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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 142 86
Rank change year-on-year -34 -56 +33
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 377 360 753
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.57% 2.22% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 2.39% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 156 190 300
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,110 £39,900
25th Percentile £38,772 £45,156 £49,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,595 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.01% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £88,438 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £112,050 £105,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -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 19,614 15,094 20,463
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.92% 93.04% 87.57%
Number of salaries quoted 14,115 8,698 12,932
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,252
25th Percentile £44,784 £40,500 £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 10 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 (4.24%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.80%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.53%) Apache
4 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 64 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.92%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (1.06%) Windchill
7 3 (0.80%) Blender
7 3 (0.80%) Maya
8 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.27%) Stata
Business Applications
1 37 (9.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.16%) Adobe Campaign
2 27 (7.16%) Dynamics GP
3 5 (1.33%) Raiser’s Edge
4 4 (1.06%) Teamcenter
5 3 (0.80%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) HFM
7 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (18.04%) Power Platform
2 59 (15.65%) Azure
2 59 (15.65%) SaaS
3 38 (10.08%) AWS
4 20 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (5.04%) Power Automate
6 18 (4.77%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (3.98%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (3.71%) GCP
9 13 (3.45%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (3.45%) Entra ID
10 12 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.18%) PowerApps
11 8 (2.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.59%) GitHub
14 5 (1.33%) Collibra
14 5 (1.33%) Snowflake
15 4 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.22%) Broadband
2 18 (4.77%) Firewall
2 18 (4.77%) VLAN
3 17 (4.51%) LAN
3 17 (4.51%) WAN
4 11 (2.92%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.65%) BGP
5 10 (2.65%) OSPF
6 8 (2.12%) DHCP
6 8 (2.12%) DNS
7 7 (1.86%) Cisco ASA
7 7 (1.86%) Cisco Firepower
7 7 (1.86%) Cisco Nexus
7 7 (1.86%) Network Security
7 7 (1.86%) Structured Cabling
7 7 (1.86%) Unified Communications
7 7 (1.86%) WebEx
8 6 (1.59%) MPLS
9 5 (1.33%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.33%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (14.85%) Power BI
2 29 (7.69%) Metadata
3 24 (6.37%) SQL Server
4 22 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (4.51%) Tableau
6 10 (2.65%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.39%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.86%) Amazon QuickSight
8 7 (1.86%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.86%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.86%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.86%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.86%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.33%) MySQL
11 4 (1.06%) Delta Lake
11 4 (1.06%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (1.06%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
12 2 (0.53%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 18 (4.77%) Git
2 8 (2.12%) JIRA
3 6 (1.59%) GitLab
4 4 (1.06%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.53%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.53%) ERwin
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.27%) Toad
General
1 192 (50.93%) Social Skills
2 91 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (22.55%) Marketing
4 83 (22.02%) Legal
5 72 (19.10%) Finance
6 42 (11.14%) Public Sector
7 33 (8.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 33 (8.75%) Law
8 32 (8.49%) Telecoms
9 30 (7.96%) Retail
10 24 (6.37%) Banking
11 20 (5.31%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.12%) Military
13 7 (1.86%) Billing
14 6 (1.59%) Aerospace
15 5 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.33%) Welsh Language
16 4 (1.06%) Environmental Health
16 4 (1.06%) Local Government
16 4 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 125 (33.16%) Senior
2 63 (16.71%) Senior Manager
3 49 (13.00%) Testing Manager
4 40 (10.61%) Analyst
5 36 (9.55%) Administrator
6 34 (9.02%) Architect
7 31 (8.22%) Campaign Manager
8 28 (7.43%) Marketing Manager
9 27 (7.16%) Technology Manager
10 26 (6.90%) Data Architect
11 24 (6.37%) Data Analyst
12 22 (5.84%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (5.31%) Product Manager
14 18 (4.77%) Data Manager
15 17 (4.51%) Senior Data Analyst
16 14 (3.71%) Data Governance Analyst
16 14 (3.71%) Data Governance Manager
16 14 (3.71%) Governance Manager
16 14 (3.71%) Network Engineer
17 13 (3.45%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.51%) .NET
2 15 (3.98%) ASP.NET
3 13 (3.45%) Terraform
4 11 (2.92%) JSON
5 10 (2.65%) .NET Framework
5 10 (2.65%) ASP.NET MVC
5 10 (2.65%) Classic ASP
5 10 (2.65%) Entity Framework
5 10 (2.65%) Google Maps API
5 10 (2.65%) XML
6 7 (1.86%) Node.js
6 7 (1.86%) RESTful
6 7 (1.86%) XMPP
7 4 (1.06%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.06%) EDI
7 4 (1.06%) Kafka
7 4 (1.06%) Middleware
7 4 (1.06%) PySpark
7 4 (1.06%) React
7 4 (1.06%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (14.59%) Marketing Technology
2 53 (14.06%) Virtual Team
3 48 (12.73%) Product Ownership
4 34 (9.02%) Management Information System
5 32 (8.49%) Social Media
6 31 (8.22%) Blog
7 27 (7.16%) Over-the-Top Content
8 14 (3.71%) Data Structures
9 10 (2.65%) Data Centre
9 10 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (2.65%) Onboarding
10 8 (2.12%) Cloud Native
10 8 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.86%) FlexPod
11 7 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.59%) Reference Data
13 5 (1.33%) Taxonomies
14 4 (1.06%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.98%) Windows
2 14 (3.71%) Linux
3 8 (2.12%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (37.14%) Decision-Making
2 135 (35.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 124 (32.89%) Analytics
4 106 (28.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 91 (24.14%) AI
6 87 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
7 86 (22.81%) DevOps
8 84 (22.28%) Problem-Solving
9 79 (20.95%) Test Automation
10 75 (19.89%) Software Engineering
11 74 (19.63%) Roadmaps
12 72 (19.10%) Agile
13 71 (18.83%) CRM
13 71 (18.83%) Data Governance
13 71 (18.83%) Project Delivery
14 68 (18.04%) Mentoring
15 67 (17.77%) Performance Management
16 59 (15.65%) Enterprise Architecture
17 55 (14.59%) Data Modelling
18 54 (14.32%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 122 (32.36%) Python
2 75 (19.89%) C#
3 67 (17.77%) JavaScript
4 66 (17.51%) SQL
5 55 (14.59%) TypeScript
6 50 (13.26%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.65%) Java
8 4 (1.06%) Scala
9 2 (0.53%) 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 35 (9.28%) Degree
2 23 (6.10%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.77%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.39%) CIPD
5 8 (2.12%) Azure Certification
5 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.59%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.59%) PMP
7 5 (1.33%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (0.80%) CCNA
9 3 (0.80%) CCNP
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.53%) CITP
10 2 (0.53%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.27%) OCP
11 1 (0.27%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (24.67%) Data Quality
2 68 (18.04%) QA
3 52 (13.79%) GDPR
4 26 (6.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 15 (3.98%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.06%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.80%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.53%) IFRS
9 2 (0.53%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.53%) PERC
9 2 (0.53%) PMO
9 2 (0.53%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.27%) ECSS
10 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.27%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.39%) Docker
3 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 4 (1.06%) Virtual Servers
3 4 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.06%) vSphere
4 3 (0.80%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (4.24%) Ansible
2 10 (2.65%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.86%) Cisco CUCM
3 7 (1.86%) Grafana
Vendors
1 92 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.43%) Adobe
3 18 (4.77%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.51%) Cisco
5 13 (3.45%) Google
5 13 (3.45%) Informatica
6 12 (3.18%) Databricks
7 11 (2.92%) Oracle
7 11 (2.92%) SAP
8 10 (2.65%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.65%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.86%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.86%) Splunk
9 7 (1.86%) Talend
9 7 (1.86%) VMware
10 6 (1.59%) IFS
11 4 (1.06%) Epicor
11 4 (1.06%) Infor
11 4 (1.06%) NetApp
11 4 (1.06%) Veeam