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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 81 141
Rank change year-on-year -40 +60 -8
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 374 562 706
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.26% 4.00% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.65% 4.19% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 218 304 482
10th Percentile £28,125 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,725 £80,000 £59,300
Median % change year-on-year -25.34% +34.91% -15.29%
75th Percentile £76,813 £122,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £152,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -9.91%

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 14,111 13,408 27,557
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.24% 95.41% 92.21%
Number of salaries quoted 9,199 8,890 22,844
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%

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 9 March 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 13 (3.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.14%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (2.14%) Confluence
3 6 (1.60%) SAS
4 5 (1.34%) IIS
5 2 (0.53%) Apache
5 2 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.53%) Moodle
5 2 (0.53%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.53%) WordPress
6 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.27%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 36 (9.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.67%) Oracle Smart View
4 6 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.80%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.27%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle Assets
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle Financials
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle General Ledger
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle Payables
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (3.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.94%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (2.67%) Hyperion Planning
5 9 (2.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (2.41%) Magento
5 9 (2.41%) Shopify
6 7 (1.87%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (1.07%) NetSuite
7 4 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (0.80%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.53%) Markit EDM
10 1 (0.27%) Primavera
10 1 (0.27%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 129 (34.49%) Azure
2 66 (17.65%) Power Platform
3 52 (13.90%) Snowflake
4 43 (11.50%) AWS
5 32 (8.56%) GCP
6 19 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (2.41%) Azure Machine Learning
10 8 (2.14%) Amazon S3
10 8 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (2.14%) dbt
10 8 (2.14%) GitHub
11 6 (1.60%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.60%) SaaS
12 5 (1.34%) Alation
12 5 (1.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (1.07%) Cloud Composer
13 4 (1.07%) Collibra
14 3 (0.80%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.41%) Broadband
2 8 (2.14%) Cisco ASA
2 8 (2.14%) Firewall
3 6 (1.60%) BGP
4 4 (1.07%) LAN
4 4 (1.07%) VLAN
4 4 (1.07%) WAN
5 3 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
5 3 (0.80%) PuTTY
5 3 (0.80%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.80%) WebEx
6 1 (0.27%) ADSL
6 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.27%) Internet
6 1 (0.27%) MPLS
6 1 (0.27%) Network Security
6 1 (0.27%) OSPF
6 1 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (18.45%) Data Warehouse
2 64 (17.11%) Power BI
3 40 (10.70%) Metadata
4 31 (8.29%) SQL Server
5 21 (5.61%) Data Lake
5 21 (5.61%) Tableau
6 16 (4.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 15 (4.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (3.74%) BigQuery
9 10 (2.67%) Essbase
9 10 (2.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 9 (2.41%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (2.41%) MySQL
11 8 (2.14%) BusinessObjects
11 8 (2.14%) Relational Database
12 7 (1.87%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (1.60%) Power Query
13 6 (1.60%) QlikView
14 5 (1.34%) Metadata Repository
15 4 (1.07%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 20 (5.35%) Oracle Forms
2 17 (4.55%) JIRA
3 11 (2.94%) Git
4 6 (1.60%) GitLab
5 4 (1.07%) ER Studio
5 4 (1.07%) ERwin
5 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.07%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.80%) Maven
6 3 (0.80%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.53%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.27%) JUnit
8 1 (0.27%) Mocha
8 1 (0.27%) Mockito
General
1 124 (33.16%) Social Skills
2 97 (25.94%) Analytical Skills
3 93 (24.87%) Finance
4 49 (13.10%) Marketing
5 46 (12.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (12.30%) Public Sector
6 31 (8.29%) Retail
7 26 (6.95%) Banking
8 21 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (5.61%) Telecoms
9 9 (2.41%) Advertising
9 9 (2.41%) Back Office
10 7 (1.87%) Law
10 7 (1.87%) Legal
11 6 (1.60%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.60%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.07%) Aviation
12 4 (1.07%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.07%) Retail Banking
13 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (21.93%) Senior
2 74 (19.79%) Architect
3 60 (16.04%) Analyst
3 60 (16.04%) Data Architect
4 32 (8.56%) Data Manager
5 29 (7.75%) Developer
6 26 (6.95%) Senior Analyst
7 24 (6.42%) Lead
8 22 (5.88%) Governance Manager
8 22 (5.88%) Senior Manager
9 21 (5.61%) Data Governance Analyst
9 21 (5.61%) Data Governance Manager
10 20 (5.35%) Data Engineer
10 20 (5.35%) Oracle Analyst
10 20 (5.35%) Senior Oracle Analyst
11 17 (4.55%) Administrator
12 13 (3.48%) Consultant
12 13 (3.48%) Support Analyst
13 11 (2.94%) Data Analyst
13 11 (2.94%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.48%) Middleware
2 12 (3.21%) REST
2 12 (3.21%) SOAP
3 5 (1.34%) .NET
3 5 (1.34%) .NET Framework
3 5 (1.34%) EDI
3 5 (1.34%) Entity Framework
3 5 (1.34%) WinForms
4 4 (1.07%) OAuth
5 3 (0.80%) ActiveMQ
5 3 (0.80%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.80%) Kafka
5 3 (0.80%) Node.js
5 3 (0.80%) PySpark
5 3 (0.80%) RAML
5 3 (0.80%) RESTful
5 3 (0.80%) Spring
5 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.80%) XMPP
6 2 (0.53%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.70%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.95%) Blog
3 24 (6.42%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (5.61%) Product Ownership
5 15 (4.01%) Reference Data
6 12 (3.21%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.94%) Data Structures
7 11 (2.94%) Social Media
8 10 (2.67%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.67%) Public Cloud
9 8 (2.14%) Marketing Technology
10 7 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.87%) Over-the-Top Content
11 6 (1.60%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.34%) Reinsurance
12 5 (1.34%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (1.07%) Cloud Native
13 4 (1.07%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.94%) Linux
2 9 (2.41%) Windows
3 3 (0.80%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.53%) VMS
5 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (35.29%) Analytics
2 93 (24.87%) Data Governance
3 91 (24.33%) Business Intelligence
4 83 (22.19%) Data Modelling
5 77 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 76 (20.32%) Data Architecture
7 74 (19.79%) Data Strategy
8 68 (18.18%) Visualisation
9 66 (17.65%) Decision-Making
10 65 (17.38%) DevOps
11 63 (16.84%) Data Integration
12 58 (15.51%) Mentoring
13 57 (15.24%) Agile
13 57 (15.24%) Data Engineering
14 55 (14.71%) ERP
15 53 (14.17%) Data Visualisation
16 52 (13.90%) Coaching
16 52 (13.90%) ETL
17 50 (13.37%) CRM
18 49 (13.10%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 116 (31.02%) SQL
2 49 (13.10%) Python
3 16 (4.28%) T-SQL
4 14 (3.74%) Java
5 10 (2.67%) Groovy
6 5 (1.34%) C#
6 5 (1.34%) R
7 3 (0.80%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.80%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.80%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.80%) VBA
8 2 (0.53%) C++
8 2 (0.53%) Scala
9 1 (0.27%) ANSI SQL
9 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (16.84%) Degree
2 24 (6.42%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (5.35%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.74%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.60%) ISACA
5 6 (1.60%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.34%) CISA
6 5 (1.34%) CISM
6 5 (1.34%) CISSP
6 5 (1.34%) CITP
6 5 (1.34%) SANS
7 4 (1.07%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.53%) CRISC
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (21.66%) Data Quality
2 39 (10.43%) Accessibility
3 17 (4.55%) GDPR
4 12 (3.21%) QA
5 8 (2.14%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.34%) GRC
7 5 (1.34%) NIST
7 5 (1.34%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.53%) ECSS
9 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 11 (2.94%) Docker
2 9 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.34%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.07%) vSphere
5 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (4.01%) Terraform
2 12 (3.21%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.34%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (1.34%) RSA Archer
4 4 (1.07%) Ansible
5 3 (0.80%) Cisco CUCM
5 3 (0.80%) Grafana
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.27%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 124 (33.16%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.22%) Oracle
3 21 (5.61%) Google
4 19 (5.08%) Databricks
5 17 (4.55%) SAP
6 12 (3.21%) Informatica
6 12 (3.21%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.94%) ServiceNow
8 10 (2.67%) Adobe
8 10 (2.67%) Cisco
8 10 (2.67%) Hyperion
9 9 (2.41%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.41%) VMware
9 9 (2.41%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.14%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.60%) Planon
12 5 (1.34%) CheckPoint
12 5 (1.34%) Sage
12 5 (1.34%) Xamarin
12 5 (1.34%) Zoho