Hybrid/Remote Master Data Specialist Job Trends

Master Data Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Master Data Specialist salary for remote or hybrid work is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 415 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Master Data Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - -
75th Percentile £39,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £38,000 - £44,898
% change year-on-year - - +33.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,991 22,313 24,306
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.62% 96.25% 96.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,935 14,520 20,171
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,738 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Master Data Specialist
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Master Data Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Master Data Specialist trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Master Data Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Master Data Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Master Data Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking

Master Data Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP