Data Modelling Job Trends in Wales

Data Modelling
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Data Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 64 84
Rank change year-on-year -4 +20 -20
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 9 4 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.74% 0.67% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 0.74% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 27
10th Percentile £51,423 - £31,250
25th Percentile £65,596 £33,750 £42,985
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,586 £37,500 £52,956
Median % change year-on-year +80.23% -29.19% +17.68%
75th Percentile £69,576 £41,250 £68,750
90th Percentile - - £70,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -3.85% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 857 541 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 70.77% 90.47% 84.63%
Number of salaries quoted 528 287 1,018
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £34,875 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £79,160 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%

Data Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Modelling relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Data Modelling job vacancy trend in Wales

Data Modelling
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Data Modelling

Data Modelling
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Modelling in Wales over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Modelling in Wales

Data Modelling
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Modelling within the Wales region over the 6 months to 10 March 2026. 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
South Wales -10 7 £67,586 - 10
Dyfed - 1 - -
North Wales - 1 - -
Data Modelling
UK

Data Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Azure
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) AWS
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (11.11%) GCP
2 1 (11.11%) Google Analytics
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (11.11%) RDBMS
2 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Local Government
3 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Finance
4 2 (22.22%) Law
4 2 (22.22%) Legal
5 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Architect
2 5 (55.56%) Lead
2 5 (55.56%) Lead Architect
2 5 (55.56%) Technical Architect
2 5 (55.56%) Technical Leader
3 2 (22.22%) Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Business Systems Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Data Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Insight Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Power BI Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Principal Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Principal Data Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (11.11%) e-Learning
2 1 (11.11%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 6 (66.67%) IT Strategy
2 6 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
3 5 (55.56%) Architectural Design
3 5 (55.56%) Migration
3 5 (55.56%) SDLC
3 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (55.56%) Workshop Facilitation
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (22.22%) AI
5 2 (22.22%) Analytics
5 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
5 2 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
6 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
6 1 (11.11%) Prototyping
6 1 (11.11%) Workforce Productivity
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) CBAP
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Google
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle