Hybrid/Remote Data Modelling Job Trends

Data Modelling
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 120 100
Rank change year-on-year +41 -20 +3
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 547 437 827
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.33% 2.89% 3.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.87% 3.04% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 339 215 622
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,625 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £63,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.56% -1.54%
75th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,932 £62,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year +13.49% -5.30% +1.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,117 14,367 25,565
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.85% 95.11% 92.68%
Number of salaries quoted 9,164 8,762 21,237
10th Percentile £31,000 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Data Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Data Modelling job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Modelling
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Data Modelling
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Modelling over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

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

Data Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 41 (7.50%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.57%) Apache
3 19 (3.47%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.83%) Confluence
5 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.46%) SAS
6 6 (1.10%) CMS
7 5 (0.91%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.37%) Mendix
8 2 (0.37%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.18%) Camunda
Applications
1 33 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.10%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.55%) Sketch
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.18%) Notion
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 11 (2.01%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.10%) Markit EDM
4 4 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 338 (61.79%) Azure
2 129 (23.58%) AWS
3 120 (21.94%) Snowflake
4 115 (21.02%) Power Platform
5 98 (17.92%) Azure Data Factory
6 92 (16.82%) Azure DevOps
7 75 (13.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 71 (12.98%) GCP
9 70 (12.80%) GitHub
10 66 (12.07%) dbt
11 48 (8.78%) Serverless
12 46 (8.41%) GitHub Copilot
13 43 (7.86%) SaaS
14 32 (5.85%) Amazon S3
15 30 (5.48%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 28 (5.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 19 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
18 17 (3.11%) AWS Lambda
19 14 (2.56%) Power Automate
19 14 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.28%) Broadband
2 1 (0.18%) ADSL
2 1 (0.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (32.18%) Data Warehouse
2 106 (19.38%) Power BI
3 80 (14.63%) Metadata
4 76 (13.89%) Data Lake
5 47 (8.59%) Azure SQL Database
6 44 (8.04%) SQL Server
7 40 (7.31%) Tableau
8 30 (5.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 29 (5.30%) MySQL
10 26 (4.75%) BigQuery
11 24 (4.39%) Amazon Redshift
12 22 (4.02%) NoSQL
13 21 (3.84%) PostgreSQL
13 21 (3.84%) Snowflake Schema
14 19 (3.47%) Relational Database
15 18 (3.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 17 (3.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
17 15 (2.74%) Data Mining
17 15 (2.74%) Data Vault
17 15 (2.74%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 41 (7.50%) Git
2 32 (5.85%) JIRA
3 16 (2.93%) ERwin
4 14 (2.56%) ER Studio
5 5 (0.91%) git-flow
6 4 (0.73%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.73%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 204 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 197 (36.01%) Finance
3 142 (25.96%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (11.88%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (6.22%) Marketing
7 30 (5.48%) Law
8 24 (4.39%) Retail
9 14 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.01%) Publishing
12 9 (1.65%) Legal
13 8 (1.46%) Banking
14 7 (1.28%) Advertising
15 6 (1.10%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.91%) Back Office
16 5 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.91%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.73%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 149 (27.24%) Architect
2 125 (22.85%) Senior
3 121 (22.12%) Data Engineer
4 102 (18.65%) Data Architect
5 67 (12.25%) Developer
6 50 (9.14%) Lead
7 48 (8.78%) Senior Data Engineer
8 46 (8.41%) Analyst
9 30 (5.48%) Data Analyst
10 22 (4.02%) Lead Data Engineer
10 22 (4.02%) Senior Architect
11 19 (3.47%) Consultant
12 18 (3.29%) Salesforce Developer
12 18 (3.29%) Senior Data Architect
13 17 (3.11%) Azure Engineer
13 17 (3.11%) Platform Engineer
14 16 (2.93%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.56%) Full-Stack Developer
16 13 (2.38%) Applications Architect
16 13 (2.38%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (9.69%) REST
2 44 (8.04%) SOAP
3 40 (7.31%) Lightning Web Components
4 33 (6.03%) Kafka
5 30 (5.48%) .NET
6 23 (4.20%) PySpark
7 22 (4.02%) Middleware
8 18 (3.29%) Visualforce
9 17 (3.11%) JSON
10 16 (2.93%) React
11 15 (2.74%) XML
12 14 (2.56%) CSS
13 13 (2.38%) HTML
14 8 (1.46%) Node.js
14 8 (1.46%) RabbitMQ
14 8 (1.46%) YAML
15 6 (1.10%) Vue
16 5 (0.91%) AWS CDK
16 5 (0.91%) gRPC
16 5 (0.91%) Material-UI
Miscellaneous
1 55 (10.05%) Product Ownership
2 52 (9.51%) Cloud Native
3 38 (6.95%) Data Structures
4 25 (4.57%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (4.02%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.11%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (2.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (2.93%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (2.19%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (1.83%) FMCG
11 9 (1.65%) Public Cloud
12 8 (1.46%) Reference Data
13 6 (1.10%) Anti-Piracy
13 6 (1.10%) Social Media
14 5 (0.91%) Reinsurance
15 4 (0.73%) Data Fabric
15 4 (0.73%) Replication
16 3 (0.55%) Distributed Computing
16 3 (0.55%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.28%) Android
2 4 (0.73%) Apple iOS
2 4 (0.73%) Windows
3 1 (0.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (43.88%) Analytics
2 207 (37.84%) Agile
3 180 (32.91%) Data Engineering
4 174 (31.81%) ETL
5 173 (31.63%) DevOps
6 168 (30.71%) CI/CD
7 156 (28.52%) Data Architecture
8 136 (24.86%) Business Intelligence
9 133 (24.31%) Data Governance
10 129 (23.58%) Mentoring
11 127 (23.22%) AI
12 126 (23.03%) Data Pipeline
13 114 (20.84%) Problem-Solving
14 105 (19.20%) Coaching
15 103 (18.83%) Data Integration
16 98 (17.92%) Continuous Improvement
17 87 (15.90%) Decision-Making
18 83 (15.17%) Data Management
19 80 (14.63%) Asset Management
20 74 (13.53%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 242 (44.24%) SQL
2 215 (39.31%) Python
3 58 (10.60%) Java
3 58 (10.60%) JavaScript
4 45 (8.23%) C#
5 42 (7.68%) Apex Code
6 38 (6.95%) TypeScript
7 28 (5.12%) Scala
8 27 (4.94%) PowerShell
9 24 (4.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 20 (3.66%) T-SQL
11 11 (2.01%) Bash
12 7 (1.28%) R
13 6 (1.10%) C++
13 6 (1.10%) Kotlin
13 6 (1.10%) PHP
14 3 (0.55%) Swift
15 2 (0.37%) Groovy
15 2 (0.37%) SOQL
15 2 (0.37%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 95 (17.37%) Degree
2 54 (9.87%) Computer Science Degree
2 54 (9.87%) Security Cleared
3 50 (9.14%) SC Cleared
4 34 (6.22%) Azure Certification
5 28 (5.12%) TOGAF Certification
6 27 (4.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 26 (4.75%) AWS Certification
8 24 (4.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (2.19%) ACCA
9 12 (2.19%) CIMA
9 12 (2.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 6 (1.10%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.10%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.55%) SnowPro
12 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.37%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.37%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (20.48%) Data Quality
2 45 (8.23%) Accessibility
3 14 (2.56%) QA
4 13 (2.38%) Actionable Recommendations
4 13 (2.38%) GDPR
5 11 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.18%) HL7
6 1 (0.18%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.18%) P3O
6 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.18%) PMO
6 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 12 (2.19%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.83%) Docker
3 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 33 (6.03%) Terraform
2 5 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.55%) Control-M
4 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.18%) Grafana
5 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 150 (27.42%) Microsoft
2 105 (19.20%) Databricks
3 57 (10.42%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.57%) Google
5 17 (3.11%) MuleSoft
6 15 (2.74%) Informatica
7 13 (2.38%) SAP
8 11 (2.01%) IBM
8 11 (2.01%) Oracle
9 9 (1.65%) Talend
10 5 (0.91%) Foundry
11 4 (0.73%) Ab Initio
11 4 (0.73%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.55%) BMC
12 3 (0.55%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.55%) Palantir
12 3 (0.55%) Sparx
13 2 (0.37%) iManage
13 2 (0.37%) OutSystems
13 2 (0.37%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud