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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 103 112
Rank change year-on-year +28 +9 -13
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 555 409 846
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.29% 3.19% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.94% 3.36% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 355 208 637
10th Percentile £43,000 £47,231 £39,325
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,000 £49,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.25% +3.60% -5.84%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £102,575 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £64,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -4.07% +2.76%

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 14,103 12,168 28,555
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.60% 94.83% 91.63%
Number of salaries quoted 9,832 8,797 23,312
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,738 £46,250 £42,500
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 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 3 April 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 42 (7.57%) Apache Airflow
2 24 (4.32%) Apache
3 18 (3.24%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.80%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.44%) Confluence
5 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.44%) SAS
6 6 (1.08%) CMS
7 2 (0.36%) Mendix
7 2 (0.36%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.18%) Camunda
Applications
1 35 (6.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.08%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.54%) Sketch
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.18%) Notion
5 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.80%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.72%) Markit EDM
3 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 319 (57.48%) Azure
2 126 (22.70%) Power Platform
3 124 (22.34%) AWS
4 110 (19.82%) Azure Data Factory
5 106 (19.10%) Snowflake
6 80 (14.41%) Azure DevOps
7 72 (12.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 67 (12.07%) GCP
9 58 (10.45%) dbt
9 58 (10.45%) GitHub
10 43 (7.75%) Serverless
11 36 (6.49%) GitHub Copilot
12 32 (5.77%) Amazon S3
13 31 (5.59%) SaaS
13 31 (5.59%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 28 (5.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 18 (3.24%) Microsoft 365
16 17 (3.06%) AWS Lambda
17 12 (2.16%) Power Automate
18 11 (1.98%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.88%) Broadband
2 3 (0.54%) NGN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (26.49%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (20.72%) Power BI
3 77 (13.87%) Metadata
4 69 (12.43%) Data Lake
5 48 (8.65%) SQL Server
6 44 (7.93%) Azure SQL Database
7 38 (6.85%) Tableau
8 35 (6.31%) Relational Database
9 29 (5.23%) PostgreSQL
9 29 (5.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 26 (4.68%) MySQL
11 25 (4.50%) BigQuery
12 24 (4.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 21 (3.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 20 (3.60%) NoSQL
15 16 (2.88%) Delta Lake
16 14 (2.52%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
17 13 (2.34%) Amazon Athena
17 13 (2.34%) Snowflake Schema
18 11 (1.98%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 36 (6.49%) Git
2 24 (4.32%) JIRA
3 9 (1.62%) ERwin
4 7 (1.26%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.72%) git-flow
5 4 (0.72%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.54%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 194 (34.95%) Social Skills
2 189 (34.05%) Finance
3 147 (26.49%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (11.17%) Public Sector
5 41 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (5.95%) Law
6 33 (5.95%) Marketing
7 21 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
7 21 (3.78%) Retail
8 12 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (1.98%) Banking
9 11 (1.98%) Publishing
10 9 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.62%) Legal
11 7 (1.26%) Advertising
11 7 (1.26%) Games
12 6 (1.08%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (0.90%) Back Office
13 5 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 141 (25.41%) Architect
2 130 (23.42%) Data Engineer
3 111 (20.00%) Senior
4 97 (17.48%) Data Architect
5 69 (12.43%) Developer
6 61 (10.99%) Analyst
7 59 (10.63%) Lead
8 42 (7.57%) Senior Data Engineer
9 36 (6.49%) Data Analyst
10 23 (4.14%) Lead Data Engineer
11 20 (3.60%) Consultant
12 19 (3.42%) Salesforce Developer
13 18 (3.24%) Platform Engineer
13 18 (3.24%) Senior Architect
14 17 (3.06%) Azure Engineer
14 17 (3.06%) Business Analyst
15 15 (2.70%) Full-Stack Developer
16 14 (2.52%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 14 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
17 13 (2.34%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (10.09%) REST
2 40 (7.21%) Lightning Web Components
2 40 (7.21%) SOAP
3 31 (5.59%) Kafka
3 31 (5.59%) PySpark
4 28 (5.05%) .NET
5 23 (4.14%) Middleware
6 18 (3.24%) Visualforce
7 16 (2.88%) React
8 15 (2.70%) JSON
9 13 (2.34%) CSS
9 13 (2.34%) HTML
10 12 (2.16%) XML
11 10 (1.80%) Node.js
12 8 (1.44%) YAML
13 7 (1.26%) RabbitMQ
14 6 (1.08%) RESTful
14 6 (1.08%) Vue
15 5 (0.90%) gRPC
16 4 (0.72%) Material-UI
Miscellaneous
1 55 (9.91%) Product Ownership
2 47 (8.47%) Cloud Native
3 38 (6.85%) Data Structures
4 25 (4.50%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.24%) Greenfield Project
6 15 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (2.34%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.16%) FMCG
8 12 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (1.98%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.62%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.62%) Social Media
12 7 (1.26%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.26%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.08%) Anti-Piracy
14 5 (0.90%) Data Fabric
14 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
15 4 (0.72%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.72%) Android
1 4 (0.72%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (46.85%) Analytics
2 189 (34.05%) Agile
2 189 (34.05%) Data Engineering
3 171 (30.81%) ETL
4 162 (29.19%) Data Architecture
5 155 (27.93%) Business Intelligence
6 153 (27.57%) DevOps
7 151 (27.21%) CI/CD
8 137 (24.68%) Data Pipeline
9 132 (23.78%) AI
10 130 (23.42%) Data Governance
11 120 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
12 107 (19.28%) Decision-Making
13 103 (18.56%) Data Integration
14 97 (17.48%) Mentoring
15 92 (16.58%) Continuous Improvement
16 87 (15.68%) Coaching
17 83 (14.95%) Data Management
18 72 (12.97%) Data Strategy
19 71 (12.79%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 237 (42.70%) SQL
2 207 (37.30%) Python
3 51 (9.19%) JavaScript
4 49 (8.83%) Java
5 39 (7.03%) Apex Code
6 32 (5.77%) C#
7 30 (5.41%) TypeScript
8 29 (5.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 25 (4.50%) PowerShell
9 25 (4.50%) Scala
10 24 (4.32%) T-SQL
11 11 (1.98%) Bash
12 8 (1.44%) Go
13 7 (1.26%) PHP
14 6 (1.08%) C++
15 5 (0.90%) R
16 4 (0.72%) Kotlin
17 3 (0.54%) Bicep
18 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
18 2 (0.36%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 88 (15.86%) Degree
2 58 (10.45%) Security Cleared
3 51 (9.19%) SC Cleared
4 46 (8.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.86%) Azure Certification
6 22 (3.96%) TOGAF Certification
7 19 (3.42%) AWS Certification
7 19 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (3.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (2.16%) ACCA
9 12 (2.16%) CIMA
9 12 (2.16%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 6 (1.08%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.90%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.54%) SnowPro
13 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.36%) SAP Certification
14 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
14 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (25.59%) Data Quality
2 45 (8.11%) Accessibility
3 28 (5.05%) GDPR
4 22 (3.96%) QA
5 12 (2.16%) Actionable Recommendations
5 12 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.54%) PERC
7 1 (0.18%) HL7
7 1 (0.18%) IFRS
7 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.18%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.18%) P3O
7 1 (0.18%) PMO
7 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
7 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.80%) Docker
Systems Management
1 33 (5.95%) Terraform
2 5 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.54%) Control-M
4 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.18%) Grafana
5 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 156 (28.11%) Microsoft
2 105 (18.92%) Databricks
3 59 (10.63%) Salesforce
4 22 (3.96%) Google
5 19 (3.42%) Oracle
6 18 (3.24%) SAP
7 17 (3.06%) MuleSoft
8 15 (2.70%) Informatica
9 14 (2.52%) IBM
10 7 (1.26%) Talend
11 5 (0.90%) Foundry
12 4 (0.72%) Ab Initio
12 4 (0.72%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.72%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.54%) BMC
13 3 (0.54%) Palantir
13 3 (0.54%) Sparx
14 2 (0.36%) iManage
14 2 (0.36%) Planon