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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 108 89
Rank change year-on-year -56 -19 +25
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 383 489 798
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.70% 2.97% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 3.19% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 160 226 355
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,549 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £47,938 £45,096
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,660 £66,763 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.63% +2.71% +2.77%
75th Percentile £67,500 £102,813 £82,500
90th Percentile £87,750 £124,361 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -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 18,662 15,317 22,161
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.81% 92.95% 87.77%
Number of salaries quoted 13,504 9,019 15,975
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,903 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,250 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% +0.77% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 6 August 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 19 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.04%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 63 (16.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.04%) Windchill
6 3 (0.78%) Blender
6 3 (0.78%) Maya
6 3 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 42 (10.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (8.88%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.05%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.57%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.31%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.52%) Magento
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.52%) Shopify
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 68 (17.75%) Power Platform
2 57 (14.88%) SaaS
3 50 (13.05%) Azure
4 36 (9.40%) AWS
5 25 (6.53%) Power Automate
6 23 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (4.44%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (3.39%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.87%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.61%) GCP
11 7 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.83%) GitHub
12 6 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (1.57%) Snowflake
13 4 (1.04%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (1.04%) Amazon S3
13 4 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (1.04%) Collibra
14 3 (0.78%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.92%) Broadband
2 18 (4.70%) Firewall
3 14 (3.66%) VLAN
4 13 (3.39%) LAN
4 13 (3.39%) WAN
5 11 (2.87%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (2.61%) Cisco Firepower
6 10 (2.61%) Unified Communications
6 10 (2.61%) WebEx
7 7 (1.83%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.04%) BGP
8 4 (1.04%) DHCP
8 4 (1.04%) DNS
8 4 (1.04%) Network Security
8 4 (1.04%) VoIP
9 3 (0.78%) MPLS
9 3 (0.78%) OSPF
9 3 (0.78%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.78%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (14.62%) Power BI
2 23 (6.01%) Metadata
3 21 (5.48%) SQL Server
4 19 (4.96%) Tableau
5 11 (2.87%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.61%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.31%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.31%) MySQL
8 5 (1.31%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.04%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.78%) GIS
10 3 (0.78%) Power Query
10 3 (0.78%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.52%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.52%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.52%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.26%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 9 (2.35%) JIRA
2 8 (2.09%) GitLab
3 7 (1.83%) Git
4 1 (0.26%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.26%) ERwin
4 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 194 (50.65%) Social Skills
2 99 (25.85%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (22.98%) Marketing
4 81 (21.15%) Legal
5 74 (19.32%) Finance
6 35 (9.14%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.83%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 29 (7.57%) Retail
9 28 (7.31%) Law
10 27 (7.05%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (4.70%) Banking
12 7 (1.83%) Billing
13 6 (1.57%) Military
14 5 (1.31%) Back Office
14 5 (1.31%) Welsh Language
15 4 (1.04%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.04%) Environmental Health
15 4 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.78%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 116 (30.29%) Senior
2 66 (17.23%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.79%) Testing Manager
4 47 (12.27%) Analyst
5 38 (9.92%) Administrator
5 38 (9.92%) Campaign Manager
6 33 (8.62%) Architect
7 28 (7.31%) Marketing Manager
8 27 (7.05%) Technology Manager
9 26 (6.79%) Product Manager
10 25 (6.53%) Data Analyst
11 24 (6.27%) Data Architect
11 24 (6.27%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (5.22%) Data Manager
13 17 (4.44%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.18%) IT Support
14 16 (4.18%) Senior Campaign Manager
15 15 (3.92%) Data Governance Analyst
15 15 (3.92%) Data Governance Manager
15 15 (3.92%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.18%) .NET
2 15 (3.92%) ASP.NET
3 11 (2.87%) JSON
4 10 (2.61%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.61%) ASP.NET MVC
4 10 (2.61%) Classic ASP
4 10 (2.61%) Entity Framework
4 10 (2.61%) Google Maps API
4 10 (2.61%) XML
4 10 (2.61%) XMPP
5 9 (2.35%) Node.js
6 6 (1.57%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.57%) Middleware
7 5 (1.31%) RESTful
8 4 (1.04%) OAuth
8 4 (1.04%) OpenID
8 4 (1.04%) PySpark
9 3 (0.78%) Godot
9 3 (0.78%) PyTorch
9 3 (0.78%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 62 (16.19%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.84%) Virtual Team
3 49 (12.79%) Product Ownership
4 40 (10.44%) Social Media
5 39 (10.18%) Management Information System
6 34 (8.88%) Over-the-Top Content
7 32 (8.36%) Blog
8 16 (4.18%) Data Structures
9 12 (3.13%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.61%) FlexPod
10 10 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (2.61%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.83%) Reference Data
11 7 (1.83%) Replication
11 7 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.31%) Taxonomies
12 5 (1.31%) Web Conferencing
13 4 (1.04%) Algorithms
13 4 (1.04%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.44%) Linux
2 11 (2.87%) Windows
2 11 (2.87%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (38.12%) Decision-Making
2 135 (35.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 127 (33.16%) Analytics
4 100 (26.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 91 (23.76%) CRM
6 90 (23.50%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (21.41%) AI
8 80 (20.89%) DevOps
9 79 (20.63%) Test Automation
10 75 (19.58%) Business Intelligence
10 75 (19.58%) Roadmaps
11 74 (19.32%) Software Engineering
12 67 (17.49%) Mentoring
13 66 (17.23%) Data Governance
14 63 (16.45%) Agile
15 62 (16.19%) Performance Management
16 61 (15.93%) Digital Marketing
16 61 (15.93%) Project Delivery
17 57 (14.88%) Enterprise Architecture
18 51 (13.32%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 111 (28.98%) Python
2 68 (17.75%) C#
3 66 (17.23%) JavaScript
4 61 (15.93%) SQL
5 54 (14.10%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.05%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.35%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Scala
9 3 (0.78%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.78%) VBA
10 2 (0.52%) PHP
11 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.26%) R
11 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (9.40%) Degree
2 20 (5.22%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.66%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.35%) CIPD
5 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.83%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.31%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.31%) PMP
9 4 (1.04%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.78%) CCNA
10 3 (0.78%) CCNP
10 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.52%) CITP
11 2 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.52%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.26%) IIBA
12 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (22.72%) Data Quality
2 66 (17.23%) QA
3 49 (12.79%) GDPR
4 18 (4.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 11 (2.87%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.04%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.52%) PMO
8 2 (0.52%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.61%) Docker
3 8 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 7 (1.83%) Virtual Servers
4 7 (1.83%) vSphere
5 4 (1.04%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.04%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.92%) Ansible
2 11 (2.87%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.87%) Terraform
3 10 (2.61%) Cisco CUCM
3 10 (2.61%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (24.02%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.40%) Adobe
3 20 (5.22%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.66%) Cisco
5 13 (3.39%) Fortinet
5 13 (3.39%) Google
5 13 (3.39%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.13%) Databricks
7 11 (2.87%) Oracle
7 11 (2.87%) SAP
7 11 (2.87%) VMware
8 10 (2.61%) Splunk
9 9 (2.35%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.83%) HubSpot
10 7 (1.83%) NetApp
11 6 (1.57%) IFS
11 6 (1.57%) Informatica
12 4 (1.04%) Epicor
12 4 (1.04%) Infor
12 4 (1.04%) Veeam