Hybrid/Remote Data Sovereignty Job Trends

Data Sovereignty
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Sovereignty in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Sovereignty over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	462	-	472
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Data Sovereignty	14	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options	0.055%	-	0.005%
As % of the General category	0.089%	-	0.008%
Number of salaries quoted	13	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£71,349	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£74,830	-	-
75^th Percentile	£78,312	-	-
90^th Percentile	£123,662	-	-
UK median annual salary	£74,830	-	-

All General Skills
Work from Home

Data Sovereignty falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

	6 months to 22 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	15,666	11,519	12,590
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option	61.51%	70.67%	62.14%
Number of salaries quoted	9,328	6,160	7,266
10^th Percentile	£31,513	£28,731	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£42,000	£38,750	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£56,500	£62,500
Median % change year-on-year	+6.19%	-9.60%	-
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£78,750	£85,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£102,500	£110,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£59,125
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-11.21%	-1.46%

Data Sovereignty Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Sovereignty and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Sovereignty Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Sovereignty.

Data Sovereignty Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Sovereignty over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.

Data Sovereignty salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Sovereignty Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Data Sovereignty job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Data Sovereignty.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	92.9%	13
2	Cybersecurity	85.7%	12
2	Data Protection	85.7%	12
4	Agile	78.6%	11
4	dbt	78.6%	11
4	LLM	78.6%	11
4	Microsoft	78.6%	11
4	Open Source	78.6%	11
4	OpenAI	78.6%	11
4	Prototyping	78.6%	11
4	Rapid Prototyping	78.6%	11
4	SC Cleared	78.6%	11
4	Security Cleared	78.6%	11
4	Service Design	78.6%	11
4	Stakeholder Engagement	78.6%	11
4	Technical Architecture	78.6%	11
17	AWS	21.4%	3
17	GCP	21.4%	3
17	ISO/IEC 27001	21.4%	3
20	Architecture Governance	14.3%	2
20	Capacity Planning	14.3%	2
20	Computer Science	14.3%	2
20	Contingency Planning	14.3%	2
20	Continuous Improvement	14.3%	2
20	Degree	14.3%	2
20	FinOps	14.3%	2
20	Firmware	14.3%	2
20	Line Management	14.3%	2
20	Machine Learning	14.3%	2
20	Mentoring	14.3%	2

Data Sovereignty Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	100.0%	14
2	Inclusion and Diversity	85.7%	12
3	Finance	14.3%	2
4	Analytical Skills	7.1%	1
4	Legal	7.1%	1