Data Modelling Jobs

Data Modelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Data Modelling skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Modelling over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 110 108
Rank change year-on-year -34 -2 -4
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 1,189 2,478 2,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.13% 2.39% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 2.84% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 607 1,508 1,710
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,400 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% -3.11% +3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £103,150 £100,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Data Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Modelling in the UK

Data Modelling
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Modelling.

Salary trend for Data Modelling in the UK

Data Modelling
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Modelling over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Modelling in the UK

Data Modelling
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Modelling within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -41 1,039 £65,000 -3.70% 1,275
UK excluding London -40 689 £60,000 - 594
Work from Home -32 432 £65,000 +4.00% 696
London -27 415 £75,000 -1.93% 770
South East +50 231 £65,000 -2.62% 146
North of England -128 114 £57,500 -6.66% 141
Midlands -52 105 £62,500 +13.64% 94
Scotland +17 101 £52,000 -20.00% 50
South West +67 93 £60,000 +9.09% 81
North West -121 77 £52,500 -22.22% 66
West Midlands -40 70 £60,000 +4.35% 64
East of England +15 39 £70,000 +48.48% 46
East Midlands +10 35 £63,500 +31.61% 25
Yorkshire -13 34 £60,000 +26.32% 58
North East +1 7 £50,000 -21.88% 17
Northern Ireland +41 4 - - 7
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 - 26
Isle of Man +12 1 - - 1
Wales -6 1 - - 12

Data Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 84 (7.06%) Apache Spark
2 76 (6.39%) Oracle Application Server
3 45 (3.78%) Apache Airflow
4 40 (3.36%) Apache
5 16 (1.35%) Confluence
5 16 (1.35%) SharePoint
6 15 (1.26%) SAS
7 8 (0.67%) Luigi
7 8 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.17%) Appian
8 2 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.17%) IBM Domino
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.084%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.084%) CMS
9 1 (0.084%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.084%) Jupyter
Applications
1 87 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.84%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.084%) Simulink
7 1 (0.084%) Sketch
7 1 (0.084%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (2.10%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.50%) Infor M3
5 4 (0.34%) Endur
5 4 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.25%) Shopify
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.084%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.084%) Maximo
8 1 (0.084%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.084%) SAP CAR
8 1 (0.084%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.084%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.084%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.084%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.084%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 485 (40.79%) Azure
2 326 (27.42%) Power Platform
3 289 (24.31%) AWS
4 163 (13.71%) GCP
5 117 (9.84%) Azure Data Factory
6 101 (8.49%) Snowflake
7 65 (5.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 56 (4.71%) SaaS
9 55 (4.63%) Serverless
10 53 (4.46%) dbt
11 52 (4.37%) Azure DevOps
12 46 (3.87%) Power Automate
13 41 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
13 41 (3.45%) PowerApps
14 39 (3.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 39 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
15 35 (2.94%) Amazon S3
16 32 (2.69%) Microsoft Purview
17 25 (2.10%) AWS Lambda
18 22 (1.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.01%) Broadband
2 6 (0.50%) HTTP
3 3 (0.25%) Firewall
4 2 (0.17%) ADSL2
5 1 (0.084%) PuTTY
5 1 (0.084%) SMS
5 1 (0.084%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 384 (32.30%) Data Warehouse
2 306 (25.74%) Power BI
3 165 (13.88%) Data Lake
4 119 (10.01%) Metadata
5 114 (9.59%) Tableau
6 106 (8.92%) SQL Server
7 88 (7.40%) Big Data
8 84 (7.06%) NoSQL
9 82 (6.90%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 80 (6.73%) Oracle Reports
11 61 (5.13%) Relational Database
12 54 (4.54%) Amazon Redshift
13 50 (4.21%) Power Query
13 50 (4.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 44 (3.70%) BigQuery
15 40 (3.36%) Hadoop
16 38 (3.20%) Azure SQL Database
17 32 (2.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 28 (2.35%) Looker
19 27 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 84 (7.06%) JIRA
2 49 (4.12%) Git
3 15 (1.26%) ERwin
4 14 (1.18%) MagicDraw
5 13 (1.09%) Jenkins
6 10 (0.84%) ER Studio
7 9 (0.76%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.50%) Subversion
9 5 (0.42%) Eclipse
9 5 (0.42%) MLflow
10 4 (0.34%) JUnit
11 3 (0.25%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.17%) Axure RP
12 2 (0.17%) Maven
12 2 (0.17%) PowerDesigner
12 2 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
13 1 (0.084%) GitLab
13 1 (0.084%) Liquibase
13 1 (0.084%) Robot Framework
13 1 (0.084%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 469 (39.44%) Social Skills
2 361 (30.36%) Finance
3 341 (28.68%) Analytical Skills
4 184 (15.48%) Law
5 91 (7.65%) Marketing
6 84 (7.06%) Organisational Skills
7 81 (6.81%) Banking
8 75 (6.31%) Military
9 74 (6.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 44 (3.70%) Public Sector
11 36 (3.03%) Retail
12 28 (2.35%) Manufacturing
13 27 (2.27%) Legal
14 21 (1.77%) Financial Institution
14 21 (1.77%) Retail Banking
15 20 (1.68%) Telecoms
16 17 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.09%) Advertising
17 13 (1.09%) Games
18 11 (0.93%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 244 (20.52%) Senior
2 216 (18.17%) Data Engineer
3 213 (17.91%) Lead
4 197 (16.57%) Architect
5 158 (13.29%) Developer
6 143 (12.03%) Analyst
7 110 (9.25%) Data Architect
8 76 (6.39%) Senior Data Engineer
9 51 (4.29%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 47 (3.95%) Enterprise Architect
10 47 (3.95%) Senior Analyst
11 46 (3.87%) Senior Developer
12 43 (3.62%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 39 (3.28%) Business Analyst
13 39 (3.28%) Principal Engineer
14 36 (3.03%) Data Analyst
14 36 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
15 30 (2.52%) Lead Data Engineer
16 29 (2.44%) Consultant
17 26 (2.19%) Database Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (6.06%) REST
2 69 (5.80%) Kafka
3 58 (4.88%) XML
4 51 (4.29%) PySpark
5 45 (3.78%) SOAP
6 41 (3.45%) Middleware
7 39 (3.28%) Lightning Web Components
8 38 (3.20%) HTML
9 35 (2.94%) .NET
10 30 (2.52%) RESTful
11 29 (2.44%) CSS
12 23 (1.93%) JSON
13 21 (1.77%) Web Services
14 18 (1.51%) ASP.NET
14 18 (1.51%) Restlet
15 16 (1.35%) Spring Boot
16 15 (1.26%) .NET Core
16 15 (1.26%) AngularJS
17 13 (1.09%) RabbitMQ
18 12 (1.01%) React
Miscellaneous
1 67 (5.63%) Enterprise Software
2 66 (5.55%) Product Ownership
3 62 (5.21%) Management Information System
4 53 (4.46%) Cloud Native
5 41 (3.45%) Data Structures
6 39 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
7 26 (2.19%) Algorithms
8 20 (1.68%) Life Science
9 18 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (1.35%) CMDB
10 16 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (1.09%) NHS
11 13 (1.09%) Taxonomies
12 12 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (1.01%) Social Media
13 11 (0.93%) Reinsurance
13 11 (0.93%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 8 (0.67%) FMCG
15 8 (0.67%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.26%) Linux
1 15 (1.26%) Windows
2 10 (0.84%) Unix
3 2 (0.17%) Android
3 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.084%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 509 (42.81%) Analytics
2 404 (33.98%) Business Intelligence
3 367 (30.87%) Data Management
4 340 (28.60%) Agile
4 340 (28.60%) ETL
5 291 (24.47%) Data Architecture
6 258 (21.70%) Data Governance
7 254 (21.36%) Data Engineering
8 252 (21.19%) DevOps
9 239 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
10 231 (19.43%) Data Pipeline
11 217 (18.25%) Visualisation
12 199 (16.74%) Decision-Making
13 184 (15.48%) Data Integration
14 166 (13.96%) Computer Science
15 165 (13.88%) Stakeholder Management
16 163 (13.71%) CI/CD
17 153 (12.87%) Data Visualisation
18 152 (12.78%) Data Strategy
19 145 (12.20%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 564 (47.43%) SQL
2 337 (28.34%) Python
3 94 (7.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 74 (6.22%) Java
5 50 (4.21%) JavaScript
6 47 (3.95%) C#
7 42 (3.53%) T-SQL
8 40 (3.36%) R
9 37 (3.11%) Apex Code
10 35 (2.94%) Scala
11 21 (1.77%) PowerShell
12 17 (1.43%) TypeScript
13 13 (1.09%) Bash
13 13 (1.09%) SPARQL
14 12 (1.01%) C++
15 11 (0.93%) PL/SQL
16 7 (0.59%) VBA
17 6 (0.50%) MATLAB
17 6 (0.50%) Shell Script
18 5 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 244 (20.52%) Degree
2 98 (8.24%) DBS Check
3 91 (7.65%) Computer Science Degree
4 69 (5.80%) Azure Certification
5 67 (5.63%) Master's Degree
6 47 (3.95%) Security Cleared
7 43 (3.62%) AWS Certification
8 35 (2.94%) SC Cleared
9 20 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (1.51%) PhD
11 15 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (0.59%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 5 (0.42%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
16 4 (0.34%) PMP
17 3 (0.25%) CITP
17 3 (0.25%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 253 (21.28%) Data Quality
2 70 (5.89%) Accessibility
3 67 (5.63%) GDPR
4 55 (4.63%) QA
5 13 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (0.50%) GxP
7 6 (0.50%) SOC 2
8 5 (0.42%) NIST
9 4 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.34%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.17%) Dublin Core
10 2 (0.17%) IEC 62304
10 2 (0.17%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.17%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.17%) PMO
11 1 (0.084%) IFRS
11 1 (0.084%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.084%) MiFID
System Software
1 46 (3.87%) Docker
2 12 (1.01%) HDFS
3 9 (0.76%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.084%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 49 (4.12%) Kubernetes
2 40 (3.36%) Terraform
3 9 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.50%) Ansible
5 3 (0.25%) Grafana
5 3 (0.25%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.084%) Argo
6 1 (0.084%) Kiali
6 1 (0.084%) Kibana
6 1 (0.084%) logstash
6 1 (0.084%) Oozie
Vendors
1 284 (23.89%) Microsoft
2 137 (11.52%) Oracle
3 121 (10.18%) Databricks
4 82 (6.90%) Google
5 80 (6.73%) Salesforce
6 79 (6.64%) SAP
7 43 (3.62%) Informatica
8 22 (1.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 20 (1.68%) ServiceNow
10 13 (1.09%) IBM
11 12 (1.01%) MuleSoft
12 11 (0.93%) Talend
13 7 (0.59%) OpenAI
13 7 (0.59%) Red Hat
14 6 (0.50%) Infor
15 5 (0.42%) Adobe
15 5 (0.42%) Intel
15 5 (0.42%) StreamSets
15 5 (0.42%) Teradata
16 4 (0.34%) Sparx