vSphere
5 4 (1.12%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (3.92%) Ansible
2 13 (3.64%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.36%) Terraform
4 9 (2.52%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.52%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (25.77%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.36%) Adobe
3 20 (5.60%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.92%) Cisco
4 14 (3.92%) Google
5 12 (3.36%) Fortinet
5 12 (3.36%) Palo Alto
6 11 (3.08%) Oracle
7 10 (2.80%) Databricks
7 10 (2.80%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.80%) VMware
8 9 (2.52%) HubSpot
8 9 (2.52%) SAP
8 9 (2.52%) Splunk
9 6 (1.68%) IFS
9 6 (1.68%) NetApp
10 4 (1.12%) CheckPoint
10 4 (1.12%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.12%) ESRI
10 4 (1.12%) WooCommerce