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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 135 141
Rank change year-on-year +22 +6 -49
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 529 432 641
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 2.62% 2.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.95% 2.81% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 378 264 443
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £41,875
25th Percentile £51,294 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% -3.70% +3.29%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% -3.57% +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 17,944 15,366 25,740
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.81% 93.22% 88.46%
Number of salaries quoted 13,066 9,085 19,242
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,789 £34,089
25th Percentile £44,972 £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 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -8.73%

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 22 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 29 (5.48%) Apache Airflow
2 27 (5.10%) Apache Spark
3 23 (4.35%) Apache
4 13 (2.46%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.13%) SAS
7 5 (0.95%) 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
Applications
1 33 (6.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.13%) 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 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 7 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.57%) 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
1 207 (39.13%) Azure
2 165 (31.19%) Power Platform
3 108 (20.42%) AWS
4 65 (12.29%) GCP
5 60 (11.34%) Azure Data Factory
6 41 (7.75%) Snowflake
7 37 (6.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 30 (5.67%) SaaS
9 29 (5.48%) Serverless
10 26 (4.91%) dbt
11 24 (4.54%) Amazon S3
12 20 (3.78%) GitHub
13 19 (3.59%) AWS Lambda
14 17 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
15 16 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (3.02%) Microsoft Purview
16 13 (2.46%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (2.46%) PowerApps
16 13 (2.46%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 12 (2.27%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.32%) Broadband
2 4 (0.76%) 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
1 150 (28.36%) Power BI
2 89 (16.82%) Data Warehouse
3 88 (16.64%) Metadata
4 55 (10.40%) Data Lake
5 50 (9.45%) PostgreSQL
6 47 (8.88%) SQL Server
7 45 (8.51%) Relational Database
8 41 (7.75%) Tableau
9 34 (6.43%) Semantic Layer
10 32 (6.05%) BigQuery
11 28 (5.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 20 (3.78%) Big Data
12 20 (3.78%) MongoDB
12 20 (3.78%) MySQL
12 20 (3.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 19 (3.59%) Delta Lake
14 18 (3.40%) Amazon Redshift
14 18 (3.40%) Azure SQL Database
14 18 (3.40%) Star Schema
15 17 (3.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 38 (7.18%) Git
2 22 (4.16%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.32%) JIRA
4 6 (1.13%) GitLab
5 3 (0.57%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Ant
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
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%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Toad
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 199 (37.62%) Social Skills
2 148 (27.98%) Analytical Skills
3 130 (24.57%) Finance
4 77 (14.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (13.04%) Public Sector
6 43 (8.13%) Law
7 28 (5.29%) Retail
8 26 (4.91%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (3.97%) Marketing
10 13 (2.46%) Banking
10 13 (2.46%) Legal
10 13 (2.46%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.32%) Games
13 5 (0.95%) Billing
13 5 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.76%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.76%) Military
14 4 (0.76%) Police
15 3 (0.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 151 (28.54%) Data Engineer
2 122 (23.06%) Architect
3 101 (19.09%) Senior
4 82 (15.50%) Data Architect
5 70 (13.23%) Lead
6 66 (12.48%) Analyst
7 56 (10.59%) Developer
8 43 (8.13%) Senior Data Engineer
9 35 (6.62%) Data Analyst
10 26 (4.91%) Senior Architect
11 21 (3.97%) Solutions Architect
12 19 (3.59%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 19 (3.59%) Senior Data Architect
13 18 (3.40%) Business Analyst
13 18 (3.40%) Consultant
14 17 (3.21%) Lead Data Engineer
15 15 (2.84%) Financial Analyst
16 13 (2.46%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 13 (2.46%) Software Engineer
16 13 (2.46%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (8.70%) PySpark
2 43 (8.13%) REST
3 38 (7.18%) Node.js
4 31 (5.86%) Kafka
5 20 (3.78%) JSON
6 17 (3.21%) Lightning Web Components
7 16 (3.02%) Middleware
8 14 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
8 14 (2.65%) React
8 14 (2.65%) SOAP
9 13 (2.46%) CSS
9 13 (2.46%) XML
10 12 (2.27%) .NET
11 10 (1.89%) RESTful
12 8 (1.51%) Tailwind CSS
12 8 (1.51%) Visualforce
13 7 (1.32%) Spring
14 6 (1.13%) Django
14 6 (1.13%) HTML
14 6 (1.13%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.96%) Cloud Native
2 55 (10.40%) Data Structures
3 23 (4.35%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.16%) Social Media
5 18 (3.40%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (3.21%) Management Information System
7 16 (3.02%) Greenfield Project
8 15 (2.84%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.08%) Algorithms
10 10 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.89%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.70%) Blog
11 9 (1.70%) Reference Data
12 8 (1.51%) Data Fabric
13 7 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.32%) Taxonomies
13 7 (1.32%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.13%) Anti-Piracy
15 5 (0.95%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.57%) Linux
2 1 (0.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (45.18%) Analytics
2 191 (36.11%) Business Intelligence
3 164 (31.00%) Data Engineering
4 158 (29.87%) Data Architecture
5 156 (29.49%) Decision-Making
6 153 (28.92%) AI
7 132 (24.95%) Agile
8 131 (24.76%) Data Pipeline
9 126 (23.82%) CI/CD
9 126 (23.82%) ETL
10 124 (23.44%) Problem-Solving
11 119 (22.50%) Data Strategy
12 117 (22.12%) Data Governance
13 81 (15.31%) Machine Learning
14 80 (15.12%) DevOps
15 79 (14.93%) Mentoring
16 76 (14.37%) Roadmaps
17 73 (13.80%) Continuous Improvement
18 70 (13.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 63 (11.91%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 245 (46.31%) SQL
2 207 (39.13%) Python
3 35 (6.62%) Java
4 34 (6.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 33 (6.24%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.35%) T-SQL
7 21 (3.97%) Scala
7 21 (3.97%) TypeScript
8 16 (3.02%) Apex Code
9 15 (2.84%) C#
9 15 (2.84%) PowerShell
10 12 (2.27%) Bicep
11 9 (1.70%) C++
11 9 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
12 7 (1.32%) Go
13 6 (1.13%) Bash
14 4 (0.76%) R
15 3 (0.57%) PHP
15 3 (0.57%) VBA
16 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (13.61%) Security Cleared
2 68 (12.85%) Degree
3 54 (10.21%) SC Cleared
4 22 (4.16%) Azure Certification
5 21 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.08%) TOGAF Certification
8 10 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.89%) SnowPro
9 9 (1.70%) CIPD
10 7 (1.32%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.76%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.57%) ACCA
14 3 (0.57%) CIMA
15 2 (0.38%) IIBA
16 1 (0.19%) CBAP
16 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (36.29%) Data Quality
2 41 (7.75%) GDPR
3 20 (3.78%) QA
4 14 (2.65%) Accessibility
5 11 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.76%) PERC
7 3 (0.57%) IFRS
7 3 (0.57%) IFRS 17
7 3 (0.57%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.19%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.19%) HL7
8 1 (0.19%) MiFID
8 1 (0.19%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
8 1 (0.19%) UCITS
System Software
1 30 (5.67%) Docker
2 8 (1.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 37 (6.99%) Terraform
2 13 (2.46%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.76%) 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
1 139 (26.28%) Microsoft
2 95 (17.96%) Databricks
3 44 (8.32%) Oracle
4 39 (7.37%) Salesforce
4 39 (7.37%) SAP
5 10 (1.89%) MuleSoft
6 9 (1.70%) Google
6 9 (1.70%) Informatica
7 7 (1.32%) Foundry
7 7 (1.32%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.13%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.13%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 5 (0.95%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.76%) Epicor
10 4 (0.76%) IBM
10 4 (0.76%) IFS
10 4 (0.76%) Infor
11 3 (0.57%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.57%) Palantir
11 3 (0.57%) TOWER Software