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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 126 88
Rank change year-on-year -41 -38 +22
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 381 430 783
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 2.59% 3.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 2.79% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 160 207 348
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,689 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,772 £46,625 £46,048
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,191 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.63% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £96,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £101,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.76%

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 18,916 15,419 21,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.38% 93.04% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 13,655 8,896 15,104
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
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 21 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 17 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.52%) Apache
3 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 56 (14.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.41%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.10%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.05%) Windchill
6 3 (0.79%) Blender
6 3 (0.79%) Maya
7 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 38 (9.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 33 (8.66%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (7.09%) Dynamics GP
4 6 (1.57%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.31%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) HFM
7 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 66 (17.32%) Power Platform
2 59 (15.49%) SaaS
3 56 (14.70%) Azure
4 40 (10.50%) AWS
5 22 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.77%) Power Automate
6 17 (4.46%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (3.67%) GCP
9 13 (3.41%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.15%) PowerApps
11 9 (2.36%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.84%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (1.57%) GitHub
14 6 (1.57%) Snowflake
15 5 (1.31%) Amazon S3
16 4 (1.05%) Amazon EKS
16 4 (1.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 4 (1.05%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 37 (9.71%) Broadband
2 18 (4.72%) Firewall
3 17 (4.46%) VLAN
4 16 (4.20%) LAN
4 16 (4.20%) WAN
5 10 (2.62%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (2.36%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (2.36%) Unified Communications
6 9 (2.36%) WebEx
7 8 (2.10%) BGP
7 8 (2.10%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.84%) Network Security
8 7 (1.84%) OSPF
9 6 (1.57%) MPLS
10 5 (1.31%) DHCP
10 5 (1.31%) DNS
11 4 (1.05%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (1.05%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (1.05%) VoIP
12 3 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (14.17%) Power BI
2 27 (7.09%) Metadata
3 22 (5.77%) SQL Server
4 19 (4.99%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (4.72%) Tableau
6 10 (2.62%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.31%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.31%) MySQL
9 4 (1.05%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (1.05%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (1.05%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.79%) Amazon QuickSight
10 3 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.79%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.79%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.79%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.79%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.52%) GIS
Development Applications
1 10 (2.62%) Git
2 8 (2.10%) GitLab
2 8 (2.10%) JIRA
3 2 (0.52%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.52%) ERwin
4 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.26%) Toad
General
1 196 (51.44%) Social Skills
2 94 (24.67%) Analytical Skills
3 93 (24.41%) Marketing
4 83 (21.78%) Legal
5 77 (20.21%) Finance
6 40 (10.50%) Public Sector
7 32 (8.40%) Retail
7 32 (8.40%) Telecoms
8 29 (7.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.35%) Law
10 24 (6.30%) Banking
11 20 (5.25%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.10%) Military
13 7 (1.84%) Billing
14 6 (1.57%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.31%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.05%) Environmental Health
16 4 (1.05%) Local Government
17 3 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 123 (32.28%) Senior
2 66 (17.32%) Senior Manager
3 49 (12.86%) Testing Manager
4 43 (11.29%) Analyst
5 37 (9.71%) Campaign Manager
6 36 (9.45%) Architect
7 34 (8.92%) Administrator
8 28 (7.35%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.09%) Data Architect
9 27 (7.09%) Technology Manager
10 25 (6.56%) Data Analyst
10 25 (6.56%) Product Manager
10 25 (6.56%) Senior Analyst
11 18 (4.72%) Data Manager
12 17 (4.46%) Senior Data Analyst
13 15 (3.94%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 14 (3.67%) Data Governance Manager
14 14 (3.67%) Governance Manager
14 14 (3.67%) IT Manager
14 14 (3.67%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.46%) .NET
2 15 (3.94%) ASP.NET
3 12 (3.15%) Terraform
4 11 (2.89%) JSON
5 10 (2.62%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.62%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.62%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.62%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.62%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.62%) XML
6 9 (2.36%) Node.js
6 9 (2.36%) XMPP
7 7 (1.84%) RESTful
8 6 (1.57%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.05%) Kafka
9 4 (1.05%) Middleware
9 4 (1.05%) OAuth
9 4 (1.05%) OpenID
9 4 (1.05%) PySpark
10 3 (0.79%) Godot
Miscellaneous
1 61 (16.01%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (13.91%) Virtual Team
3 50 (13.12%) Product Ownership
4 38 (9.97%) Social Media
5 34 (8.92%) Management Information System
6 33 (8.66%) Over-the-Top Content
7 31 (8.14%) Blog
8 16 (4.20%) Data Structures
9 13 (3.41%) Onboarding
10 9 (2.36%) FlexPod
10 9 (2.36%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.36%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (2.10%) Cloud Native
11 8 (2.10%) Data Centre
12 7 (1.84%) Reference Data
13 6 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.57%) Replication
14 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.31%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.20%) Linux
2 13 (3.41%) Windows
3 10 (2.62%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (37.53%) Decision-Making
2 130 (34.12%) Analytics
3 128 (33.60%) Continuous Improvement
4 103 (27.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 89 (23.36%) AI
6 87 (22.83%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (21.78%) DevOps
8 80 (21.00%) Business Intelligence
9 79 (20.73%) CRM
9 79 (20.73%) Roadmaps
10 78 (20.47%) Test Automation
11 75 (19.69%) Software Engineering
12 71 (18.64%) Agile
13 70 (18.37%) Data Governance
13 70 (18.37%) Mentoring
14 69 (18.11%) Project Delivery
15 65 (17.06%) Performance Management
16 60 (15.75%) Digital Marketing
17 59 (15.49%) Enterprise Architecture
18 55 (14.44%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 119 (31.23%) Python
2 71 (18.64%) C#
3 66 (17.32%) JavaScript
4 63 (16.54%) SQL
5 54 (14.17%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.12%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.62%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Scala
9 2 (0.52%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
10 1 (0.26%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (9.19%) Degree
2 22 (5.77%) Security Cleared
3 16 (4.20%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.36%) CIPD
5 8 (2.10%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.57%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.57%) PMP
8 5 (1.31%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.05%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.79%) CCNA
10 3 (0.79%) CCNP
10 3 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.79%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.52%) CITP
12 1 (0.26%) OCP
12 1 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (22.57%) Data Quality
2 67 (17.59%) QA
3 51 (13.39%) GDPR
4 22 (5.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 13 (3.41%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.05%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.05%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS
8 2 (0.52%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.52%) PERC
8 2 (0.52%) PMO
8 2 (0.52%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) ECSS
9 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.41%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.89%) Docker
3 7 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.57%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.57%) vSphere
5 4 (1.05%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.05%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (3.94%) Ansible
2 12 (3.15%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.36%) Cisco CUCM
3 9 (2.36%) Grafana
Vendors
1 90 (23.62%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.92%) Adobe
3 20 (5.25%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.46%) Cisco
5 13 (3.41%) Google
6 12 (3.15%) Databricks
6 12 (3.15%) Fortinet
6 12 (3.15%) Oracle
6 12 (3.15%) Palo Alto
7 11 (2.89%) SAP
8 10 (2.62%) VMware
9 9 (2.36%) Informatica
9 9 (2.36%) Splunk
10 7 (1.84%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.57%) IFS
11 6 (1.57%) NetApp
12 4 (1.05%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.05%) Epicor
12 4 (1.05%) HubSpot
12 4 (1.05%) Infor