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 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 97 100
Rank change year-on-year -46 +3 +15
Permanent jobs citing Data Management 320 559 961
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.70% 3.83% 2.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 4.03% 3.25%
Number of salaries quoted 171 288 507
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,875 £36,825
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.54% +33.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £67,500 £122,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £152,500 £95,616
UK median annual salary £57,500 £71,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -19.58% +19.17% -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 15,563 13,877 29,569
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.79% 94.97% 90.86%
Number of salaries quoted 11,091 8,168 23,322
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,648 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.59% +8.45% -9.84%

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 22 May 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 9 (2.81%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.88%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.25%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.63%) SAS
4 2 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 48 (15.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.75%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.56%) Oracle Smart View
6 4 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.94%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.94%) Windchill
8 2 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.31%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.31%) Blender
9 1 (0.31%) EngageOne
9 1 (0.31%) Maya
Business Applications
1 34 (10.63%) Adobe Campaign
2 14 (4.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (3.13%) Oracle Assets
3 10 (3.13%) Oracle Financials
3 10 (3.13%) Oracle General Ledger
3 10 (3.13%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (3.13%) Oracle Receivables
4 9 (2.81%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.81%) Magento
4 9 (2.81%) Shopify
5 6 (1.88%) NetSuite
5 6 (1.88%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (1.56%) Hyperion Planning
7 3 (0.94%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.31%) HFM
8 1 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.31%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 72 (22.50%) Power Platform
2 71 (22.19%) Azure
3 44 (13.75%) AWS
4 22 (6.88%) GCP
5 21 (6.56%) Power Automate
6 17 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
9 9 (2.81%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.81%) Azure Machine Learning
9 9 (2.81%) dbt
9 9 (2.81%) Entra ID
10 7 (2.19%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (2.19%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.88%) GitHub
11 6 (1.88%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.56%) SaaS
13 3 (0.94%) Anthropic Claude
14 2 (0.63%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 36 (11.25%) Broadband
2 14 (4.38%) Cisco ASA
2 14 (4.38%) Firewall
3 10 (3.13%) LAN
3 10 (3.13%) VLAN
3 10 (3.13%) WAN
4 9 (2.81%) Cisco Firepower
4 9 (2.81%) Unified Communications
4 9 (2.81%) WebEx
5 6 (1.88%) BGP
6 3 (0.94%) PuTTY
7 1 (0.31%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.31%) MPLS
7 1 (0.31%) Network Security
7 1 (0.31%) OSPF
7 1 (0.31%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (19.06%) Power BI
2 21 (6.56%) Metadata
3 18 (5.63%) SQL Server
4 16 (5.00%) Tableau
5 11 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.50%) BigQuery
6 8 (2.50%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.19%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.56%) Essbase
8 5 (1.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.25%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.94%) GIS
10 3 (0.94%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.94%) Power Query
11 2 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.63%) MySQL
11 2 (0.63%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.31%) Redis
Development Applications
1 10 (3.13%) JIRA
1 10 (3.13%) Oracle Forms
2 6 (1.88%) GitLab
3 5 (1.56%) Git
4 4 (1.25%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.94%) Maven
5 3 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.63%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.31%) Mocha
7 1 (0.31%) Toad
General
1 119 (37.19%) Social Skills
2 86 (26.88%) Analytical Skills
2 86 (26.88%) Finance
3 66 (20.63%) Marketing
4 52 (16.25%) Public Sector
5 37 (11.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (9.38%) Retail
7 27 (8.44%) Telecoms
8 23 (7.19%) Banking
9 18 (5.63%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.75%) Back Office
11 6 (1.88%) Law
12 5 (1.56%) Billing
12 5 (1.56%) Legal
13 4 (1.25%) Advertising
13 4 (1.25%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.94%) Environmental Health
14 3 (0.94%) Military
15 2 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 90 (28.13%) Senior
2 52 (16.25%) Analyst
3 36 (11.25%) Campaign Manager
4 34 (10.63%) Senior Manager
5 33 (10.31%) Administrator
6 28 (8.75%) Architect
7 27 (8.44%) Data Manager
8 26 (8.13%) Product Manager
8 26 (8.13%) Senior Analyst
9 25 (7.81%) Governance Manager
10 24 (7.50%) Data Governance Analyst
10 24 (7.50%) Data Governance Manager
11 21 (6.56%) Data Engineer
12 19 (5.94%) Data Architect
12 19 (5.94%) Lead
13 16 (5.00%) Applications Support
13 16 (5.00%) Data Analyst
13 16 (5.00%) Senior Campaign Manager
14 13 (4.06%) IT Manager
15 12 (3.75%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.75%) REST
1 12 (3.75%) SOAP
2 9 (2.81%) Middleware
2 9 (2.81%) XMPP
3 8 (2.50%) Node.js
4 7 (2.19%) EDI
5 6 (1.88%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.56%) Kafka
6 5 (1.56%) OAuth
7 4 (1.25%) OpenID
8 3 (0.94%) ActiveMQ
8 3 (0.94%) PySpark
8 3 (0.94%) RAML
8 3 (0.94%) React
8 3 (0.94%) RESTful
9 2 (0.63%) Playwright
10 1 (0.31%) Jest
10 1 (0.31%) Lightning Web Components
10 1 (0.31%) PyTorch
10 1 (0.31%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 46 (14.38%) Product Ownership
2 41 (12.81%) Social Media
3 38 (11.88%) Management Information System
4 35 (10.94%) Marketing Technology
5 34 (10.63%) Over-the-Top Content
6 21 (6.56%) Data Structures
7 12 (3.75%) Blog
7 12 (3.75%) Onboarding
8 11 (3.44%) Algorithms
8 11 (3.44%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (2.81%) FlexPod
9 9 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
9 9 (2.81%) Public Cloud
9 9 (2.81%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (1.88%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.88%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.88%) Replication
10 6 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.56%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.38%) Linux
2 6 (1.88%) Windows
2 6 (1.88%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (33.75%) Analytics
2 89 (27.81%) Decision-Making
3 79 (24.69%) Data Governance
4 71 (22.19%) Business Intelligence
4 71 (22.19%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (19.06%) CRM
5 61 (19.06%) Roadmaps
6 55 (17.19%) Continuous Improvement
6 55 (17.19%) Data Strategy
7 53 (16.56%) DevOps
8 46 (14.38%) Visualisation
9 44 (13.75%) Agile
10 42 (13.13%) Mentoring
11 40 (12.50%) Customer Experience
11 40 (12.50%) ERP
12 39 (12.19%) Data Modelling
13 37 (11.56%) CI/CD
14 36 (11.25%) Data Visualisation
15 35 (10.94%) Coaching
15 35 (10.94%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 76 (23.75%) SQL
2 53 (16.56%) Python
3 13 (4.06%) Java
4 9 (2.81%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.88%) Scala
5 6 (1.88%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.56%) Groovy
7 4 (1.25%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.25%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.94%) R
8 3 (0.94%) VBA
9 2 (0.63%) C#
9 2 (0.63%) PHP
10 1 (0.31%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.31%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 35 (10.94%) Degree
2 26 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.94%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.50%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.19%) CITP
6 5 (1.56%) CISA
6 5 (1.56%) CISM
6 5 (1.56%) CISSP
6 5 (1.56%) ISACA
6 5 (1.56%) SANS
7 3 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.94%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.94%) PMP
8 2 (0.63%) CRISC
8 2 (0.63%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.63%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 2 (0.63%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (25.63%) Data Quality
2 28 (8.75%) GDPR
3 21 (6.56%) QA
4 11 (3.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 7 (2.19%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (1.56%) GRC
6 5 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.56%) NIST
6 5 (1.56%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.94%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.94%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 1 (0.31%) IFRS
8 1 (0.31%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.31%) PMO
8 1 (0.31%) SLA
8 1 (0.31%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (3.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (3.13%) Docker
3 9 (2.81%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.88%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (1.88%) Virtual Servers
4 6 (1.88%) vSphere
5 5 (1.56%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (5.00%) Terraform
2 13 (4.06%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.75%) Ansible
4 9 (2.81%) Cisco CUCM
4 9 (2.81%) Grafana
5 5 (1.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 5 (1.56%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 93 (29.06%) Microsoft
2 38 (11.88%) Adobe
3 19 (5.94%) Oracle
3 19 (5.94%) Salesforce
4 15 (4.69%) Cisco
5 12 (3.75%) ServiceNow
6 11 (3.44%) Google
6 11 (3.44%) VMware
7 9 (2.81%) ConnectWise
7 9 (2.81%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.81%) Palo Alto
7 9 (2.81%) Planon
7 9 (2.81%) Splunk
7 9 (2.81%) WooCommerce
8 8 (2.50%) Databricks
8 8 (2.50%) SAP
9 6 (1.88%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.88%) NetApp
10 5 (1.56%) CheckPoint
10 5 (1.56%) Hyperion