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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 89 125
Rank change year-on-year -52 +36 +47
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 363 773 651
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.23% 3.31% 2.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 3.77% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 191 292 520
10th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £44,196 £48,000 £50,172
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £88,125 £85,000 £90,892
90th Percentile £112,000 £107,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

All Process and 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 15,161 20,531 23,571
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.20% 87.83% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8,602 12,551 19,428
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,903 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £99,575
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Data Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Management trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Management
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Data Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Data Management

Data Management
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Management over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Data Management salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.38%) Apache
1 5 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.10%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.83%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.83%) Confluence
4 2 (0.55%) SAS
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.28%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 58 (15.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.10%) Oracle Smart View
6 3 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 16 (4.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (3.03%) NetSuite
3 8 (2.20%) Adaptiv
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle Assets
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle ERP
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle Financials
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle General Ledger
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle Payables
3 8 (2.20%) Oracle Receivables
4 6 (1.65%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.65%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.38%) Dynamics GP
6 4 (1.10%) Hyperion Planning
6 4 (1.10%) JDE OneWorld
6 4 (1.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.55%) Infor SunSystems
7 2 (0.55%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.28%) iTrent
8 1 (0.28%) Primavera
8 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 115 (31.68%) Azure
2 86 (23.69%) Power Platform
3 36 (9.92%) GCP
4 33 (9.09%) AWS
5 14 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Purview
7 12 (3.31%) Snowflake
8 11 (3.03%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (3.03%) SaaS
9 9 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.20%) Boomi
10 8 (2.20%) Power Automate
10 8 (2.20%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.65%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (1.38%) Azure Stack
12 5 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.38%) Collibra
13 4 (1.10%) iPaaS
13 4 (1.10%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.83%) DHCP
1 3 (0.83%) DNS
1 3 (0.83%) InfiniBand
2 2 (0.55%) Broadband
2 2 (0.55%) LoRaWAN
2 2 (0.55%) WAN
3 1 (0.28%) Firewall
3 1 (0.28%) Internet
3 1 (0.28%) LAN
3 1 (0.28%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (21.76%) Power BI
2 52 (14.33%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (8.26%) Tableau
4 28 (7.71%) Metadata
5 22 (6.06%) SQL Server
6 21 (5.79%) Data Lake
7 19 (5.23%) BusinessObjects
7 19 (5.23%) Data Mining
8 15 (4.13%) NoSQL
9 14 (3.86%) Tick Data
10 12 (3.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 11 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 10 (2.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (1.93%) Data Hub
13 7 (1.93%) Metadata Repository
14 6 (1.65%) Hadoop
14 6 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
15 5 (1.38%) Looker
15 5 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
15 5 (1.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (4.41%) JIRA
2 8 (2.20%) Oracle Forms
3 6 (1.65%) Git
4 4 (1.10%) ERwin
5 1 (0.28%) Postman
5 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 157 (43.25%) Finance
2 153 (42.15%) Social Skills
3 101 (27.82%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.19%) Retail
5 33 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (8.54%) Marketing
7 30 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (6.89%) Banking
9 21 (5.79%) Manufacturing
10 18 (4.96%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (3.86%) Public Sector
12 11 (3.03%) Legal
13 10 (2.75%) Billing
14 9 (2.48%) Games
15 6 (1.65%) Local Government
16 5 (1.38%) Law
17 4 (1.10%) Back Office
17 4 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.83%) Military
18 3 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 65 (17.91%) Analyst
2 57 (15.70%) Developer
3 51 (14.05%) Senior
4 38 (10.47%) Lead
5 33 (9.09%) Data Analyst
6 31 (8.54%) Architect
7 29 (7.99%) Administrator
8 27 (7.44%) Data Engineer
9 22 (6.06%) Business Analyst
10 21 (5.79%) Data Manager
11 19 (5.23%) Junior
12 18 (4.96%) Junior Developer
13 16 (4.41%) Data Administrator
13 16 (4.41%) Python Developer
14 15 (4.13%) ETL Developer
15 14 (3.86%) Data Warehouse Developer
15 14 (3.86%) Market Data Developer
15 14 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
16 13 (3.58%) Senior Architect
16 13 (3.58%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.03%) CSS
1 11 (3.03%) HTML
2 10 (2.75%) XML
3 7 (1.93%) .NET
3 7 (1.93%) REST
3 7 (1.93%) Web Services
4 6 (1.65%) CSS3
4 6 (1.65%) EDI
4 6 (1.65%) JSON
5 5 (1.38%) Middleware
5 5 (1.38%) React
6 4 (1.10%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.10%) Hibernate
6 4 (1.10%) jQuery
6 4 (1.10%) OAuth
6 4 (1.10%) SOAP
7 3 (0.83%) RESTful
7 3 (0.83%) Restlet
7 3 (0.83%) SAML
7 3 (0.83%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 68 (18.73%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.79%) Data Structures
2 21 (5.79%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (4.13%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.86%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.58%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.75%) Credit Risk
7 9 (2.48%) Market Risk
8 8 (2.20%) IoT
9 7 (1.93%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.65%) NHS
10 6 (1.65%) Pricing Data
11 5 (1.38%) Smart City
12 4 (1.10%) Freedom of Information
12 4 (1.10%) Product Ownership
13 3 (0.83%) PKI
13 3 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
13 3 (0.83%) Taxonomies
13 3 (0.83%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.10%) Windows
2 3 (0.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (29.48%) Agile
2 96 (26.45%) Analytics
3 90 (24.79%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (23.42%) Business Intelligence
5 82 (22.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 71 (19.56%) Data Governance
7 62 (17.08%) Data Analysis
8 60 (16.53%) Decision-Making
9 52 (14.33%) Data Modelling
10 50 (13.77%) CRM
11 49 (13.50%) ETL
11 49 (13.50%) Project Management
11 49 (13.50%) Stakeholder Management
12 45 (12.40%) DevOps
12 45 (12.40%) Migration
13 43 (11.85%) Validation
14 42 (11.57%) Visualisation
15 40 (11.02%) Data Analytics
15 40 (11.02%) Roadmaps
16 39 (10.74%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 124 (34.16%) SQL
2 77 (21.21%) Python
3 22 (6.06%) Java
4 19 (5.23%) VBA
5 16 (4.41%) C#
6 13 (3.58%) R
7 12 (3.31%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.65%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.10%) Fortran
9 4 (1.10%) Groovy
9 4 (1.10%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.83%) Bash
10 3 (0.83%) Perl
10 3 (0.83%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.28%) PHP
11 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
11 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) SPARQL
11 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 57 (15.70%) Degree
2 18 (4.96%) PMI Certification
2 18 (4.96%) PMP
3 16 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (4.13%) DBS Check
5 14 (3.86%) Azure Certification
5 14 (3.86%) CFA
6 13 (3.58%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (3.31%) AWS Certification
7 12 (3.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 12 (3.31%) Security Cleared
8 10 (2.75%) Master's Degree
9 8 (2.20%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.38%) CISA
12 5 (1.38%) CISSP
12 5 (1.38%) CITP
12 5 (1.38%) CRISC
12 5 (1.38%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (22.87%) Data Quality
2 35 (9.64%) GDPR
3 24 (6.61%) Accessibility
4 17 (4.68%) NIST
5 12 (3.31%) HIPAA
6 11 (3.03%) QA
7 7 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.38%) COBIT
8 5 (1.38%) GRC
8 5 (1.38%) ITGC
9 4 (1.10%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.83%) SLA
11 2 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.28%) Dublin Core
12 1 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 32 (8.82%) Docker
2 3 (0.83%) GPFS
2 3 (0.83%) Lustre
2 3 (0.83%) NFS
3 2 (0.55%) Firmware
4 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (4.68%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 100 (27.55%) Microsoft
2 39 (10.74%) Databricks
3 35 (9.64%) Google
4 23 (6.34%) Salesforce
5 21 (5.79%) Oracle
6 18 (4.96%) Facebook
7 15 (4.13%) SAP
8 14 (3.86%) Murex
9 10 (2.75%) Informatica
10 8 (2.20%) FIS
11 7 (1.93%) Alteryx
12 6 (1.65%) Teradata
13 5 (1.38%) Dell
14 4 (1.10%) Avaloq
14 4 (1.10%) Hyperion
14 4 (1.10%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.10%) Sage
14 4 (1.10%) Sparx
15 3 (0.83%) IBM
15 3 (0.83%) Talend