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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 137 128
Rank change year-on-year +34 -9 -27
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 522 426 788
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.52% 2.68% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 2.86% 2.65%
Number of salaries quoted 375 253 580
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,425 £55,000 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £103,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £69,973 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.65% -3.70% -

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 17,029 14,914 29,776
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.18% 93.86% 89.06%
Number of salaries quoted 12,466 8,777 22,909
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,809 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 1 July 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 32 (6.13%) Apache Airflow
2 26 (4.98%) Apache Spark
3 23 (4.41%) Apache
4 13 (2.49%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.15%) SAS
7 5 (0.96%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.19%) CMS
10 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 33 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.57%) Blender
3 3 (0.57%) Maya
4 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 7 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.34%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
Cloud Services
1 218 (41.76%) Azure
2 155 (29.69%) Power Platform
3 120 (22.99%) AWS
4 73 (13.98%) GCP
5 64 (12.26%) Azure Data Factory
6 41 (7.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 37 (7.09%) Snowflake
8 31 (5.94%) SaaS
8 31 (5.94%) Serverless
9 26 (4.98%) Amazon S3
10 25 (4.79%) dbt
11 22 (4.21%) GitHub
12 21 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
13 19 (3.64%) AWS Lambda
14 17 (3.26%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 14 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
16 13 (2.49%) Microsoft Purview
16 13 (2.49%) PowerApps
17 12 (2.30%) GitHub Actions
17 12 (2.30%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.43%) Broadband
2 4 (0.77%) NGN
3 2 (0.38%) SMS
4 1 (0.19%) 4G
4 1 (0.19%) 5G
4 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (26.63%) Power BI
2 91 (17.43%) Metadata
3 77 (14.75%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (9.96%) Data Lake
5 48 (9.20%) PostgreSQL
6 44 (8.43%) Relational Database
7 43 (8.24%) Tableau
8 42 (8.05%) SQL Server
9 32 (6.13%) Semantic Layer
10 30 (5.75%) BigQuery
11 29 (5.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 22 (4.21%) Azure SQL Database
13 21 (4.02%) MySQL
14 20 (3.83%) Big Data
15 19 (3.64%) Amazon Redshift
16 18 (3.45%) MongoDB
17 17 (3.26%) SAP BW
17 17 (3.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 16 (3.07%) NoSQL
18 16 (3.07%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 36 (6.90%) Git
2 19 (3.64%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.53%) JIRA
4 6 (1.15%) GitLab
5 3 (0.57%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Ant
6 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
6 1 (0.19%) ERwin
6 1 (0.19%) Mocha
6 1 (0.19%) Postman
6 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Toad
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 188 (36.02%) Social Skills
2 140 (26.82%) Analytical Skills
3 125 (23.95%) Finance
4 79 (15.13%) Public Sector
5 74 (14.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (7.47%) Law
7 27 (5.17%) Retail
8 26 (4.98%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (4.41%) Marketing
10 12 (2.30%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.11%) Banking
11 11 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (2.11%) Legal
12 7 (1.34%) Games
12 7 (1.34%) Publishing
13 4 (0.77%) Billing
13 4 (0.77%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.77%) Local Government
13 4 (0.77%) Police
13 4 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 146 (27.97%) Data Engineer
2 121 (23.18%) Architect
3 106 (20.31%) Senior
4 84 (16.09%) Data Architect
5 71 (13.60%) Lead
6 70 (13.41%) Analyst
7 64 (12.26%) Developer
8 40 (7.66%) Senior Data Engineer
9 39 (7.47%) Data Analyst
10 33 (6.32%) Senior Architect
11 26 (4.98%) Senior Data Architect
12 21 (4.02%) Lead Data Engineer
13 19 (3.64%) Business Analyst
13 19 (3.64%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 16 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 16 (3.07%) Platform Engineer
14 16 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.68%) Consultant
16 13 (2.49%) Software Engineer
16 13 (2.49%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (9.00%) REST
2 41 (7.85%) PySpark
3 40 (7.66%) Node.js
4 33 (6.32%) Kafka
5 19 (3.64%) JSON
5 19 (3.64%) Middleware
5 19 (3.64%) SOAP
6 18 (3.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 16 (3.07%) CSS
7 16 (3.07%) React
8 15 (2.87%) .NET
9 14 (2.68%) Oracle Fusion
10 12 (2.30%) Visualforce
10 12 (2.30%) XML
11 9 (1.72%) HTML
11 9 (1.72%) RESTful
12 8 (1.53%) Spring
12 8 (1.53%) Tailwind CSS
13 6 (1.15%) LangChain
13 6 (1.15%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.34%) Data Structures
2 52 (9.96%) Cloud Native
3 25 (4.79%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.21%) Social Media
5 18 (3.45%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (3.26%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.87%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (2.11%) Algorithms
8 11 (2.11%) Public Cloud
8 11 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.92%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.72%) Blog
10 9 (1.72%) FMCG
11 8 (1.53%) Data Fabric
12 7 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.34%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.15%) Reference Data
13 6 (1.15%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.38%) Linux
2 1 (0.19%) Android
2 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (45.40%) Analytics
2 180 (34.48%) Business Intelligence
3 163 (31.23%) Data Architecture
4 160 (30.65%) Data Engineering
5 148 (28.35%) Decision-Making
6 142 (27.20%) AI
7 140 (26.82%) Agile
8 136 (26.05%) CI/CD
9 130 (24.90%) ETL
10 129 (24.71%) Data Pipeline
11 126 (24.14%) Data Governance
12 122 (23.37%) Problem-Solving
13 115 (22.03%) Data Strategy
14 94 (18.01%) DevOps
15 84 (16.09%) Mentoring
16 79 (15.13%) Machine Learning
17 78 (14.94%) Roadmaps
18 69 (13.22%) Continuous Improvement
19 67 (12.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 61 (11.69%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 244 (46.74%) SQL
2 200 (38.31%) Python
3 38 (7.28%) JavaScript
4 36 (6.90%) Java
5 32 (6.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 23 (4.41%) T-SQL
6 23 (4.41%) TypeScript
7 20 (3.83%) Scala
8 17 (3.26%) Apex Code
9 15 (2.87%) C#
9 15 (2.87%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.72%) Bash
10 9 (1.72%) Bicep
11 7 (1.34%) Go
11 7 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (1.15%) C++
13 5 (0.96%) R
14 4 (0.77%) PHP
14 4 (0.77%) SOQL
14 4 (0.77%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 70 (13.41%) Security Cleared
2 68 (13.03%) Degree
3 54 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.26%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.11%) TOGAF Certification
8 9 (1.72%) CIPD
9 7 (1.34%) ACCA
9 7 (1.34%) CIMA
9 7 (1.34%) SnowPro
10 6 (1.15%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.96%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.38%) IIBA
15 1 (0.19%) CBAP
15 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (36.02%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.09%) GDPR
3 23 (4.41%) QA
4 12 (2.30%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.77%) PERC
6 3 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.57%) IFRS
6 3 (0.57%) IFRS 17
6 3 (0.57%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.19%) HL7
7 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 26 (4.98%) Docker
2 8 (1.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 35 (6.70%) Terraform
2 12 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.77%) Ansible
4 3 (0.57%) Packer
5 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 130 (24.90%) Microsoft
2 98 (18.77%) Databricks
3 43 (8.24%) Oracle
3 43 (8.24%) Salesforce
4 37 (7.09%) SAP
5 14 (2.68%) Google
6 12 (2.30%) Informatica
6 12 (2.30%) MuleSoft
7 8 (1.53%) OpenAI
8 7 (1.34%) Foundry
8 7 (1.34%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.15%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.15%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.77%) IBM
11 3 (0.57%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.57%) Epicor
11 3 (0.57%) IFS
11 3 (0.57%) Infor
11 3 (0.57%) Palantir
11 3 (0.57%) TOWER Software