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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 145 89
Rank change year-on-year -25 -56 +25
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 364 359 751
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.52% 2.22% 3.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 2.38% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 147 188 292
10th Percentile £31,400 £31,775 £40,125
25th Percentile £40,928 £45,469 £49,369
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £95,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £112,150 £107,500
UK median annual salary £56,029 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.62% - -7.69%

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 19,495 15,078 20,328
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.33% 93.14% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,036 8,555 12,692
10th Percentile £34,250 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,549 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -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 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 15 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 16 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.55%) Apache
3 2 (0.55%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 62 (17.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.65%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.10%) Windchill
6 3 (0.82%) Blender
6 3 (0.82%) Maya
7 2 (0.55%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (10.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.42%) Dynamics GP
3 21 (5.77%) Adobe Campaign
4 5 (1.37%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (1.10%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.55%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.68%) Power Platform
2 61 (16.76%) SaaS
3 59 (16.21%) Azure
4 37 (10.16%) AWS
5 19 (5.22%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (4.95%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (4.95%) Power Automate
7 15 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (3.85%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.85%) GCP
9 13 (3.57%) Entra ID
9 13 (3.57%) PowerApps
10 12 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (2.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.92%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.92%) GitHub
13 5 (1.37%) Collibra
13 5 (1.37%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.10%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.87%) Broadband
2 18 (4.95%) Firewall
2 18 (4.95%) VLAN
3 17 (4.67%) LAN
3 17 (4.67%) WAN
4 11 (3.02%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.75%) BGP
5 10 (2.75%) OSPF
6 8 (2.20%) DHCP
6 8 (2.20%) DNS
7 7 (1.92%) Cisco ASA
7 7 (1.92%) Cisco Firepower
7 7 (1.92%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.92%) Network Security
7 7 (1.92%) Structured Cabling
7 7 (1.92%) Unified Communications
7 7 (1.92%) WebEx
8 6 (1.65%) MPLS
9 5 (1.37%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.37%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (15.38%) Power BI
2 31 (8.52%) Metadata
3 23 (6.32%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (6.32%) SQL Server
4 17 (4.67%) Tableau
5 10 (2.75%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.47%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.92%) Amazon QuickSight
7 7 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (1.92%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.92%) NoSQL
7 7 (1.92%) Snowflake Schema
7 7 (1.92%) Star Schema
8 6 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.37%) MySQL
9 5 (1.37%) Relational Database
10 4 (1.10%) Delta Lake
10 4 (1.10%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.82%) GIS
12 2 (0.55%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 18 (4.95%) Git
2 8 (2.20%) JIRA
3 5 (1.37%) GitLab
4 4 (1.10%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.55%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.55%) ERwin
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) RStudio
6 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 187 (51.37%) Social Skills
2 92 (25.27%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (23.35%) Legal
4 78 (21.43%) Marketing
5 73 (20.05%) Finance
6 42 (11.54%) Public Sector
7 35 (9.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 34 (9.34%) Law
9 32 (8.79%) Telecoms
10 29 (7.97%) Retail
11 25 (6.87%) Banking
12 20 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.20%) Military
14 7 (1.92%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.92%) Billing
15 6 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.37%) Welsh Language
17 4 (1.10%) Environmental Health
17 4 (1.10%) Local Government
17 4 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 123 (33.79%) Senior
2 61 (16.76%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.46%) Testing Manager
4 40 (10.99%) Analyst
5 36 (9.89%) Architect
6 28 (7.69%) Administrator
6 28 (7.69%) Data Architect
6 28 (7.69%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (7.42%) Technology Manager
8 25 (6.87%) Campaign Manager
9 24 (6.59%) Data Analyst
10 22 (6.04%) Senior Analyst
11 18 (4.95%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.67%) Senior Data Analyst
13 16 (4.40%) Lead
13 16 (4.40%) Product Manager
14 14 (3.85%) Data Governance Analyst
14 14 (3.85%) Data Governance Manager
14 14 (3.85%) Governance Manager
14 14 (3.85%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.67%) .NET
2 15 (4.12%) ASP.NET
3 13 (3.57%) Terraform
4 11 (3.02%) JSON
5 10 (2.75%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.75%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.75%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.75%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.75%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.75%) XML
6 7 (1.92%) RESTful
6 7 (1.92%) XMPP
7 6 (1.65%) Node.js
8 4 (1.10%) EDI
8 4 (1.10%) Kafka
8 4 (1.10%) Middleware
8 4 (1.10%) PySpark
8 4 (1.10%) React
8 4 (1.10%) YAML
9 3 (0.82%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 53 (14.56%) Virtual Team
2 49 (13.46%) Marketing Technology
3 42 (11.54%) Product Ownership
4 35 (9.62%) Management Information System
5 31 (8.52%) Blog
6 26 (7.14%) Social Media
7 21 (5.77%) Over-the-Top Content
8 13 (3.57%) Data Structures
9 10 (2.75%) Data Centre
9 10 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (2.75%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.47%) Cloud Native
11 8 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.92%) FlexPod
12 7 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.92%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (1.65%) Reference Data
14 5 (1.37%) Taxonomies
15 4 (1.10%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.12%) Windows
2 14 (3.85%) Linux
3 8 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (37.91%) Decision-Making
2 133 (36.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 119 (32.69%) Analytics
4 106 (29.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 91 (25.00%) AI
6 89 (24.45%) Business Intelligence
7 86 (23.63%) DevOps
8 84 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 79 (21.70%) Test Automation
10 75 (20.60%) Software Engineering
11 73 (20.05%) Data Governance
12 72 (19.78%) Agile
13 71 (19.51%) Project Delivery
14 69 (18.96%) Roadmaps
15 67 (18.41%) Performance Management
16 66 (18.13%) Mentoring
17 65 (17.86%) CRM
18 59 (16.21%) Enterprise Architecture
19 58 (15.93%) Data Modelling
20 53 (14.56%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 123 (33.79%) Python
2 75 (20.60%) C#
3 68 (18.68%) SQL
4 67 (18.41%) JavaScript
5 55 (15.11%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.74%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.75%) Java
8 3 (0.82%) Scala
9 2 (0.55%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) R
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (9.89%) Degree
2 24 (6.59%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.49%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.47%) CIPD
4 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.20%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.65%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.65%) PMP
7 5 (1.37%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (1.10%) CCNP
8 4 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.82%) CCNA
9 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.82%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.82%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.55%) CITP
11 1 (0.27%) OCP
11 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (25.55%) Data Quality
2 69 (18.96%) QA
3 53 (14.56%) GDPR
4 26 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 16 (4.40%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.10%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.10%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.82%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.55%) IFRS
9 2 (0.55%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.55%) PERC
9 2 (0.55%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.27%) PMO
10 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.57%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.20%) Docker
3 4 (1.10%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 4 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
3 4 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.10%) vSphere
4 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (4.40%) Ansible
2 9 (2.47%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.92%) Cisco CUCM
3 7 (1.92%) Grafana
Vendors
1 91 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.04%) Adobe
3 17 (4.67%) Cisco
4 13 (3.57%) Google
4 13 (3.57%) Informatica
4 13 (3.57%) Salesforce
5 12 (3.30%) Databricks
6 11 (3.02%) Oracle
7 10 (2.75%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.75%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.75%) SAP
8 7 (1.92%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.92%) Splunk
8 7 (1.92%) Talend
8 7 (1.92%) VMware
9 5 (1.37%) IFS
10 4 (1.10%) Epicor
10 4 (1.10%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.10%) Infor
10 4 (1.10%) Veeam