Hybrid/Remote Data Design Contract Job Trends
Data Design
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote/hybrid contract jobs citing Data Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 328 | 293 | 308 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +15 | +65 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Design | 49 | 18 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.36% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £445 | £466 | £514 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £540 | £553 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.13% | -9.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £681 | £684 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £700 | £726 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £573 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.93% | -0.43% | -14.81% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home
Data Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 12,394 | 9,013 | 10,788 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 91.16% | 91.84% | 88.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,772 | 5,983 | 6,778 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 813 | 298 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.76 | £14.78 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.20 | £20.50 | £26.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £35.95 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.19% | -16.41% | -18.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.61 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.19% | -33.83% | -11.63% |
Data Design Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Design and offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Data Design Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Design.
Data Design Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Design over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Data Design 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Modelling | 65.3% | 32 |
| 2 | Data Architecture | 57.1% | 28 |
| 3 | Data Governance | 55.1% | 27 |
| 4 | Analytics | 34.7% | 17 |
| 5 | Physical Data Model | 30.6% | 15 |
| 6 | Data Integration | 28.6% | 14 |
| 6 | Logical Data Model | 28.6% | 14 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 28.6% | 14 |
| 9 | Data Management | 26.5% | 13 |
| 10 | AI | 24.5% | 12 |
| 11 | Data Lineage | 22.4% | 11 |
| 11 | Migration | 22.4% | 11 |
| 13 | Business Intelligence | 20.4% | 10 |
| 13 | Event-Driven | 20.4% | 10 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Engagement | 18.4% | 9 |
| 16 | Data Engineering | 16.3% | 8 |
| 16 | Data Pipeline | 16.3% | 8 |
| 16 | Risk Management | 16.3% | 8 |
| 16 | Translating Business Requirements | 16.3% | 8 |
| 16 | Validation | 16.3% | 8 |